SoccerTrivia Questions & Answers
23 soccer trivia questions, each with the correct answer and a short explanation.
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1. How long is a standard soccer match (excluding stoppage time)?
Answer: 90 minutes. A soccer match has two 45-minute halves, totaling 90 minutes.
2. In soccer, what is it called when one player scores three goals in a match?
Answer: Hat-trick. Scoring three goals in a game is a hat-trick.
3. Which country won the first ever FIFA World Cup, held in 1930?
Answer: Uruguay. Uruguay hosted and won the inaugural 1930 World Cup.
4. Which country has won the most FIFA World Cup titles?
Answer: Brazil. Brazil has won the World Cup five times, more than any nation.
5. Which nation hosted and won the 1966 FIFA World Cup?
Answer: England. England won its only World Cup as host in 1966.
6. Which legendary Brazilian footballer is widely known simply as 'Pelé'?
Answer: Edson Arantes do Nascimento. Pelé's full name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento.
7. Which country is credited with inventing the modern game of soccer (association football)?
Answer: England. The modern rules of association football were codified in England.
8. Which country won the FIFA World Cup in 2006, held in Germany?
Answer: Italy. Italy won the 2006 World Cup, beating France on penalties.
9. Which country won the 1998 FIFA World Cup, which it also hosted?
Answer: France. France won the 1998 World Cup on home soil.
10. Which country won the FIFA World Cup in 2010, held in South Africa?
Answer: Spain. Spain won the 2010 World Cup, beating the Netherlands in the final.
11. In soccer's offside law, an attacker is NOT offside if level with which opponent at the moment the ball is played?
Answer: The second-last opponent. A player level with the second-last opponent is onside, a rule clarified by IFAB in 1990.
12. Maradona's infamous 'Hand of God' goal at the 1986 World Cup was scored in the quarter-final against which team?
Answer: England. Maradona punched the ball past Peter Shilton in Argentina's 2-1 quarter-final win over England.
13. Which country defeated host Brazil 7-1 in the 2014 World Cup semi-final?
Answer: Germany. Germany thrashed Brazil 7-1 in Belo Horizonte before winning the tournament.
14. Which country won the very first FIFA World Cup, held in 1930?
Answer: Uruguay. Uruguay hosted and won the inaugural 1930 FIFA World Cup, defeating Argentina 4-2 in the final.
15. As of the 2022 tournament, which nation has won the most FIFA World Cup titles?
Answer: Brazil. Brazil has won the FIFA World Cup five times (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, and 2002), more than any other nation.
16. Which player scored the controversial 'Hand of God' goal at the 1986 World Cup?
Answer: Diego Maradona. Diego Maradona scored the 'Hand of God' goal against England in the 1986 quarter-final by punching the ball into the net.
17. Which country hosted the 1966 FIFA World Cup, which they also won?
Answer: England. England hosted and won the 1966 World Cup, beating West Germany 4-2 after extra time in the final at Wembley.
18. Who is the all-time top goalscorer in FIFA World Cup final tournaments?
Answer: Miroslav Klose. Miroslav Klose of Germany holds the record with 16 World Cup goals scored across four tournaments.
19. Which French player scored a record 13 goals at the 1958 World Cup, still the most in a single tournament?
Answer: Just Fontaine. Just Fontaine scored 13 goals at the 1958 World Cup, still the record for most goals in a single tournament.
20. Which two nations contested the 1950 World Cup deciding match known as the 'Maracanazo'?
Answer: Brazil and Uruguay. Uruguay defeated host Brazil 2-1 at the Maracanã in the decisive 1950 match, an upset known as the 'Maracanazo'.
21. Which country won the 2010 FIFA World Cup, their first ever world title?
Answer: Spain. Spain won the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, beating the Netherlands 1-0 in extra time for their first title.
22. At which World Cup did Brazil's Pelé win the trophy as a 17-year-old?
Answer: 1958. Pelé won his first World Cup with Brazil at the 1958 tournament in Sweden at just 17 years old.
23. Which nation did Italy defeat on penalties to win the 2006 FIFA World Cup final?
Answer: France. Italy beat France 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw to win the 2006 World Cup final in Berlin.
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