International Quiz Questions & Answers
216 International football trivia questions, each with the verified answer and explanation. Tap any question for the full breakdown, or play the live quiz.
How many times has Brazil won the Copa América?
Answer: 9
Which country won the first African Cup of Nations in 1957?
Answer: Ghana
How many European Championships has Germany won?
Answer: 3
Which country has won the African Cup of Nations the most times?
Answer: Egypt
How many times has Spain won the UEFA European Championship?
Answer: 4
Which country won the UEFA European Championship in 1976?
Answer: Czechoslovakia
How many times has Italy won the European Championship?
Answer: 2
Which country won UEFA Euro 2020?
Answer: Italy
How many Copa América titles does Uruguay have?
Answer: 15
Who won UEFA Euro 1988?
Answer: Netherlands
As of the end of the 2024 Copa America, how many times has Argentina won the tournament — a record for the competition?
Answer: 16
Which country has won the AFC Asian Cup the most times?
Answer: Japan
How many times has France won the UEFA European Championship?
Answer: 2
Who won UEFA Euro 1992 as massive underdogs, replacing Yugoslavia?
Answer: Denmark
How many times has Portugal won the UEFA European Championship?
Answer: 1
Who won the UEFA Euro 1984?
Answer: France
Who won the UEFA Euro 1996?
Answer: Germany
Who won the UEFA Euro 2000?
Answer: France
Who won the UEFA Euro 2004?
Answer: Greece
Who won the UEFA Euro 2008?
Answer: Spain
Who won the UEFA Euro 2012?
Answer: Spain
Who won the UEFA Euro 2016?
Answer: Portugal
Who won the UEFA Euro 2024?
Answer: Spain
How many goals did Michel Platini score in the 1984 European Championship (single-tournament record)?
Answer: 9
Who holds the record for most goals in UEFA European Championship history?
Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo
Which country won Copa América 2015 (their first ever)?
Answer: Chile
Which country won the Copa América 2016?
Answer: Chile
Which country won the Copa América 2019?
Answer: Brazil
Which country won the Copa América 2021?
Answer: Argentina
Which country won the UEFA Euro 1960 (first edition)?
Answer: Soviet Union
Which country won the UEFA Euro 1964?
Answer: Spain
Which country won the UEFA Euro 1968?
Answer: Italy
Which country won the UEFA Euro 1972?
Answer: West Germany
Which country won the UEFA Euro 1980?
Answer: West Germany
How many women's World Cups has USA won?
Answer: 4
Which country won the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup?
Answer: USA
Which country won the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup?
Answer: Spain
How many times has Cameroon won the African Cup of Nations?
Answer: 5
Which African nation won AFCON 2021?
Answer: Senegal
Which country won the first World Cup held in Africa (2010)?
Answer: Spain
Which South American country won the 2001 Copa América?
Answer: Colombia
How many times has the Netherlands reached a World Cup final?
Answer: 3
Which country reached the 2002 World Cup semi-finals as co-hosts?
Answer: South Korea
Who scored the winning goal in the 2016 Euro final for Portugal?
Answer: Eder
Which country hosted the UEFA Euro 2004?
Answer: Portugal
Who scored the golden goal in the UEFA Euro 2000 final for France?
Answer: Trezeguet
How many times has Portugal won the Nations League?
Answer: 1
Which country won the 2022 African Cup of Nations?
Answer: Senegal
Which CONCACAF nation has won the Gold Cup the most times?
Answer: Mexico
Who holds the record for most goals at the Women's World Cup?
Answer: Marta
How many times has South Korea won the Asian Cup?
Answer: 2
Which country won the UEFA Euro 2024?
Answer: Spain
How many goals did Marco van Basten score in the Euro 1988 final?
Answer: 1
Which two CONCACAF nations made their World Cup debut in 2018?
Answer: Honduras and Panama
Who won the Copa América 2024?
Answer: Argentina
How many Africa Cup of Nations titles has Nigeria won?
Answer: 3
How many times has Germany reached a World Cup final?
Answer: 8
Which team holds the record for most consecutive international wins?
Answer: Australia (31)
How many times has Holland (Netherlands) won the FIFA World Cup?
Answer: 0
Who won the UEFA Nations League in 2021?
Answer: France
How many consecutive AFCON titles did Egypt win from 2006 to 2010?
Answer: 3
Which country won the inaugural Copa América in 1916?
Answer: Argentina
How many times has Japan won the AFC Asian Cup?
