World Cup Quiz Questions & Answers
123 World Cup football trivia questions, each with the verified answer and explanation. Tap any question for the full breakdown, or play the live quiz.
Which country won the FIFA World Cup in 2002?
Answer: Brazil
How many times has Germany won the FIFA World Cup?
Answer: 4
Who was the joint top scorer at the 1994 FIFA World Cup?
Answer: Oleg Salenko
Which country hosted the 1970 FIFA World Cup?
Answer: Mexico
In which year did France win their first FIFA World Cup?
Answer: 1998
How many goals did Pelé score in World Cup tournaments?
Answer: 12
Which country won the FIFA World Cup in 2022?
Answer: Argentina
In which year did Italy win their last FIFA World Cup?
Answer: 1982
Who won the Golden Ball at the 2006 World Cup?
Answer: Zinedine Zidane
Which country has won the FIFA World Cup the most times?
Answer: Brazil
Who holds the all-time record for most goals scored in World Cup tournaments?
Answer: Miroslav Klose
Which country hosted the 1978 FIFA World Cup?
Answer: Argentina
Who scored the winning goal in the 2010 FIFA World Cup final?
Answer: Andrés Iniesta
In which year did the FIFA World Cup expand to 32 teams?
Answer: 1998
What is the record for most goals scored in a single World Cup tournament by one player?
Answer: 13
Who won the Golden Boot at the 2018 FIFA World Cup?
Answer: Harry Kane
Who won the Best Young Player award at the 2018 World Cup?
Answer: Kylian Mbappé
What was the score of the 2014 World Cup semi-final between Germany and Brazil?
Answer: 7-1
Who scored the winning goal in the 2014 World Cup final?
Answer: Mario Götze
Which country hosted the 2006 FIFA World Cup?
Answer: Germany
Who is the oldest player to score at a FIFA World Cup?
Answer: Roger Milla
How many teams participated in the first FIFA World Cup in 1930?
Answer: 13
Which country won the 1938 FIFA World Cup?
Answer: Italy
Who was the top scorer at the 2014 World Cup?
Answer: James Rodríguez
Who won the 2018 World Cup Golden Ball (best player)?
Answer: Luka Modrić
Who won the 2022 World Cup Golden Ball?
Answer: Lionel Messi
Who scored the fastest goal in World Cup history (11 seconds in 2002)?
Answer: Hakan Şükür
How many goals did Kylian Mbappé score at the 2022 World Cup?
Answer: 8
Which country did Brazil beat in the 1970 World Cup final?
Answer: Italy
Who was the top scorer at the 1978 World Cup?
Answer: Mario Kempes
Which country hosted and won the first FIFA World Cup in 1930?
Answer: Uruguay
Who was the top scorer at the 1982 World Cup?
Answer: Paolo Rossi
How many World Cup winners' medals did Lothar Matthäus earn?
Answer: 1
Which country finished third at the 2018 World Cup?
Answer: Belgium
In which city was the 2022 World Cup final played?
Answer: Lusail
How many World Cup tournaments did Lothar Matthäus compete in?
Answer: 5
Who won the 2014 World Cup Golden Glove (best goalkeeper)?
Answer: Neuer
Which country was the first African nation to host the World Cup?
Answer: South Africa
What was the final score of the 1986 World Cup final?
Answer: 3-2
What was the final score of the 1966 World Cup final (after extra time)?
Answer: 4-2
How many goals did Ronaldo Nazário score in World Cup tournaments?
Answer: 15
Who scored the winning goal in the 2006 World Cup final penalty shootout for Italy?
Answer: Fabio Grosso
Which country was the first African team to reach a World Cup semi-final?
Answer: Morocco
Who was the top scorer at the 1998 World Cup?
Answer: Davor Šuker
Which country hosted the 2014 FIFA World Cup?
Answer: Brazil
How many World Cup titles has Brazil won?
Answer: 5
Who captained France to their 1998 World Cup victory?
Answer: Didier Deschamps
What was the biggest victory margin in World Cup history?
