World Cup Quiz Questions & Answers

212 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?

How many times has Germany won the FIFA World Cup?

Who was the joint top scorer at the 1994 FIFA World Cup?

Answer: Oleg Salenko

Which country hosted the 1970 FIFA World Cup?

In which year did France win their first FIFA World Cup?

How many goals did Pelé score in World Cup tournaments?

Which country won the FIFA World Cup in 2022?

Answer: Argentina

In which year did Italy win their last FIFA World Cup?

Who won the Golden Ball at the 2006 World Cup?

Answer: Zinedine Zidane

Which country has won the FIFA World Cup the most times?

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?

What is the record for most goals scored in a single World Cup tournament by one player?

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?

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?

Which country won the 1938 FIFA World Cup?

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?

Which country did Brazil beat in the 1970 World Cup final?

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?

Which country finished third at the 2018 World Cup?

Answer: Belgium

In which city was the 2022 World Cup final played?

How many World Cup tournaments did Lothar Matthäus compete in?

Who won the 2014 World Cup Golden Glove (best goalkeeper)?

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?

What was the final score of the 1966 World Cup final (after extra time)?

How many goals did Ronaldo Nazário score in World Cup tournaments?

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?

How many World Cup titles has Brazil won?

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?

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?

How many times has Pelé won the World Cup?

Who was the youngest player to score in a World Cup final?

Which country won the 1990 World Cup?

Answer: West Germany

How many World Cups has Pelé won?

Which country won the 1986 World Cup?

Answer: Argentina

How many World Cup goals did Thomas Müller score across his tournaments?

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?

What was the score when Germany beat Argentina in the 1990 World Cup final?

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?

What year did Australia first qualify for a World Cup under their new federation (AFC)?

How many World Cup hat-tricks did Geoff Hurst score?

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?

Which country hosted the 1938 FIFA World Cup?

Which country hosted the 1950 FIFA World Cup, the first edition after World War II?

Which country hosted the 1958 FIFA World Cup, where a 17-year-old Pele made his tournament debut?

Which South American country hosted the 1962 FIFA World Cup?

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?

What was the final score when Uruguay beat Argentina in the first ever FIFA World Cup final in 1930?

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?

In the famous 1950 'Maracanazo', what was the final score as Uruguay beat host nation Brazil in the deciding match?

What was the final score when Brazil beat host nation Sweden in the 1958 World Cup final?

What was the score when Brazil beat Czechoslovakia in the 1962 World Cup final?

What was the final score when Brazil won the 1970 World Cup, beating Italy in Mexico City?

What was the final score when West Germany beat the Netherlands in the 1974 World Cup final?

What was the final score when Italy beat West Germany in the 1982 World Cup final?

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?

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.

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?

Which country won the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, held in Sweden, beating Germany 2-0 in the final?

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?

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?

Which country hosted and won the first-ever FIFA World Cup in 1930?

Answer: Uruguay

Which country won the second FIFA World Cup, in 1934, beating Czechoslovakia 2-1 in the final in Rome?

Italy retained the World Cup in 1938, becoming the first team to win it twice, by beating which team in the final?

Answer: Hungary

No World Cup was held in 1942 or 1946 due to which event?

Answer: World War II

The 1950 World Cup in Brazil is remembered for which shock result in the deciding match, known as the 'Maracanazo'?

Answer: Uruguay beat host Brazil to win the title

The 1950 World Cup also featured one of the tournament's biggest shocks in the group stage, when the USA beat which heavily-favored team 1-0?

Answer: England

West Germany won their first World Cup in 1954, in a final remembered as the 'Miracle of Bern', beating which heavily-favored team?

Answer: Hungary

A 17-year-old Pelé made his World Cup debut and helped Brazil win their first title in 1958, held in which country?

Brazil retained the World Cup in 1962, held in which South American country, without Pelé for most of the tournament due to injury?

England won their only FIFA World Cup title in 1966 as hosts, beating West Germany 4-2 in the final after extra time. Who scored a hat-trick in that final?

Answer: Geoff Hurst

Which England captain lifted the Jules Rimet Trophy after the country's 1966 World Cup win?

Answer: Bobby Moore

Brazil won their third World Cup title in 1970, held in Mexico, with a team widely considered one of the greatest of all time, captained by whom?

Answer: Carlos Alberto

Brazil's 1970 World Cup win, their third title, meant they permanently kept which original trophy?

Answer: The Jules Rimet Trophy

West Germany won the 1974 World Cup on home soil, beating the Netherlands' 'Total Football' side in the final. Who captained West Germany to that title?

Answer: Franz Beckenbauer

Which Dutch playmaker was the talisman of the Netherlands' 'Total Football' side that reached (but lost) the 1974 World Cup final?

