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World Cup Soccer Trivia

November 10, 2023 by thomas karapatsos Leave a Comment

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World Cup Soccer Trivia

World Cup Soccer Trivia- If you’re a soccer  enthusiast or just curious about the world’s most popular sport, we’ve compiled a list of trivia questions that will test your knowledge and offer intriguing insights into the history of the World Cup.

Q1: Which country won the first FIFA World Cup?
A: Uruguay in 1930.

Q2: Who scored the winning goal in the 2010 FIFA World Cup final?
A: Andrés Iniesta (Spain).

Q3: Which player has the most World Cup goals?
A: Miroslav Klose (Germany) with 16 goals.

Q4: How many times has Brazil won the World Cup?
A: 5 times.

Q5: Which country hosted the 2006 FIFA World Cup?
A: Germany.

Q6: Who is the youngest player to ever play in a World Cup?
A: Norman Whiteside (Northern Ireland) at 17 years old in 1982.

Q7: Which team won the World Cup in both 1934 and 1938?
A: Italy.

Q8: Who is the oldest player to have played in a World Cup?
A: Essam El-Hadary (Egypt) at 45 years old in 2018.

Q9: Which player scored the “Hand of God” goal in a World Cup match?
A: Diego Maradona (Argentina) in 1986.

Q10: How many countries participated in the first World Cup?
A: 13 countries.

Q11: Which country has the most World Cup appearances without winning the tournament?
A: Mexico.

Q12: Who was the top scorer in the 2018 FIFA World Cup?
A: Harry Kane (England) with 6 goals.

Q13: What is the largest victory margin in a World Cup match?
A: Hungary defeated El Salvador 10-1 in 1982.

Q14: Which player has the most World Cup final appearances?
A: Cafu (Brazil) with 3 final appearances.

Q15: Which country won the World Cup in 1994?
A: Brazil.

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World Cup Trivia Questions

Q16: Who was the captain of the French team during their 1998 World Cup win?
A: Didier Deschamps.

Q17: Which two countries have been in the final the most times?
A: Germany and Brazil.

Q18: Who won the Golden Ball for the best player at the 2014 FIFA World Cup?
A: Lionel Messi (Argentina).

Q19: How many World Cup tournaments have been held as of 2022?
A: 21 tournaments.

Q20: Which country hosted the most recent World Cup?
A: Qatar in 2022.

Q21: What was unique about the 1950 World Cup final?
A: It was decided by a final round-robin group, not a knockout match.

Q22: Who was the youngest goal scorer in World Cup history?
A: Pelé (Brazil) at 17 years old in 1958.

Q23: Which country won the World Cup in both 1974 and 1990?
A: West Germany.

Q24: What is the name of the World Cup trophy?
A: FIFA World Cup Trophy.

Q25: Which goalkeeper has the most clean sheets in World Cup history?
A: Fabien Barthez (France) with 10 clean sheets.

Q26: Which player scored five goals in a single World Cup match?
A: Oleg Salenko (Russia) in 1994.

Q27: How many times has the World Cup been held in South America?
A: 5 times.

Q28: Who is the only player to have won three FIFA World Cups?
A: Pelé (Brazil).

Q29: Which country won its first World Cup in 2010?
A: Spain.

Q30: What was the official match ball called for the 2014 FIFA World Cup?
A: Adidas Brazuca.

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FIFA World Cup Trivia Questions

Q31: Who scored the fastest goal in World Cup history?
A: Hakan Şükür (Turkey) in 11 seconds in 2002.

Q32: Which player has played the most World Cup matches?
A: Lothar Matthäus (Germany) with 25 matches.

Q33: How many times has the World Cup been cancelled?
A: Twice, in 1942 and 1946 due to World War II.

Q34: What is the highest number of goals scored by one team in a single World Cup tournament?
A: Hungary, with 27 goals in 1954.

Q35: Which country has lost the most World Cup finals?
A: Germany.

Q36: Who was the oldest goal scorer in World Cup history?
A: Roger Milla (Cameroon) at 42 years old in 1994.

Q37: Which city hosted the final of the 2014 FIFA World Cup?
A: Rio de Janeiro.

Q38: Who won the Golden Boot for top scorer in the 2002 FIFA World Cup?
A: Ronaldo (Brazil).

Q39: Which country has the most second-place finishes in World Cup history?
A: Germany.

Q40: Which player has the most assists in World Cup history?
A: Pelé (Brazil).

Q41: Who was the first player to receive a red card in a World Cup match?
A: Carlos Caszely (Chile) in 1974.

Q42: Which country scored the most goals in the 2018 FIFA World Cup?
A: Belgium with 16 goals.

Q43: What is the record for the most goals scored in a single World Cup tournament by one player?
A: Just Fontaine (France) with 13 goals in 1958.

Q44: Which team has the record for the most consecutive wins in World Cup matches?
A: Brazil, with 11 consecutive wins from 2002 to 2006.

Q45: Who refereed the 2010 FIFA World Cup final?
A: Howard Webb (England).

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Q46: Which country was the first from Africa to host a FIFA World Cup?
A: South Africa in 2010.

Q47: What was the first World Cup to use goal-line technology?
A: Brazil in 2014.

Q48: Which two teams played in the famous “Battle of Santiago” at the 1962 World Cup?
A: Chile and Italy.

Q49: What is the most common final match score in World Cup history?
A: 1-0.

