FIFA Quiz Question at Congress: 5% of Members Didn't Know Who Won 2014 World Cup

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FIFA's presidential election takes place on Friday, and you can be sure that vote will be carried out by experts.

FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke gave the organisation's congress a test question to answer from their chairs—a similar format will be used for the election later on Friday.

The question posed was simple enough: Who are the current world champions? Given that FIFA organised the tournament, it's a question you'd hope the administrators could answer.

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FIFA Congress starts with quiz from @jeromevalcke: "Who is the current world champion?" ... to test voting system

— Rob Harris (@RobHarris) May 29, 2015"

Well, not quite.

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OH MY GOD. At Fifa congress, they' just tested e-voting system by asking delegates if Germany won World Cup. Five per cent said no! #FIFA

— Oliver Kay (@OliverKayTimes) May 29, 2015"

So, the kind explanation is that 5 percent of the room couldn't work the button. The less kind one is that they really didn't know. 

In either case, it might not make you feel hugely confident that the game is in safe hands.

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