Answer: 4
Which African country first qualified for a World Cup quarter-final in 1990?
Answer: Cameroon
Who scored the winning goal in the 2021 Copa América final for Argentina?
Answer: Di María
As of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, how many international goals has Cristiano Ronaldo scored for Portugal — a men's world record?
Answer: 146
Who is Brazil's all-time international top scorer?
Answer: Neymar
How many goals did Mia Hamm score for the USWNT?
Answer: 158
How many times has England reached the World Cup semi-finals?
Answer: 3
Which country won the 2019 African Cup of Nations?
Answer: Algeria
Which country won the inaugural UEFA Nations League in 2019?
Answer: Portugal
Which year did England last reach a European Championship final?
Answer: 2020
Which European country has participated in the most World Cups in total?
Answer: Germany
Which nation won the 2015 Women's World Cup?
Answer: USA
Which country has qualified for every World Cup?
Answer: Brazil
How many Copa América finals has Argentina lost?
Answer: 8
How many goals did Birgit Prinz score for Germany women's team?
Answer: 138
Which city hosted the final of the first-ever European Championship in 1960?
Answer: Paris
With penalty shootouts not yet invented, how was the UEFA Euro 1968 semi-final between hosts Italy and the Soviet Union decided after a goalless draw?
Answer: A coin toss
What was the score when Italy beat Yugoslavia in the UEFA Euro 1968 final replay?
Answer: 2-0
Which West German striker scored twice in the 3-0 win over the Soviet Union in the UEFA Euro 1972 final?
Answer: Gerd Muller
Which Czechoslovak player scored the decisive, famously chipped penalty to win the UEFA Euro 1976 final shootout against West Germany?
Answer: Antonin Panenka
Which country hosted UEFA Euro 1988, where the Netherlands were crowned champions?
Answer: West Germany
Which country hosted UEFA Euro 1992, the tournament Denmark won as late replacements for Yugoslavia?
Answer: Sweden
Who won the UEFA Euro 1996 Golden Boot after scoring five goals for the host nation?
Answer: Alan Shearer
Which two countries co-hosted UEFA Euro 2000, won by France?
Answer: Belgium and Netherlands
Who won the UEFA Euro 2004 Golden Boot with five goals for the Czech Republic?
Answer: Milan Baros
Which German-born coach led 150-1 outsiders Greece to the UEFA Euro 2004 title?
Answer: Otto Rehhagel
Which two countries co-hosted UEFA Euro 2008, where Spain beat Germany in the final?
Answer: Austria and Switzerland
Who won the UEFA Euro 2008 Golden Boot despite missing the final through injury?
Answer: David Villa
Which two countries co-hosted UEFA Euro 2012, won 4-0 by Spain against Italy in the final?
Answer: Poland and Ukraine
Who won the UEFA Euro 2012 Golden Boot on an assist tiebreaker despite scoring only three goals in limited minutes?
Answer: Fernando Torres
Who won the UEFA Euro 2016 Golden Boot with six goals despite France losing the final to Portugal?
Answer: Antoine Griezmann
Which country reached its first-ever major tournament semi-final at UEFA Euro 2016?
Answer: Wales
Which team stunned England 2-1 in the round of 16 at UEFA Euro 2016?
Answer: Iceland
What was the score when the Netherlands beat West Germany in the UEFA Euro 1988 semi-final, avenging their 1974 World Cup final defeat?
Answer: 2-1
Which country won the 1963 Copa America as host nation?
Answer: Bolivia
Which country won the 1975 Copa America, played on a home-and-away basis across South America?
Answer: Peru
Which country won the 1979 Copa America?
Answer: Paraguay
Which country won the 1983 Copa America?
Answer: Uruguay
Which country won the 1989 Copa America as host nation?
Answer: Brazil
Which country won the 1993 Copa America in Ecuador, beating Mexico 2-1 in the final?
Answer: Argentina
Which country won the 1995 Copa America as host nation?
Answer: Uruguay
Which country did Brazil beat 3-1 to win the 1997 Copa America final?
Answer: Bolivia
Which country won the 2004 Copa America final on penalties after a 2-2 draw with Argentina?
Answer: Brazil
Which two South American countries were stripped of hosting duties for the 2021 Copa America before Brazil stepped in?
Answer: Argentina and Colombia
Which country won the 1963 Africa Cup of Nations as host nation?
Answer: Ghana
Which country won the 1968 Africa Cup of Nations, held in Ethiopia?