Answer: Johan Cruyff

Argentina won their first World Cup title in 1978 as hosts, beating which country in the final?

Answer: Netherlands

The 1982 World Cup in Spain expanded the tournament to how many teams for the first time?

Italy won their third World Cup title in 1982, beating West Germany in the final, with which veteran striker as their top scorer and Golden Boot winner?

Answer: Paolo Rossi

Diego Maradona's 'Hand of God' and 'Goal of the Century' both came in the same match at the 1986 World Cup, against which team?

Answer: England

Argentina, led by Diego Maradona, won their second World Cup title in 1986, held in which country, by beating West Germany in the final?

West Germany won their third World Cup title in 1990, held in Italy, in a final remembered for its defensive, foul-filled style, beating which team?

Answer: Argentina

The 1994 World Cup, held in the United States, ended with Brazil winning their fourth title on penalties against which team, after a 0-0 draw?

At the 1994 World Cup, Roberto Baggio's penalty miss in the shootout handed the title to Brazil. Which team did Baggio play for?

France won their first World Cup title in 1998 as hosts, beating Brazil 3-0 in the final, with a hat-trick from which midfielder?

Answer: Zinedine Zidane

The 2002 World Cup was co-hosted by Japan and which other country, the first World Cup held in Asia?

Answer: South Korea

Brazil won a record fifth World Cup title in 2002, beating Germany in the final, with two goals from which striker?

Answer: Ronaldo

Italy won their fourth World Cup title in 2006, held in Germany, beating France on penalties in a final remembered for which incident?

Answer: Zinedine Zidane's headbutt on Marco Materazzi

The 2010 World Cup was the first ever held on which continent?

Spain won their first World Cup title in 2010, beating the Netherlands 1-0 in the final with a goal from which player?

Answer: Andres Iniesta

Germany won their fourth World Cup title in 2014, held in Brazil, famously thrashing the hosts 7-1 in the semi-final. Who scored the winning goal in the final against Argentina?

Answer: Mario Gotze

France won their second World Cup title in 2018, held in Russia, beating Croatia in the final. Which 19-year-old forward scored twice in that final?

Answer: Kylian Mbappe

The 2022 World Cup, held in Qatar, was notable for being the first World Cup played in which season, due to the region's summer heat?

Answer: Northern Hemisphere winter (November-December)

Argentina won their third World Cup title in 2022, beating France on penalties after a thrilling 3-3 draw, with Lionel Messi and which French forward scoring hat-tricks?

Answer: Kylian Mbappe

The 2022 World Cup final between Argentina and France finished 3-3 after extra time, the first World Cup final to do so since which earlier final?

Answer: 1966 (England 4-2 West Germany, after 2-2 in normal time)

Which Argentine goalkeeper was named the 2022 World Cup's best goalkeeper (Golden Glove) after his penalty-shootout heroics in the final?

Answer: Emiliano Martinez

Morocco became the first African nation to reach a World Cup semi-final, doing so at the 2022 tournament by beating which team in the quarter-final?

Answer: Portugal

The 2026 FIFA World Cup was jointly hosted by the United States, Mexico and which other country, the first World Cup hosted by three nations?

The 2026 World Cup expanded the tournament to how many teams, the largest field in the competition's history?

Which country has won the FIFA World Cup a record five times, more than any other nation?

Which country is the only nation to have played in every single FIFA World Cup tournament since the inaugural 1930 edition?

Just Fontaine of France scored a record 13 goals in a single World Cup tournament, a record that still stands. In which edition did he achieve this?

Which German striker is the all-time leading scorer in FIFA World Cup history, with 16 goals across the 2002, 2006 and 2010 tournaments?

Answer: Miroslav Klose

Before Miroslav Klose broke the record, which Brazilian striker held the record for most career World Cup goals with 15?

Answer: Ronaldo

Which player has won the most FIFA World Cup titles, with three, having been part of Brazil's 1958, 1962 and 1970 winning squads?

The FIFA World Cup Golden Ball, awarded to the tournament's best player, was first given out at which edition of the tournament?

Which player won the World Cup Golden Ball in 1982, the award's first year, while also winning the Golden Boot as top scorer that tournament?

Answer: Paolo Rossi

Which country was the first to host the FIFA World Cup twice, having hosted in both 1934 and 1990?

Which country became the first to host the FIFA World Cup three times, having staged it in 1970, 1986 and again in 2026 (jointly with the USA and Canada)?

As of 2026, how many different nations have won the FIFA World Cup while hosting the tournament on home soil?

Croatia reached their first-ever World Cup final in 2018, losing to France. In which earlier tournament had Croatia achieved their previous best finish, third place?