Q50: How many times has England won the FIFA World Cup?
A: Once, in 1966.

Q51: Who was the captain of Argentina during their 1986 World Cup victory?
A: Diego Maradona.

Q52: Which player won the Golden Ball for the best player of the tournament in the 2006 World Cup?
A: Zinedine Zidane (France).

Q53: What was the name of the official mascot for the 2014 FIFA World Cup?
A: Fuleco the Armadillo.

Q54: Which country won the World Cup in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, and 2002?
A: Brazil.

Q55: Which country was banned from the World Cup in 1990 and 1994 due to apartheid?
A: South Africa.

Q56: Which country hosted and won the World Cup in 1978?
A: Argentina.

Q57: Who was the top scorer in the first FIFA World Cup in 1930?
A: Guillermo Stábile (Argentina) with 8 goals.

Q58: What was the official match ball for the 2010 FIFA World Cup?
A: Adidas Jabulani.

Q59: How many red cards were issued during the infamous “Battle of Nuremberg” match in 2006?
A: Four red cards.

Q60: Which goalkeeper has made the most saves in a single World Cup tournament?
A: Tim Howard (USA) with 27 saves in 2014.

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Trivia about the World Cup

Q61: Which team scored the fastest goal in World Cup final history?
A: Netherlands, with a goal at 1 minute and 30 seconds in 1974.

Q62: Which player has won the most World Cup medals?
A: Pelé (Brazil), with three gold medals.

Q63: Which country hosted the World Cup in 1982?
A: Spain.

Q64: Who was the goalkeeper for Italy’s 2006 World Cup-winning team?
A: Gianluigi Buffon.

Q65: Which player scored a hat-trick in the 2014 World Cup semi-final between Germany and Brazil?
A: No player scored a hat-trick in that match.

Q66: Which country’s team is known as “La Celeste”?
A: Uruguay.

Q67: Who was the first woman to present the World Cup trophy to the winners?
A: Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil, in 2014.

Q68: Which country has participated in every World Cup tournament?
A: Brazil.

Q69: Which player scored the winning goal in the 1998 FIFA World Cup final?
A: Emmanuel Petit (France).

Q70: Which country has finished in fourth place the most times in the World Cup?
A: Uruguay.

Q71: Who was the coach of the English team that won the World Cup in 1966?
A: Sir Alf Ramsey.

Q72: How many times has Italy won the FIFA World Cup?
A: 4 times.

Q73: Which player scored England’s goal in the final of the 1966 World Cup?
A: Geoff Hurst.

Q74: Which two countries played the first ever World Cup match?
A: France and Mexico in 1930.

Q75: Who scored the first goal in World Cup history?
A: Lucien Laurent (France).

Q76: Which country won its first and only World Cup in 1998?
A: France.

Q77: What was unique about the 2002 FIFA World Cup in terms of hosting?
A: It was the first World Cup co-hosted by two countries, South Korea and Japan.

Q78: Who is known for the “headbutt” incident in the 2006 World Cup final?
A: Zinedine Zidane (France).

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World Cup Trivia Questions & Answers

Q79: Which player has the record for the most goals in a single World Cup game for England?
A: Harry Kane, with a hat-trick against Panama in 2018.

Q80: Who scored the controversial “Hand of God” goal in the 1986 World Cup?
A: Diego Maradona (Argentina).

Q81: Which country won the World Cup in 1982?
A: Italy.

Q82: Who was the first player to be sent off in a World Cup final?
A: Pedro Monzón (Argentina) in 1990.

Q83: What was the final score of the 2014 World Cup match between Germany and Brazil?
A: Germany 7-1 Brazil.

Q84: Who won the Golden Boot in the 1986 World Cup?
A: Gary Lineker (England).

Q85: How many countries competed in the 2018 FIFA World Cup?
A: 32 countries.

Q86: Who is the only player to score in every game of a World Cup tournament?
A: Jairzinho (Brazil) in 1970.

Q87: Which country hosted the World Cup in 1994?
A: United States.

Q88: Who was the youngest captain to lift the FIFA World Cup trophy?
A: Daniel Passarella (Argentina) at 25 years old in 1978.

Q89: What was the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup?
A: “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” by Shakira.

Q90: Which player scored the fastest hat-trick in World Cup history?
A: László Kiss (Hungary) in 1982.

Q91: Who won the Golden Boot for the best player in the 1994 World Cup?
A: Oleg Salenko (Russia) and Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria).

Q92: How many goals did Thomas Müller score in the 2010 World Cup?
A: 5 goals.

Q93: Which team won their first World Cup in 1954?
A: West Germany.

Q94: Which player scored both goals in the final to give Uruguay its second FIFA World Cup victory in 1950?
A: Alcides Ghiggia.

Q95: What year was the first World Cup held?
A: 1930.

Q96: Who scored the “Goal of the Century” in the 1986 FIFA World Cup?
A: Diego Maradona (Argentina).

Q97: Which country hosted the World Cup in 1974?
A: West Germany.

Q98: Which country was disqualified from the 1990 World Cup for fielding an over-aged player in the qualifying rounds?
A: Chile.

Q99: Who won the first Golden Boot in World Cup history in 1982?
A: Paolo Rossi (Italy).

Q100: What was the official match ball called for the 2018 FIFA World Cup?
A: Adidas Telstar 18.

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