The Trophy & Traditions
The World Cup is contested every this many years.
What is 4?
The 2026 World Cup is co-hosted by these three North American nations.
What are Canada, Mexico, and the United States?
This nation won the 2022 World Cup in Qatar on penalties.
What is Argentina?
This Argentine captain won the 2022 Golden Ball as he led his side to the title.
Who is Lionel Messi?
The 2026 tournament expanded to this record number of teams.
What is 48?
The original trophy, used until 1970, was named after this FIFA president.
Who is Jules Rimet?
Awarded 2026 matches after hosting in 1970 and 1986, it became the first country set to host the men's World Cup three times.
What is Mexico?
With five titles, this nation has won more World Cups than any other.
What is Brazil?
This French forward won the 2022 Golden Boot and scored a hat-trick in the final.
Who is Kylian Mbappé?
This is the total number of matches scheduled across the 2026 tournament.
What is 104 games?
Each World Cup host country has their own masot each tournament, this year there are 3 hosts, each being represented be these 3 animal mascots.
Who are Maple the Moose, Zayu the Jaguar, and Clutch the Bald eagle?
This South American nation hosted — and won — the inaugural 1930 World Cup.
What is Uruguay?
Germany has won four World Cups; this was the most recent, in Brazil.
What is 2014?
With 16 goals, this German striker was the all-time leading scorer in World Cup history, before Messi and Mbappé passed him in this years tournament.
Who is Miroslav Klose?
The 48 teams were drawn into this many groups to begin the tounament's group stage.
What is 12?
This award, distinct from the Golden Boot, goes to the tournament's best player.
What is the Golden Ball?
In 2022 this Gulf nation hosted the first World Cup held in the Middle East.
What is Qatar?
This nation won on home soil in 1998 and again in Russia in 2018.
What is France?
This French playmaker was sent off for a headbutt in the 2006 final, his last match.
Who is Zinedine Zidane?
This is the ammount of prize money awarded to the 2026 World Cup winners.
What is 50 million $?
The current trophy, introduced in 1974, is made largely of this precious metal.
What is Gold (18-Karat)?
The 2002 World Cup was the first to be co-hosted, shared by these two Asian nations.
What are South Korea and Japan?
Only eight nations have won the World Cup; this European country won its lone title as host in 1966.
What is England?
This Frenchman holds the record for most goals scored in a single World Cup with 13 goals scored in the 1958 tournament.
Who is Just Fontiane?
This years tournament's opening match played on June 11, 2026 at this venue.
What is Estadio Azteca, Mexico City?