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Which nation has won the most FIFA World Cup titles (5)?
Brazil have won 5 World Cups (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002).
Who is the all-time top goalscorer in World Cup tournament history (16 goals)?
Miroslav Klose scored 16 goals across four World Cup tournaments (2002-2014) for Germany.
Which country hosted the inaugural FIFA World Cup in 1930?
Uruguay hosted and won the first ever FIFA World Cup in Montevideo in 1930.
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The quiz features 20 multiple-choice football trivia questions covering historic records, key players, and iconic moments.
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Show all 20 FIFA World Cup Trivia Quiz questions & answers
1. Which nation has won the most FIFA World Cup titles (5)?
Brazil have won 5 World Cups (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002).
2. Who is the all-time top goalscorer in World Cup tournament history (16 goals)?
Miroslav Klose scored 16 goals across four World Cup tournaments (2002-2014) for Germany.
3. Which country hosted the inaugural FIFA World Cup in 1930?
Uruguay hosted and won the first ever FIFA World Cup in Montevideo in 1930.
4. Who scored a hat-trick in the 2022 World Cup Final in Qatar?
Kylian Mbappé became only the second man in history (after Geoff Hurst in 1966) to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final.
5. Which nation has reached 3 World Cup Finals (1974, 1978, 2010) without ever winning?
The Netherlands are the most successful team never to win the trophy, finishing runners-up three times.
6. Who is the only player to have won three FIFA World Cups?
Pelé won the World Cup with Brazil in 1958, 1962, and 1970.
7. Which player scored the fastest goal in World Cup history (10.8 seconds)?
Turkey's Hakan Şükür scored after just 10.8 seconds against South Korea in the 2002 third-place playoff.
8. Which nation holds the record for the most goals scored in a single World Cup tournament (27 goals in 1954)?
Hungary's 'Mighty Magyars' scored 27 goals in just 5 matches during the 1954 World Cup.
9. Who won the Golden Ball for best player at the 2010 World Cup?
Uruguay's Diego Forlán won the Golden Ball in 2010 after an incredible individual tournament.
10. Which nation is the only one to have played in every single World Cup tournament since 1930?
Brazil is the only nation to have participated in all 22 World Cup tournaments to date.
11. Which player holds the record for most goals in a single World Cup tournament (13)?
France's Just Fontaine scored an incredible 13 goals in the 1958 tournament.
12. Who is the oldest player to ever play in a World Cup match (45 years, 161 days)?
Egypt's goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary played against Saudi Arabia in 2018 at the age of 45.
13. Which country won the World Cup on home soil in 1998?
France won their first World Cup in 1998, defeating Brazil 3-0 in the final in Paris.
14. What is the name of the current World Cup trophy introduced in 1974?
The original Jules Rimet trophy was given to Brazil permanently in 1970; it was replaced by the 'FIFA World Cup Trophy'.
15. Who was the first African nation to reach the quarter-finals of a World Cup?
Cameroon reached the quarter-finals in 1990, led by the legendary Roger Milla.
16. Which player is the only one to score in five different World Cup tournaments?
Cristiano Ronaldo scored in the 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022 World Cups.
17. Which host nation was eliminated in the group stages of the 2010 World Cup?
South Africa became the first host nation to fail to advance past the first round.
18. Who holds the record for the most appearances in World Cup history (26)?
Lionel Messi surpassed Lothar Matthäus's record during the 2022 World Cup Final.
19. Which African nation was the first to reach a World Cup semi-final?
Morocco made history in 2022 by becoming the first African team to reach the semi-finals.
20. In 1986, Diego Maradona's 'Hand of God' goal was scored against which country?
Maradona famously punched the ball into the net against England in the quarter-finals.