Answer: Congo-Kinshasa (DR Congo)
Which country won the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations as host nation?
Answer: Nigeria
Which country won the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations as host nation, in one of their first major tournaments after readmission to international football?
Answer: South Africa
Which two countries co-hosted the 2000 Africa Cup of Nations, which was won by Cameroon?
Answer: Ghana and Nigeria
Which country won back-to-back Africa Cup of Nations titles in 2000 and 2002?
Answer: Cameroon
Which country won the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations as host nation?
Answer: Tunisia
Which country won the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, held in Ghana?
Answer: Egypt
Which country completed a hat-trick of consecutive Africa Cup of Nations titles by winning in 2010?
Answer: Egypt
Which country won its first Africa Cup of Nations title in 2012 by beating Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties after a goalless final?
Answer: Zambia
Which country won the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, held in South Africa?
Answer: Nigeria
Which country won the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea, beating Ghana on penalties?
Answer: Ivory Coast
Which country won the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, held in Gabon?
Answer: Cameroon
Who scored the only goal as Portugal beat the Netherlands in the first-ever UEFA Nations League final in 2019?
Answer: Goncalo Guedes
Who scored the winner as France beat Spain 2-1 in the 2021 UEFA Nations League final?
Answer: Kylian Mbappe
Which country won the 2023 UEFA Nations League, beating Croatia on penalties after a goalless draw?
Answer: Spain
Into how many divisions are national teams split in the UEFA Nations League?
Answer: 4 (A, B, C and D)
Which two teams played the first officially recognised international football match, a 0-0 draw in 1872?
Answer: Scotland and England
What was the score when Hungary's 'Magical Magyars' stunned England at Wembley in the 1953 'Match of the Century'?
Answer: 6-3
Which minnow nation beat Austria 1-0 in September 1990, in its first-ever competitive international match?
Answer: Faroe Islands
Who scored after just 8.3 seconds for San Marino against England in a 1993 World Cup qualifier, long the fastest goal in World Cup qualifying history?
Answer: Davide Gualtieri
Which England player scored a hat-trick in England's 5-1 win over Germany in a 2001 World Cup qualifier in Munich?
Answer: Michael Owen
What was the final score of the notoriously violent 1934 'Battle of Highbury' friendly between England and World Cup holders Italy?
Answer: England 3-2 Italy
Who is Hungary's all-time leading international goalscorer, with 84 goals in 85 appearances?
Answer: Ferenc Puskas
Which South American tournament, first played in 1916, is the oldest international football competition in the world?
Answer: Copa America
Players from which single club made up a then-record seven of England's starting XI in the ill-tempered 1934 Battle of Highbury?
Answer: Arsenal
The UEFA European Championship (the 'Euros') was first held in 1960. Which country won the inaugural tournament?
Answer: Soviet Union
Which country won the 1964 European Championship, held on home soil?
Answer: Spain
Which country won the 1968 European Championship, in a final that required a replay after a goalless draw against Yugoslavia?
Answer: Italy
West Germany won the 1972 European Championship, beating which country in the final?
Answer: Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia won the 1976 European Championship on penalties. Who took the decisive spot kick, a delicately chipped effort down the middle now named after him?
Answer: Antonin Panenka
West Germany won their second European Championship title in 1980, beating which country in the final?
Answer: Belgium
Which country won the 1984 European Championship on home soil, with Michel Platini scoring a tournament-record 9 goals?
Answer: France
The Netherlands won their only European Championship title in 1988, beating the Soviet Union in the final with a famous volleyed goal from which player?
Answer: Marco van Basten
Denmark famously won the 1992 European Championship as last-minute replacements for which excluded country?
Answer: Yugoslavia
Germany won the 1996 European Championship, the first major tournament decided by a 'golden goal', with the winning strike coming from which player?
Answer: Oliver Bierhoff
Which country won the 2000 European Championship, co-hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands, beating Italy with a golden goal in the final?
Answer: France
Which country won the 2008 European Championship, beginning a period of dominance that also included the 2010 World Cup and 2012 Euros?
Answer: Spain
Spain became the first team to win three consecutive major international tournaments, completing the feat by retaining the European Championship in which year?
Answer: 2012
Portugal won their first major international trophy at Euro 2016, beating France in the final, despite Cristiano Ronaldo being forced off injured early. Who scored the winning goal?
Answer: Eder
Italy won Euro 2020 (held in 2021 due to the pandemic), beating England on penalties in the final at Wembley. Which Italian goalkeeper saved two penalties in the shootout?
