Iconic Moments Quiz Questions & Answers
56 Iconic Moments football trivia questions, each with the verified answer and explanation. Tap any question for the full breakdown, or play the live quiz.
In which year did Maradona's 'Hand of God' goal occur?
Answer: 1986
What was the score in the 1960 European Cup final, considered one of the greatest matches ever?
Answer: 7-3
What year did the Munich air disaster occur?
Answer: 1958
In which year did the Hillsborough disaster occur?
Answer: 1989
In which year did England win the FIFA World Cup?
Answer: 1966
What is the 'Maracanazo' in football history?
Answer: Uruguay beating Brazil in 1950 WC
What was the half-time score in the 2005 Champions League final before Liverpool's comeback?
Answer: 3-0
In which year did Manchester United win the treble?
Answer: 1999
Who scored Manchester United's two goals in the 1999 Champions League final comeback?
Answer: Sheringham and Solskjaer
Which year did Zinedine Zidane score his famous volley in the Champions League final?
Answer: 2002
In which year was the first FA Cup final held?
Answer: 1872
In which year did Hungary famously beat England 6-3 at Wembley?
Answer: 1953
In what year did George Best win the Ballon d'Or?
Answer: 1968
What was the result of the 1994 World Cup final penalty shootout?
Answer: 3-2 (Brazil)
In which year did Juventus win their second Champions League?
Answer: 1996
What happened in the 1960 European Cup final at Hampden Park?
Answer: Real Madrid won 7-3
What year did the Bosman ruling change football's transfer market?
Answer: 1995
In which year did Antonín Panenka score his famous chipped penalty in a major final?
Answer: 1976
Which year did Eric Cantona make his infamous kung-fu kick incident?
Answer: 1995
In which year did the Bradford City stadium fire disaster occur?
Answer: 1985
What is the 'Miracle of Istanbul' in football?
Answer: Liverpool's comeback vs AC Milan in 2005 CL final
In which year did Pelé score his 1000th career goal?
Answer: 1969
What was Maradona's 'Goal of the Century' scored against?
Answer: England
In which year did Cameroon famously beat Argentina 1-0 at the World Cup?
Answer: 1990
What is 'Total Football' primarily associated with?
Answer: Dutch football under Johan Cruyff
In which year did Brazil first wear yellow, following the 1950 World Cup final loss?
Answer: 1954
What is 'La Décima' referring to in Spanish football?
Answer: Real Madrid's 10th European Cup/CL title
What is the 'Heysel Disaster' in football history?
Answer: A crowd crush killing 39 fans before the 1985 European Cup final
What year did the original Wembley Stadium close for demolition?
Answer: 2001
What year was the current Wembley Stadium (rebuilt) opened?
Answer: 2007
Who scored the first ever Premier League goal?
Answer: Brian Deane
In which year did Real Madrid win their third consecutive Champions League?
Answer: 2018
Who scored the first ever FIFA World Cup goal in 1930?
Answer: Lucien Laurent
In which year was gegenpressing most prominently introduced to world football?
Answer: 2010-11
Which nation was the first to refuse to participate in the FIFA World Cup due to the inclusion of professional players?
Answer: England
What year did the European Champions Clubs' Cup (European Cup) first become the Champions League group format?
Answer: 1992
In which year did Zinedine Zidane retire from football?
Answer: 2006
Which team won the first FIFA Club World Cup (2000)?
Answer: Corinthians
In which country did the formation of the modern offside trap originate?
Answer: England
In which year did Real Madrid win their record 15th Champions League?
Answer: 2024
What year did David Beckham score from the halfway line for Manchester United?
Answer: 1996
What was 'El Clásico' when Barcelona beat Real Madrid 5-0 in 2010 notable for?
Answer: It decided the La Liga title
In which year did Juventus win Serie A for the 36th and most recent time (as of 2024)?
Answer: 2019-20
In which year did Real Madrid last win 5 consecutive European Cups?
Answer: 1956-60
In which year did Barcelona complete an unprecedented sextuple under Pep Guardiola?
Answer: 2008-09
When was the first time a Champions League final went to extra time?
Answer: 1968
In the 2006 World Cup final, which Italian defender was headbutted in the chest by Zinedine Zidane, leading to Zidane's dismissal in extra time?
Answer: Marco Materazzi
Sergio Agüero's famous title-clinching goal for Manchester City, scored with virtually the last kick of the 2011-12 Premier League season, came against which club?
Answer: Queens Park Rangers
Goalkeeper Gordon Banks' famous 'Save of the Century', tipping a downward header over the crossbar, denied which Brazilian legend at the 1970 World Cup?
Answer: Pelé
Thierry Henry's blatant, uncalled handball assist for William Gallas's goal knocked which country out of World Cup qualification for the 2010 tournament?
Answer: Republic of Ireland
Frank Lampard's shot that clearly crossed the line but was not given as a goal, an incident credited with pushing FIFA toward goal-line technology, occurred in England's 2010 World Cup last-16 match against which team?
Answer: Germany
Luis Suárez was sent off for a deliberate goal-line handball in the dying seconds of extra time during Uruguay's 2010 World Cup quarter-final against which country?
Answer: Ghana
José Batista of Uruguay received what remains the fastest red card in World Cup history, sent off just 52 seconds into a 1986 group-stage match against which team?
Answer: Scotland
Colombian defender Andrés Escobar scored an own goal against the United States at the 1994 World Cup that contributed to Colombia's group-stage elimination. What tragically happened to him days after returning home?
Answer: He was murdered in Medellín
Marco Tardelli's iconic goal celebration, dubbed 'The Tardelli Scream', followed his goal in the final of which World Cup?
Answer: 1982
Johan Cruyff first showcased the dribbling move now known worldwide as the 'Cruyff Turn' during a 1974 World Cup group-stage match against which team?
Answer: Sweden