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Football World Cup Trivia Quiz
Extra Time Men's and women's World Cups from France 98 and Waka Waka to Spain's 2026 win, plus the all-time legends. Upsets, heroes and heartbreak.
284 questions · 2 to 12 players, or solo · Typed answers, close enough counts
About this quiz
This Football World Cup Trivia Quiz has 284 questions: 101 easy, 118 medium and 65 hard. It is free. Play it with friends in a room for 2 to 12 players, on phones or in a browser, or play it solo. Type your answers: close enough counts, so a small typo still scores.
Sample questions
20 of the 284 FIFA World Cup questions in this pack. Think of your answer, then open it.
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Maradona's Hand of God goal in 1986 beat which much taller England goalkeeper?
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Peter Shilton
He stood much taller than Maradona, yet Maradona still got to the ball first.
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Which English teenager ran from the halfway line to score a famous solo goal against Argentina at the 1998 men's World Cup?
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Michael Owen
That goal made him an England superstar. He finished with 40 goals in 89 games for his country.
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Four years after his red card in 1998, David Beckham scored the penalty that won England a 2002 men's World Cup group game against which old rivals?
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Argentina
The BBC called the 1-0 win 'England's sweet revenge'.
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Who headed two goals from corners in the first half of the 1998 men's World Cup final?
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Zinedine Zidane
France went on to beat Brazil 3-0 and win their first men's World Cup.
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FIFA's sponsor rules meant the 2026 men's World Cup final venue was called 'New York New Jersey Stadium'. Which NFL stadium, home of the Giants and Jets, was it?
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MetLife Stadium
Grass was laid over its artificial turf for the tournament, and it hosted eight games in all.
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At 42, which Cameroon veteran scored against Russia at the 1994 men's World Cup to become the oldest scorer in its history?
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Roger Milla
In 2020 he told FIFA that his record 'will be very difficult to beat'.
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Nike's most famous World Cup advert, from 1998, has Brazil's squad showing off their skills in which unlikely place, dodging security?
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Airport
The players are killing time before flying to France, with the samba classic 'Mas Que Nada' playing.
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Who scored Canada's first ever men's World Cup goal, a header barely a minute into a 2022 game they lost 4-1?
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Alphonso Davies
It was the fastest goal in Qatar, but Croatia won 4-1; Davies had missed a penalty against Belgium days earlier.
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South Korea's players huddled around a phone on the pitch at the 2022 men's World Cup, waiting for another group game to finish. Which team had they just beaten 2-1?
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Portugal
Hwang Hee-chan's stoppage-time winner put them into the last 16 ahead of Uruguay on goals scored.
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Spain will be the first defending champions to co-host the next men's World Cup, in 2030. Which country failed with five bids before winning a share of it?
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Morocco
Morocco lost races for 1994, 1998, 2006, 2010 and 2026; it reached the 2022 semi-finals in between.
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Down to ten players and trailing Brazil, the USA were seconds from going out of the 2011 Women's World Cup. Who headed in Megan Rapinoe's cross in the 122nd minute?
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Abby Wambach
The USA won the shoot-out, and fans later voted it the best moment in Women's World Cup history.
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Paul the Octopus made his 2010 men's World Cup picks by choosing between two boxes with flags on. Which food was inside?
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Mussels
For the final he went for the one in Spain's box, and Spain beat the Netherlands.
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After reaching the knockouts at the 1998 men's World Cup, Romania's squad bleached their hair to pay off a bet. What colour did they go?
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Blond
They looked the part for a day: Davor Šuker's Croatia knocked them out in the last 16.
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France arrived at the 2002 men's World Cup as holders. How many goals did they score in their three group games?
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0
They went home bottom with one point, the first holders to fall in the group since Brazil in 1966.
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After France won the 1998 men's World Cup, Zinedine Zidane's face was projected onto which Paris landmark?
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Arc de Triomphe
It came with a slogan too: 'Zidane President'.
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After losing the deciding match of the 1950 men's World Cup at home, Brazil ran a contest for a new kit to replace their old shirt. What colour was that old shirt?
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White
The winner, Aldyr Schlee, created the yellow shirt, and he actually supported Uruguay.
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David Beckham's hair became a global craze during the 2002 men's World Cup in Japan and South Korea. Which style did he wear?
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Mohawk
His personal hairdresser even flew out to Japan to make sure the England captain looked his best.
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England's unofficial 1998 men's World Cup anthem came from Blur's Alex James, actor Keith Allen and artist Damien Hirst. It was named after which fiery Indian curry?
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Vindaloo
Their band Fat Les spent three weeks stuck at No 2 in the UK, kept off the top by '3 Lions '98'.
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Colombia's flamboyant goalkeeper was caught far from his goal and robbed by a 38-year-old Cameroon striker at the 1990 men's World Cup. Who was he?
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René Higuita
It knocked Colombia out and sent Cameroon through to the quarter-finals.
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Who became the first woman to referee a men's World Cup match, Costa Rica's 4-2 defeat in December 2022?
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Stéphanie Frappart
Her assistants Neuza Back and Karen Díaz made it an all-female trio; three American women repeated it in 2026.
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Questions about this quiz
How many questions are in the Football World Cup Trivia Quiz?
284. Each game plays a round of them, so you can come back for more.
Can I play the Football World Cup Trivia Quiz with friends online?
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