Teams
Which national World Cup qualifying team was nicknamed Les Elephants?
A.Ivory Coast B.Sri Lanka C.Ghana
A. Ivory Coast (2006)
What award is given to the most outstanding player at each World Cup?
A.The Golden Goal B.The Golden Cleat C.The Golden Ball
C. The Golden Ball
Where were the first FIFA World Cup games first held?
A.Brazi B.Uruguay C.England
B. Uruguay (1930)
What game was the largest defeat in the 70's?
A.Yugoslavia v. Zaire B.Poland v. Spain C.Brazil v. Argentina
A.Yugoslavia v. Zaire 9-0 1974
What is the fastest goal scored in World Cup history?
A.18.3 B.14.5 C.11
C. 11 seconds
(Hakan Sukur from Turkey)
What team was the underdog team in the 2018 World Cup that made it to the finals?
A.Iceland B.Croatia C.Uruguay D. Italy
B. Croatia
Who is the highest paid player in the 2022 World Cup?
A.Kylian Mbappe (France) B. Lionel Messi (Argentina) C. Naymar Santos Jr. (Brazil)
A. Kylian Mbappe (France) $128M dollars
Where will the 2026 FIFA World Cup be held?
A.Australia & New Zealand B. Canada, USA, & Mexico C. Morocco & Egypt D. Korea & Japan
B. Canada, USA, & Mexico
What was the first host country to be eliminated in the first round of World Cup play?
A.South Africa B.France C.Qatar
A. South Africa in 2010
What was the longest wait between FIFA World Cup tournaments?
A.12 years B.4 years C.16 years
A.12 years, because of WW2 there was a gap from 1938-1950
Who has the most World Cup titles?
A. Germany B. Italy C. Brazil D. France
C. Brazil
On top with 5 titles (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002)
What was notable about Héctor Castro, one of Uruguay’s scorers in the final against Argentina? (1930)
Part of his arm had been amputated.
As of now what FIFA World Cup had the highest attendance?
A. Brazil B. Russia C. USA
C. USA 1994 3.57M
In 2018 the World Cup made history in what category?
A. Red cards B. Yellow Cards C. Own Goals D. Hat-tricks
C. Own Goals
12 own goals were scored after the previous record was 6
Who was the first World Cup mascot?
A.World Cup Willie B.Goleo C.Striker the World Cup Pup
A.World Cup Willie in 1966
Which team has been eliminated without losing 3 different times?
A. England B. Brazil C. Serbia D. Italy
A. England
How many goals did Just Fontaine score in the tournament, setting the record for an individual goalscorer? (1958)
A.11 B.8 C.13
C. 13
Which country became the first from Africa to compete at a World Cup?
A. Morocco B. Algeria C. Tunisia D. Egypt
D. Egypt
The World Cup game with the most goals had how many between the two teams?
A. 10 B. 12 C. 8 D. 14
B. 12
(Austria beat World Cup hosts Switzerland 7-5 in Lausanne. Austria’s Theodor Wagner and Switzerland’s Josef Hügi both scored hat-tricks.)
Who was the oldest player to score a World Cup goal?
A. Roger Milla B. Gunner Green C. Lionel Messi D. Ronaldo
A. Roger Milla
(1994 at the age of 42)
Who is the youngest team in the 2022 World Cup?
A.Iran B.Ghana C.USA
B. Ghana
What feat did Pelé achieve? He remains the only player to do this.
A. The only Brazilian to win a golden boot B. Only player to win three World Cups C. He scored in every match D. Most assists by any player in World Cup history
B. Only player to win three World Cups
(Their 1970 triumph was Pelé’s third successful campaign after 1958 and 1962)
Smallest country (in terms of population) to qualify for a World Cup?
A. Malta B. Monaco C. Iceland D. Quatar
C. Iceland
What World Cup match had the lowest attendance?
A.Romania v. Peru B.Latvia v. Croatia C.Estonia v. Italy
A. Romania v. Peru in 1930 only 300 fans showed up.
What does the FIFA World Cup Trophy depict?
A.The Greek Goddess Nike B.Two Humans Holding Up the Earth C. A Player Kicking a Football D. Nothing
B. Two Humans Holding Up the Earth