This country has won the most FIFA World Cups, with five championships
Brazil
The 2026 World Cup is being hosted by these three countries.
United States, Canada, and Mexico
A standard World Cup soccer match lasts 90 minutes. If the referee blows the whistle to end the first half after exactly 45 minutes, what fraction of the game has been played? (Simplify your answer!)
1/2
During a match, France is shown to have 58% of the ball possession. Write France's possession rate first as a decimal, and then as a simplified fraction
0.58 to 58/100 to 29/50
During goalkeeper training, a goalie faces 20 penalty kicks and saves 30% of them. How many individual penalty kicks did the goalie save?
6 saves
The FIFA World Cup is held every how many years?
Every 4 years
In the Round of 32, the United States defeated this country by a score of 2–0.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
In the Group Stage, Team Brazil plays 3 matches. If they win 2 of those matches, what fraction of their group stage matches did they not win?
1/3
A midfielder runs 10.4 kilometers in a match. If they ran 40% of that distance in the first half, how many kilometers did they run in the first half?
4.16 km
A World Cup stadium has a maximum capacity of 80,000 seats. If 72,000 tickets are sold for the final match, what percentage of the stadium seats are filled?
72,000/80,000 = 72/80
Simplifies to 9/10, which =
90%!
In 2022, this country defeated France in the World Cup final.
Argentina
This team defeated the United States 4–1 in the Round of 16.
Belgium
A section of the World Cup stadium holds 80 fans. If 3/4 of the fans in that section are wearing jersey number 10, how many fans in that section are wearing number 10?
60
A fan spent 0.45 of their budget on a World Cup jersey and 30% of their budget on a scarf. What fraction of their budget do they have left?
1/4 (25%)
A tournament referee officiates 15 total matches. If they hand out at least one yellow card in 12 of those matches, in what percentage of their matches did they hand out a yellow card?
12/15 = 4/5
4/5 = 8/10
= 80%
The first FIFA World Cup was played in this country in 1930.
Uruguay
Spain and this country advanced to the 2026 World Cup final on July 19th.
Argentina
In a dramatic penalty shootout, a team takes 10 penalty kicks. They score on 4/5 of their shots. How many penalty kicks did they miss?
2 shots
A striker takes 25 shots during the tournament and scores on 0.24 of them. What percentage of their shots did they score, and how many total goals did they get?
24% of 25 = 6 goals
An official team jersey originally costs $90. During a World Cup championship sale, the store offers a 40% discount on all jerseys. How many dollars do you save with this discount?
You save $36!
This player won the World Cup with Argentina in 2022 and is considered one of the greatest soccer players ever.
Lionel Messi
England will play this country in the third-place game.
France
During practice, Lionel Messi spends 2/3 of an hour practicing penalty kicks and 1/4 of an hour practicing corner kicks. What fraction of an hour does he spend practicing both skills combined?
11/12
Out of a group of ticket holders, 0.35 are cheering for Brazil and 45% are cheering for Argentina. What fraction of the group is cheering for other teams? (Simplify your answer!).
20%, so 1/5!
Team Spain takes 80 total shots during the tournament, but only 8 of those shots actually result in goals. What percentage of their shots did not result in a goal?
72 shots out of the 80 did NOT score.
So, 72/80 = 9/10
So, 90% of their shots did not result in a goal.