INTERNATIONAL
NAME THE YEAR
THE 1% CLUB
NAME THE PLAYER
TRUE OR FALSE
200
The popular Laudrup brothers represented this nation?
DENMARK
200
Morocco reach the semi-finals of the World Cup?
2022
200
80%
Logically, which player comes next in this sequence?
> Ashley Barnes, Clint Dempsey, Enzo Fernández, ___? <
A. Bobby Moore B. Gheorghe Hagi C. Elliot Anderson
ANSWER: B. GHEORGHE HAGI
REASON: Each initial is going up a letter in alphabetical order
(A B, C D, E F, G H)
200
"I scored my FIRST World Cup hat trick against Algeria at the 2026 World Cup; EXACTLY 20 years following my World Cup debut, which resulted in me becoming the joint all-time World Cup top goalscorer"
LIONEL MESSI
200
Gerd Müller is the highest scoring German player in World Cup history?
❎
(It's Miroslav Klose; who has 16 WC goals. Müller has 14)
400
This nation won the 1934 & 1982 World Cups?
ITALY
400
Cristiano Ronaldo wins the UEFA Champions League with Manchester United?
2008
400
60%
A team have just finished their pre-match dinner. John Stones had a juicy steak, Manuel Pellegrini had mushy peas & Ruud Gullit had red grapes. What did Gordon Banks have?
A. Ground Beef B. Yorkshire Pudding C. Vegan Burger
ANSWER: A. GROUND BEEF
REASON: The initials of the players are shared with the initials of the food items they're having.
(E.G. John Stones + Juicy Steak, Ruud Gullit + Red Grapes....)
400
"I kicked Xabi Alonso in the chest during the 2010 World Cup final"
NIGEL DE JONG
400
Footballers used to use lampposts as goalposts; they were able to move them easily due to lampposts been lightweight & there wasn't anything else to use at the time?
❎
(Of course it isn't true!)
600
In 1970, Salif Keïta was the first winner to be the best footballer from this continent?
AFRICA
600
England's Luke Shaw scores the fastest goal in UEFA Euros history?
2021
600
40%
Man City are playing Man United. Man City are 2 goals ahead. Man United score a goal. Then Man City score 2. Man United score an own goal. Man City get 2 players send off. This leads to Man United scoring 3 times moments before Man City score a goal that is originally disallowed for offside; but gets overturned. The full time whistle then blows. Who won the game, and by how many goals?
ANSWER: MAN CITY BY TWO GOALS!
REASON: CITY 2-0 UNITED, then CITY 2-1 UNITED, then CITY 4-1 UNITED, then CITY 5-1 UNITED, then CITY 5-4 UNITED, and finally CITY 6-4 UNITED.
600
"I was Cape Verde's goalkeeper who gained 5 million Instagram followers OVERNIGHT following my heroic performance against Spain in our first ever World Cup game"
VOZINHA
600
Footballs used to be made with horse hair?
❎
(BUT it's made of animal bladders which is somehow better)
800
Despite winning two FIFA World Cups, Uruguay actually have 4 stars above their badge; to which the other 2 stars represent this accomplishment?
NUMBER OF GOLD MEDALS IN OLYMPICS FOOTBALL TOURNAMENTS AT THE 1924 & 1928 SUMMER OLYMPICS
800
Lionel Messi scores 0 goals for Argentina?
2005
800
20%
What's next in the sequence?
> 3-3, 4-2, 1-0, 1-0, ___? <
ANSWER: 1-1
REASON: It's the scorelines of the last 5 World Cup finals (before a penalty shootout)
(Argentina 3-3 France, France 4-2 Croatia, Germany 1-0 Argentina, Spain 1-0 Netherlands, Italy 1-1 France)
800
"I scored from the halfway line for Scotland, when we beat Denmark 4-2 in November 2025 & qualified for the 2026 World Cup"
KENNY MCLEAN
800
A footballer posted a picture of a kitchen on his Instagram story after he got sent off by a female referee?
✅
1000
Due to his mother's birthplace, Kevin De Bruyne could've possibly represented this nation instead of Belgium?
BURUNDI
1000
Pavel Nedvěd wins his first Czech Footballer of the Year award?
1998
1000
1%
In this sentence, there is the name of a country that has won the World Cup. I totally can't remember what year or years so sorry about that. I need your help! But be careful. I reckon you will get more and more annoyed if you stare at this for much longer. Many people, I'm sure, are squinting their eyes or using a magnifying glass and still struggling. So don't feel too bad about not being able to find it. And don't get angry either if possible.
ANSWER: GERMANY (1954, 1974, 1990 & 2014)
REASON: "... for much lonGER. MANY people are squinting..."
1000
"I was Bayer Leverkusen's top goalscorer in our invincible 2023-24 Bundesliga season"
VICTOR BONIFACE
1000
The world ending in 2000 was an actual reason why a footballer retired?
✅