World Cup Winners
This nation defeated the Netherlands in extra time to win their first ever World Cup
What is Spain?
This Brazilian icon remains the only player to win three FIFA World Cups.
Who is Pele?
This nation is the only one to have qualified for every FIFA World Cup.
What is Brazil?
This African nation became the first on the continent to host the FIFA World Cup.
What is South Africa?
This player scored both the "Hand of God" goal and the "Goal of the Century" in the same match.
Who is Diego Maradona?
This nation defeated France in a penalty shootout to win the 2022 World Cup.
What is Argentina?
This Argentinian icon holds the all-time record for most FIFA World Cup appearances and is the only player to win two tournament Golden Balls.
Who is Lionel Messi?
This nation has scored the most goals in a single World Cup tournament with 27 goals.
What is Hungary?
These nations became the first to ever co-host a World Cup in 2002.
What is Japan & South Korea?
This midfielder scored the extra-time winner in the 2010 World Cup Final.
Who is Andres Iniesta?
This nation won the first FIFA World Cup in 1930 without losing a match.
What is Uruguay?
This player holds the record for the most goals scored in a single FIFA World Cup campaign with 13 goals.
Who is Just Fontaine?
This country holds the record for the most penalty shootout victories in FIFA World Cup history with 6 wins.
What is Argentina?
This nation became the first South American hosts of the tournament since Argentina in 1978.
What is Brazil?
FIFA's first use of goal-line technology at a World Cup confirmed a goal by this French forward against Honduras in 2014.
Who is Karim Benzema?
This nation became the first defending champion to be eliminated in the group stage under the modern 32-team format.
What is France?
This goalkeeper remains the only player in FIFA World Cup history to win the Golden Ball while playing the position of goalkeeper.
Who is Oliver Kahn?
This player is the youngest footballer ever to appear in a FIFA World Cup match, debuting at just 17 years and 41 days in 1982.
Who is Norman Whiteside?
This country became the first to host the FIFA World Cup twice after World War II, staging the tournament in 1970 and again in 1986.
What is Mexico?
Following this infamous 1982 World Cup controversy, FIFA adopted the practice of scheduling the final matches in each group at the same time.
What is the Disgrace of Gijon?
This nation remains the only World Cup champion to have won the tournament whilst failing to win a group stage game.
What is Italy?
This defender represented two different nations at FIFA World Cups, representing Yugoslavia in 1990 and Croatia in 1998.
Who is Zvonimir Boban?
Before Miroslav Klose broke the record in 2014, this German striker held the all-time World Cup scoring record with 14 goals.
Who is Gerd Müller?
This country hosted the FIFA World Cup in both 1934 and 1990, reaching the semifinals in one tournament but not the other.
What is Italy?
In the 1950 World Cup, this decisive match became known by a single nickname after the host nation suffered one of the greatest upsets in football history.
What is The Maracanazo?