Acceptable answers would have included England (19 times), Germany (20 times), Brazil (22 times) or even Wales (2 times).
FOOTBALL fans have been left "crying in laughter" after a totally wrong guess on Pointless.
When asked to name a national team to have appeared at multiple Fifa Men's World Cups.
The BBC show hosted by Alexander Armstong gets contestants to give the most obscure answers possible to win.
On a recent episode, one contestant, Lyn, left viewers baffled with his answer.