FIFA World Cup History Quiz: questions and answers
Study every question with its correct answer and explanation.
1. Which country hosted and won the first FIFA World Cup in 1930?
- A. Brazil
- B. Italy
- C. Uruguay
- D. Argentina
Answer: Uruguay
Uruguay beat their neighbours Argentina 4–2 in the final in Montevideo.
2. Up to and including the 2022 tournament, which country had won the most men's FIFA World Cups?
- A. Germany
- B. Brazil
- C. Italy
- D. Argentina
Answer: Brazil
Brazil won five titles — in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002 — and is the only team to have played at every World Cup.
3. Which country hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup?
- A. Qatar
- B. United Arab Emirates
- C. Saudi Arabia
- D. Russia
Answer: Qatar
Qatar 2022 was the first World Cup held in the Arab world, and the first played in November and December instead of mid-year.
4. Which team won the 2022 FIFA World Cup?
- A. France
- B. Croatia
- C. Morocco
- D. Argentina
Answer: Argentina
Argentina beat France on penalties after a thrilling 3–3 draw, giving Lionel Messi his first World Cup title.
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5. How many FIFA World Cups did Pelé win with Brazil?
- A. 1
- B. 2
- C. 3
- D. 4
Answer: 3
Pelé won in 1958, 1962 and 1970, making him the first — and, through 2022, the only — player to win three World Cups.
6. Which player scored the famous 'Hand of God' goal against England at the 1986 World Cup?
- A. Pelé
- B. Diego Maradona
- C. Lionel Messi
- D. Zinedine Zidane
Answer: Diego Maradona
Minutes after the 'Hand of God', Maradona scored a brilliant solo goal from his own half that was later voted the 'Goal of the Century'.
7. Who scored a hat-trick in the 2022 World Cup final?
- A. