World Cup Quiz:
This is a mixed ability quiz, with some easy and some more challenging questions.
- Which year was the first World Cup?
- Although Uruguay has only won two World Cups, why are they allowed to wear 4 stars on their badge?
- Which country has won the most World Cups?
- How many World Cups have South American nations won combined?
- Why did British clubs not play in the World Cup until 1950?
- How many teams played in the first World Cup?
- Who hosted the 1998 World Cup?
- How many times have England hosted the World Cup?
- What did Pickles the dog do to the Jules Rimet trophy?
- How many teams will play at the 2026 tournament?
- Who was the England manager in the 2002 World Cup?
- How many managers have won the world cup as a player and manager?
- Name the two players to score a hatrick in the final of the World Cup?
- Which team has the longest gap between participating in the competition?
- Which teams have won the World Cup three times in a row?
Answers:
- 1930
- They won two Olympic Games gold medals prior to the World Cup tournament being created, which were recognised by FIFA as world championships.
- Brazil (5 titles: 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002).
- 10 (Brazil 5, Argentina 3, Uruguay 2).
- The British football associations withdrew from FIFA in 1920 due to disputes over foreign influence and only rejoined in 1946.
- 13 teams.
- France.
- Once, in 1966.
- He found it after it was stolen in 1966.
- 48
- Sven-Göran Eriksson.
- Three: Mário Zagallo (Brazil), Franz Beckenbauer (Germany), and Didier Deschamps (France).
- Geoff Hurst (1966) and Kylian Mbappé (2022).
- Wales (1958–2022, 64 years).
- None. No team has ever won three consecutive World Cups.