Answer: Hungary 10-1
How many Ballon d'Or did Pelé win?
Answer: 0
Which country won the third-place match at the 2014 World Cup?
Answer: Netherlands
Who scored in the 1966 World Cup final for England?
Answer: Geoff Hurst
What was the scoreline of the 1954 World Cup final?
Answer: 3-2
How many times has Pelé won the World Cup?
Answer: 3
Who was the youngest player to score in a World Cup final?
Answer: Pelé
Which country won the 1990 World Cup?
Answer: West Germany
How many World Cups has Pelé won?
Answer: 3
Which country won the 1986 World Cup?
Answer: Argentina
How many World Cup goals did Thomas Müller score across his tournaments?
Answer: 10
Which country won the World Cup in 1974?
Answer: West Germany
Which country has been runners-up at the World Cup the most times?
Answer: Germany/West Germany
Which team was the first to defend the World Cup title?
Answer: Italy
What was the score when Germany beat Argentina in the 1990 World Cup final?
Answer: 1-0
Who scored the only goal in the 1974 World Cup final for West Germany?
Answer: Gerd Müller
Which country has hosted the most World Cup tournaments?
Answer: Mexico
What year did Australia first qualify for a World Cup under their new federation (AFC)?
Answer: 2006
How many World Cup hat-tricks did Geoff Hurst score?
Answer: 1
Who was the all-time top scorer at the World Cup before Miroslav Klose?
Answer: Gerd Müller
Who won the 2022 World Cup Golden Glove (best goalkeeper)?
Answer: Emiliano Martínez
Which city hosted the 2014 World Cup final?
Answer: Rio de Janeiro
In which round was the famous 2014 World Cup match when Germany beat Brazil 7-1?
Answer: Semi-final
What was the final score of the 2022 World Cup final?
Answer: 3-3 (AET), Argentina won on pens
Who won the Golden Boot at the 2010 World Cup?
Answer: Thomas Müller
Which country has appeared in the most World Cup finals?
Answer: Germany/West Germany
Which country hosted the 1934 FIFA World Cup?
Answer: Italy
Which country hosted the 1938 FIFA World Cup?
Answer: France
Which country hosted the 1950 FIFA World Cup, the first edition after World War II?
Answer: Brazil
Which country hosted the 1958 FIFA World Cup, where a 17-year-old Pele made his tournament debut?
Answer: Sweden
Which South American country hosted the 1962 FIFA World Cup?
Answer: Chile
Which country hosted the 1994 FIFA World Cup?
Answer: United States
Which two countries co-hosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the first World Cup held in Asia?
Answer: South Korea and Japan
Which country hosted the 2018 FIFA World Cup?
Answer: Russia
What was the final score when Uruguay beat Argentina in the first ever FIFA World Cup final in 1930?
Answer: 4-2
What was the score when Italy won the 1934 World Cup final against Czechoslovakia?
Answer: 2-1 after extra time
What was the score of the 1938 World Cup final between Italy and Hungary?
Answer: 4-2
In the famous 1950 'Maracanazo', what was the final score as Uruguay beat host nation Brazil in the deciding match?
Answer: 2-1
What was the final score when Brazil beat host nation Sweden in the 1958 World Cup final?
Answer: 5-2
What was the score when Brazil beat Czechoslovakia in the 1962 World Cup final?
Answer: 3-1
What was the final score when Brazil won the 1970 World Cup, beating Italy in Mexico City?
Answer: 4-1
What was the final score when West Germany beat the Netherlands in the 1974 World Cup final?
Answer: 2-1
What was the final score when Italy beat West Germany in the 1982 World Cup final?
Answer: 3-1
Who was the top scorer of the 1930 FIFA World Cup, netting 8 goals for Argentina?
Answer: Guillermo Stabile
Who was the top scorer of the 1934 World Cup, finishing with 5 goals for Czechoslovakia?
Answer: Oldrich Nejedly
Who was the top scorer of the 1938 World Cup with 7 goals for Brazil?
Answer: Leonidas
Who finished as the top scorer at the 1950 World Cup with 9 goals for host nation Brazil?