Which country won the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 1930 and again defended it successfully in later editions before a long drought, being the tournament's very first champion?

Answer: Uruguay

Hungary's 'Mighty Magyars' were runners-up at the 1954 World Cup despite being widely considered one of the greatest teams never to win it. Who was their star forward?

Answer: Ferenc Puskas

North Korea reached the World Cup quarter-finals in 1966 as a huge underdog, memorably leading 3-0 against which team before eventually losing?

Answer: Portugal

Which Portuguese striker scored four goals in the comeback win over North Korea at the 1966 World Cup, finishing as the tournament's top scorer?

Answer: Eusebio

Cameroon became the first African team to reach a World Cup quarter-final, doing so at the 1990 tournament, memorably beating defending champions Argentina in the opener. Who was their veteran star striker?

Answer: Roger Milla

South Korea reached the World Cup semi-finals as co-hosts in 2002, the best result by an Asian nation. Which team beat them in the semi-final?

Answer: Germany

Which team finished third at the 2002 World Cup, beating South Korea in the third-place playoff?

Senegal reached the World Cup quarter-finals in their tournament debut in 2002, memorably beating the reigning champions in the opening match. Which team did they beat?

Which country won the World Cup for the first time on their home soil in 1930, in a tournament that only featured 13 teams by invitation?

Answer: Uruguay

How many teams competed at the first FIFA World Cup in 1930?

The World Cup expanded from 24 to 32 teams for the first time at which edition of the tournament?

Which two teams played in the first men's World Cup match ever decided by a penalty shootout, a 1982 semi-final that finished 3-3 after extra time?

Answer: West Germany and France

Which country won the first FIFA U-20 World Cup (then called the World Youth Championship) in 1977?

Answer: Soviet Union

Which country has won the FIFA U-20 World Cup a record six times as of 2007, with stars including Javier Saviola (2001) and Lionel Messi (2005) starring in winning campaigns?

Answer: Argentina

Which country won the first FIFA U-17 World Championship (now the U-17 World Cup) in 1985?

Answer: Nigeria

Which country has won the FIFA U-17 World Cup a record five times as of the 2023 tournament?

Answer: Nigeria

The Olympic football tournament predates the World Cup as an international competition. In which year did football first appear at the modern Olympics?

Which country won consecutive Olympic men's football gold medals in 1924 and 1928, part of the era of dominance that preceded their first World Cup win in 1930?

Answer: Uruguay

Which country won the men's Olympic football gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games?

Answer: Nigeria

Which country won the men's Olympic football gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Games, part of a golden generation including Messi?

Answer: Argentina

Brazil won their first-ever men's Olympic football gold medal at which Games, ending a long wait despite the country's World Cup success?

Answer: 2016 Rio de Janeiro

Which stadium hosted the first FIFA World Cup final, in 1930, in Montevideo, Uruguay?

Answer: Estadio Centenario

Which stadium, one of the largest ever built, hosted the deciding match of the 1950 World Cup, where Uruguay stunned host nation Brazil?

Answer: Maracana Stadium

The Maracana Stadium also hosted the final of which more recent FIFA World Cup, in 2014?

Answer: The 2014 World Cup final (Germany beat Argentina)

Which stadium hosted the 1966 World Cup final, where England beat West Germany?

Answer: Wembley Stadium

Which stadium hosted the 1986 World Cup final, where Argentina beat West Germany, led by Diego Maradona?

Answer: Estadio Azteca

Which stadium became the first in history to host two separate World Cup finals, doing so in 1970 and 1986?

Answer: Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Which purpose-built stadium in Saint-Denis, near Paris, hosted the 1998 World Cup final?

Answer: Stade de France

Which stadium hosted the 2010 World Cup final, where Spain beat the Netherlands, in Johannesburg?

Answer: Soccer City (FNB Stadium)

Which stadium hosted the 2018 World Cup final, where France beat Croatia, in Moscow?

Answer: Luzhniki Stadium

Which stadium hosted the 2022 World Cup final, where Argentina beat France on penalties, in Qatar?

Answer: Lusail Stadium

Which stadium is scheduled to host the 2026 World Cup final, in the New York/New Jersey area?

Answer: MetLife Stadium

Which player scored the winning goal for Spain in the 2010 World Cup final against the Netherlands, in the 116th minute?

Answer: Andres Iniesta

Which Argentine forward won the Golden Ball (Player of the Tournament) at the 2014 World Cup, despite his team losing the final to Germany?

Answer: Lionel Messi

Who won the Golden Boot at the 2022 FIFA World Cup?

Answer: Kylian Mbappé

Which country won the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa?

Who won the 2014 FIFA World Cup?

Answer: Germany

Zinedine Zidane was sent off in the final of which World Cup?

Which country won the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia?

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