Basics
The World Cup takes place every ___ years.
4
This player for France was one of two players in World Cup history to score a hat trick (3 goals) in a final game of the World Cup (in 2022)
Kylian Mbappé
The team that won in 2022 was...
Argentina
The World Cup 2026 games will start June 11 and be located in which three countries?
Canada, US, Mexico
How many World Cups has the US won?
Nada
True or False: players have to play for the country in which they are born.
False
The highest played footballer/soccer player in 2026 (estimated) including endorsements is...
Cristiano Ronaldo ($300 mil)
Lionel Messi is 2nd at $135 mil
France vs Argentina final game of 2022 ended with...
a shootout (it was tied 3-3)
The World Cup 2026 will take place in 11 US cities and bring an estimated 1.25 million international travelers to the US.
Name THREE of the cities that games will take place in!
The 2022 World Cup was the first World Cup to take place in the Middle East in which country?
Qatar
The first World Cup was in which year? (hint, there have been 22 tournaments, with this year being 23!)
1930 in Uruguay (Uruguay won the trophy!)
Six players have played in five World Cups. Name two of them!
Antonio Carbajal, Andres Guardado, Lothar Matthäus, Rafael Marquez, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The largest victories in the World Cup won by a goal differential of ___.
9 goals
Hungary vs. El Salvador (10-1 in 1982), Yugoslavia vs. Zaire (9-0 in 1974), and Hungary vs. South Korea (9-0 in 1954)
Which country will be the first country ever to host World Cup games three times (1970, 1986, and 2026)?
Mexico
Which countries will participate in the first time ever or first time in over 40 years? Name one!
First time EVER!
First time returning in 40 years:
Iran
First time returning in 52 years:
Haiti and Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire)
FIFA stands for...
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (in French) translates to:
International Federation of Association Football
Which player has played in the highest number of World Cup games?
Messi with 26 games
This country holds that most wins, with five titles.
Brazil
Which country went unbeaten in a record 16 qualifiers to reach FIFA World Cup 2026?
South Korea
what are the most common primary colors of World Cup teams? (name one!) HINT! think of country flags
RED and WHITE
Where is the 2030 World Cup taking place (three countries, name one!)
Morocco, Portugal and Spain
Which player has won the most World Cups in their career? (hint: from Brazil)
Pelé with three. (he was only 17 in Brazil's win to Sweden in 1958!)
World Cup winners have only been from two continents. Which two continents?
Europe and South America
The tournament will expand this year from 32 teams to __ teams.
48
Which language is the main language used on the field, majority of official FIFA documents, administrative processes, and international referee communication?
English (language that connects all players/countries) Spanish and French are close second.