Answer: Ademir
Which Portugal legend was the top scorer at the 1966 World Cup with 9 goals?
Answer: Eusebio
Which West Germany striker was the top scorer at the 1970 World Cup with 10 goals?
Answer: Gerd Muller
Which Italian striker was the top scorer of the 1990 World Cup with 6 goals despite starting the tournament on the bench?
Answer: Salvatore Schillaci
Which Brazilian striker was the top scorer at the 2002 World Cup with 8 goals, including two in the final?
Answer: Ronaldo
Who won the FIFA World Cup Golden Ball as the tournament's best player at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico?
Answer: Diego Maradona
Which Brazilian forward won the Golden Ball as best player at the 1994 World Cup?
Answer: Romario
Which Brazilian teenager won the Golden Ball at the 1998 World Cup despite Brazil losing the final?
Answer: Ronaldo
Which player remains the only goalkeeper to win the FIFA World Cup Golden Ball, achieving it at the 2002 tournament?
Answer: Oliver Kahn
Which Uruguayan striker won the Golden Ball at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa?
Answer: Diego Forlan
At the 1966 World Cup, which Asian debutants stunned two-time champions Italy 1-0 to reach the quarter-finals?
Answer: North Korea
Which player scored the fastest goal in a World Cup final, converting a penalty for the Netherlands after just 88 seconds in the 1974 final, before West Germany had even touched the ball?
Answer: Johan Neeskens
In the 1986 World Cup quarter-final against England, Diego Maradona scored a controversial goal with his hand, later explaining it was scored 'a little with the head of Maradona and a little with the hand of ___'. Complete the famous quote.
Answer: God
Just four minutes after his 'Hand of God' goal in the same 1986 quarter-final against England, Diego Maradona scored a solo goal, dribbling past five England players, that became known as the 'Goal of the ___'.
Answer: Century
Which Cameroon striker became famous for his celebratory dance around the corner flag after scoring goals at the 1990 World Cup?
Answer: Roger Milla
Which player holds the World Cup record for most goals scored by one player in a single match, netting 5 goals for Russia against Cameroon at the 1994 World Cup?
Answer: Oleg Salenko
Which African nation, making their World Cup debut, beat defending champions France 1-0 in the opening match of the 2002 World Cup?
Answer: Senegal
At the 2002 World Cup, the United States pulled off a major group-stage upset, beating which heavily fancied European side 3-2?
Answer: Portugal
Which country ended co-hosts South Korea's historic run at the 2002 World Cup, beating them 1-0 in the semi-final?
Answer: Germany
In the 2006 World Cup final, which Italian defender did Zinedine Zidane headbutt, resulting in a red card in extra time?
Answer: Marco Materazzi
Which country hosted the very first FIFA Women's World Cup in 1991?
Answer: China
Which country won the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, held in Sweden, beating Germany 2-0 in the final?
Answer: Norway
The 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup final between the USA and China, decided on penalties, drew a crowd of over 90,000 at which iconic venue?
Answer: Rose Bowl
Which USA player famously removed her jersey in celebration after scoring the winning penalty in the 1999 Women's World Cup final shootout?
Answer: Brandi Chastain
Which country hosted the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, won by Germany?
Answer: United States
By winning the 2007 Women's World Cup in China after their 2003 triumph, which nation became the first team to win consecutive FIFA Women's World Cup titles?
Answer: Germany
Which country became the first Asian nation to win the FIFA Women's World Cup, beating the USA on penalties in the 2011 final?
Answer: Japan
In the 2015 Women's World Cup final, which USA midfielder scored a hat-trick inside the first 16 minutes against Japan, the fastest hat-trick in any World Cup final, men's or women's?
Answer: Carli Lloyd
Which Spanish player scored the only goal as Spain beat England 1-0 to win their first ever FIFA Women's World Cup title in 2023?
Answer: Olga Carmona
Which Brazilian forward is the all-time leading goalscorer in FIFA Women's World Cup history, with 17 goals across five tournaments from 2003 to 2019?
Answer: Marta