Answer: Gianluigi Donnarumma
Which country won Euro 2024, held in Germany, beating England 2-1 in the final?
Answer: Spain
Spain's win at Euro 2024 made them the first nation to win the European Championship how many times?
Answer: Four
Which teenage Spanish winger was named Euro 2024's Young Player of the Tournament after starring in the final?
Answer: Lamine Yamal
The first African Cup of Nations (AFCON) was held in 1957 with only three teams competing. Which country won it?
Answer: Egypt
Which country has won the Africa Cup of Nations a record seven times, more than any other nation, as of the 2024 tournament?
Answer: Egypt
Which country won the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations (held in early 2024, using the 2023 edition name), beating Nigeria in the final after a dramatic knockout run?
Answer: Ivory Coast
Which country won the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations as hosts, their first AFCON title since 1976?
Answer: Morocco
The AFC Asian Cup, the top continental competition in Asia, was first held in 1956. Which country won the inaugural edition?
Answer: South Korea
Which country has won the AFC Asian Cup a record four times, as of the 2019 tournament, more than any other nation?
Answer: Japan
Which country won the 2023 AFC Asian Cup (played in early 2024), retaining their title as hosts by beating Jordan in the final?
Answer: Qatar
The CONCACAF Gold Cup, the top international tournament for North and Central America and the Caribbean, was first held under that name in which year?
Answer: 1991
Which country has won the CONCACAF Gold Cup the most times, as of the 2023 tournament, among the region's traditional powers?
Answer: Mexico
Which country won their first-ever Copa America title in 2015 as hosts, beating Argentina on penalties in the final?
Answer: Chile
Chile retained the Copa America title in 2016 (the special centenary edition, 'Copa America Centenario'), again beating Argentina on penalties. Where was that tournament hosted?
Answer: United States
Which country won the first Copa America in 1916 (then called the South American Championship), held in Argentina?
Answer: Uruguay
Which country won the 2019 Copa America as hosts, with Everton striker Richarlison and forward Gabriel Jesus among the squad?
Answer: Brazil
Which country won the 2021 Copa America, hosted (after late relocation) in Brazil, with Lionel Messi winning his first major international trophy?
Answer: Argentina
Which country won the FIFA Confederations Cup in its final edition in 2017, before the tournament was discontinued?
Answer: Germany
The FIFA Confederations Cup was traditionally held the year before the World Cup in the same host country. Which country hosted the very first edition in 1992?
Answer: Saudi Arabia
Which country won the inaugural FIFA Women's World Cup in 1991, hosted in China?
Answer: United States
Germany won the FIFA Women's World Cup in both 2003 and 2007, becoming the first team to win the tournament back-to-back. Where was the 2007 edition held?
Answer: China
The United States won the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup on home soil, in a final remembered for Brandi Chastain's iconic celebration after the winning penalty. Which country did the USA beat?
Answer: China
Which country won a record fourth FIFA Women's World Cup title in 2019, hosted in France?
Answer: United States
Which country won the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2023, hosted jointly by Australia and New Zealand, beating England in the final?
Answer: Spain
Which player scored the winning goal for Spain in the 2023 Women's World Cup final against England?
Answer: Olga Carmona
Which country won the first official UEFA Women's European Championship in 1984, beating England on penalties across a two-legged final?
Answer: Sweden
Which country has won the UEFA Women's Championship the most times, with eight titles, as of the 2022 tournament?
Answer: Germany
Which country won the 2022 UEFA Women's Championship, their first major women's international title, beating Germany in the final at Wembley?
Answer: England
Which two teams share the record for the most bilateral international matches played against each other, a fixture known as the 'Auld Enemy' or 'home nations' rivalry?
Answer: England and Scotland
In which year was the world's first-ever international football match played, between Scotland and England?
Answer: 1872
What was the final score of the world's first-ever international football match, played between Scotland and England in 1872?
Answer: 0-0
Brazil and Argentina share one of international football's fiercest rivalries, contested in a fixture nicknamed what?
Answer: The 'Superclasico de las Americas'
Which team beat Spain in the opening group match of the 2010 World Cup, one of the tournament's early shocks against the eventual champions?
Answer: Switzerland
Iceland, the smallest nation to ever qualify for a World Cup, made its tournament debut in 2018. Which team did Iceland famously eliminate from Euro 2016 two years earlier?
Answer: England
Which country's national team is nicknamed 'The Three Lions', reflected in the crest on their shirts?
