Host countries
Who is hosting this year? (2026)
USA, Mexico, Canada
How many world cups have been held?
This year (2026) is the 23rd
What sport is played in the world cup?
Football (soccer)
Who is the youngest player to score a goal in a world cup match?
Pelé, who was just 17 years and 239 days old when he scored against Wales in 1958
Which world cup had the most own goals?
2018 Russia
Has Australia ever hosted the world cup?
No
In what year was the first world cup?
1930
How often is the World Cup held?
Every 4 years
Who has been in the most world cup matches of all time?
(50 bonus points for the correct number of matches)
Lionel Messi (Argentina) with 26
In what year did the first woman referee a world cup match?
2022 Qatar
Which country has hosted the world cup the most times?
(50 bonus points for correct number of times)
Mexico (3 times)
In what year did Brazil win their first World Cup?
1958
Which nation is the only one to participate in every tournament?
Brazil
Who is the top world-cup goal scorer of all time?
(50 bonus points for correct number of goals)
Germany's Miroslav Klose with 16 goals across multiple tournaments.
What musical instrument was banned by FIFA after the 2010 World Cup?
Vuvuzela
When was the World Cup held in Brazil?
2014
2 countries have won back-to-back world cups. Name one of them
(50 bonus points for the correct years)
Italy (1934, 1938) and Brazil (1958, 1962).
What country has won the most world cups?
(50 bonus points for the correct number of times)
Brazil (5 times)
Only 1 player in history has won the world cup 3 times. Who is it?
Pelé (1958, 1962, and 1970)
Who sang the theme song "Waka Waka" from the 2010 World Cup in South Africa?
Shakira
Which nation hosted the 1994 FIFA World Cup?
United States
The world cup has been cancelled twice. Why was this? (50 bonus points for what years were cancelled)
World War II
1942 and 1946
Which host nation is the only one to get knocked out during the group stages?
South Africa
2 players in history have scored a hat-trick (3 goals) in a world cup final. Name one of them
England's Geoff Hurst (1966) and France's Kylian Mbappé (2022)
The quickest goal ever scored in a world cup match took how long?
(50 bonus points for knowing the player, team or year)
11 seconds
Scored by Turkey's Hakan Şükür against South Korea in 2002.