World Cup quiz questions and answers

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We have you covered with the ultimate list of World Cup trivia questions so you can challenge your friends, family or colleagues.

Whether you're looking to test yourself during this year's six-week extravaganza or looking to impress your fellow football fanatics with some World Cup trivia, our list of quiz questions should come in handy when you're trying to stay awake for the 3am fixtures!

World Cup quiz questions

Easy

1. Which four nations will be making their debut at the 2026 World Cup?
2. Who is the only footballer to play in three World Cup finals?
3. Which nation has lost the most World Cup finals without winning one?
4. Which South African player scored the opening goal of the 2010 World Cup?
5. Which nation did Wayne Rooney score his first World Cup goal against in 2014?
6. Who are the lowest ranked team heading into the 2026 World Cup?
7. Aged 42, which Cameroon striker set the record for being the World Cup's oldest goalscorer at the 1994 tournament?
8. How many teams have won the World Cup with a foreign manager?
9. Who is the only player to score hat-tricks at two different World Cup tournaments?
10. Who won the Golden Ball (Best Player) at the 2010 World Cup?
11. Which country was the first from Asia to reach a World Cup semi-final?
12. Which nation recorded the biggest World Cup finals win when they defeated El Salvador 10-1 in 1982?
13. Who is the all-time leading World Cup goalscorer?
14. Who scored the "Hand of God" goal against England in 1986?
15. Which player scored in every round of the 2022 World Cup?

Hard

1. Who assisted Mario Gotze's winning goal against Argentina in the 2014 World Cup final?
2. Who is the highest-scoring African in World Cup history with six goals?
3. How many different nations have won the World Cup?
4. France's Just Fontaine holds the record for most goals scored at a single World Cup in 1958. How many did he score?
5. Timed at 11 seconds, which Turkish player holds the record for scoring the fastest goal in a World Cup match?
6. Which English club did Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni play for on loan in 2006?
7. Brazil were thrashed 7-1 by Germany in the 2014 World Cup semi-finals, but who scored their only goal of the game?
8. Who scored the winning penalty for Portugal to eliminate England at the 2006 World Cup?
9. Which Italian club has had the most World Cup-winning players with 27?
10. Who is the longest-serving coach at the 2026 World Cup?
11. Who scored the winning penalty for Argentina in the 2022 final?
12. Who did Zinedine Zidane infamously headbutt during the 2006 final?
13. Which team did Spain lose to in their opening match of the 2010 World Cup?
14. Which player scored five goals in a single match for Russia in 1994?
15. Who scored for Scotland in their 2-1 defeat to Brazil at the 1998 World Cup?

World Cup quiz answers

Easy

1. Curaçao, Cabo Verde, Jordan and Uzbekistan
2. Cafu
3. The Netherlands
4. Siphiwe Tshabalala
5. Uruguay
6. New Zealand
7. Roger Milla
8. None
9. Gabriel Batistuta
10. Diego Forlan
11. South Korea
12. Hungary
13. Miroslav Klose
14. Diego Maradona
15. Lionel Messi

Hard

1. André Schürrle
2. Asamoah Gyan
3. Eight
4. 13 goals
5. Hakan Şükür
6. West Ham
7. Oscar
8. Cristiano Ronaldo
9. Juventus
10. Didier Deschamps
11. Gonzalo Montiel
12. Marco Matterazzi
13. Switzerland
14. Oleg Salenko
15. John Collins

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