Answer: England
Which country's national team is nicknamed 'La Albiceleste', referring to their traditional sky-blue and white striped kit?
Answer: Argentina
Which country's national team is nicknamed 'La Roja', simply meaning 'the red one', reflecting their kit colour?
Answer: Both Spain and Chile share this nickname
Which country's national team is nicknamed 'the Selecao', a Portuguese term simply meaning 'the selection' or 'the national team'?
Answer: Brazil
Which country's national team is nicknamed 'Die Mannschaft', simply meaning 'the team' in German?
Answer: Germany
Which country's national team is nicknamed 'the Azzurri' (the blues), reflecting their traditional royal-blue home kit?
Answer: Italy
Italy's national team wears blue despite the country's flag being green, white and red. What is the historical reason for the blue kit colour?
Answer: It represents the House of Savoy, Italy's former ruling royal family
Which country's national team is nicknamed 'Les Bleus' (the blues), reflecting their traditional home kit colour?
Answer: France
Which country's national team is nicknamed 'the Oranje' (orange), a colour tied to the country's royal House of Orange-Nassau?
Answer: Netherlands
Which country's national team plays in an all-white kit and is nicknamed 'the Socceroos'?
Answer: Australia
Which country's national team is nicknamed 'the Indomitable Lions', one of African football's most storied sides?
Answer: Cameroon
Which country's national team is nicknamed 'the Super Eagles', reflecting the country's status as an African football power?
Answer: Nigeria
Which country's national team is nicknamed 'the Black Stars', named after the star on the country's flag, symbolizing African emancipation?
Answer: Ghana
Which country's national team is nicknamed 'the Taeguk Warriors', reflecting a symbol from the national flag?
Answer: South Korea
Which country's national team is nicknamed 'the Samurai Blue', reflecting both the traditional Japanese warrior class and the team's kit colour?
Answer: Japan
Which country's national team is nicknamed 'La Tricolor' or 'El Tri', reflecting the three colours of the national flag?
Answer: Mexico
Which country's national team is nicknamed 'the Vatreni' (the Blazers/Fiery Ones), reflecting their distinctive red-and-white checkerboard kit?
Answer: Croatia
Which country's national team is nicknamed 'the Eagles of Carthage', a reference to the ancient civilization once centred in the country?
Answer: Tunisia
Which country's national team is nicknamed 'the Atlas Lions', a reference to the Atlas Mountains and the now-extinct Atlas lion?
Answer: Morocco
Which country's national team is nicknamed 'the Pharaohs', a reference to the nation's ancient history?
Answer: Egypt
Which country's national team is nicknamed 'the Teranga Lions', combining a local word for hospitality with a symbol of strength?
Answer: Senegal
Which country's national team is nicknamed 'the Elephants', reflecting a national symbol of strength?
Answer: Ivory Coast
Which national team, rather than any domestic club, is nicknamed 'the Red Devils', sharing the nickname with Manchester United?
Answer: Belgium
Which country's national team is nicknamed 'the Blue Tigers', reflecting the team's kit colour and a symbol of strength?
Answer: India
Which country's national team is nicknamed 'the Golden Eaglets' at youth level, having won multiple FIFA U-17 World Cup titles?
Answer: Nigeria
Which country's national team is nicknamed 'the Warriors', a straightforward reference used by several nations but most associated in football with which specific country?
Answer: Zimbabwe
Which country's national team is nicknamed 'the Desert Foxes', reflecting the Sahara Desert that covers much of the nation?
Answer: Algeria
Which country's national team is nicknamed 'the Cranes', reflecting the bird featured on the national flag?
Answer: Uganda
Which fixture among Istanbul's traditional 'big three' clubs is nicknamed the 'Intercontinental Derby', since the two sides are based on opposite sides of the Bosphorus strait, on different continents?
Answer: Fenerbahce vs Galatasaray
Which three clubs make up Istanbul's traditional 'big three' in Turkish football?
Answer: Galatasaray, Fenerbahce and Besiktas
Which two Greek clubs contest the fixture nicknamed 'the Derby of the Eternal Enemies', one of the fiercest rivalries in Greek football?
Answer: Olympiacos and Panathinaikos
Which country won the delayed Euro 2020 tournament in 2021?
Answer: Italy
Which national team is nicknamed "Les Bleus"?
Answer: France
Which national team is nicknamed "The Three Lions"?
Answer: England
Which national team is nicknamed "La Albiceleste"?
Answer: Argentina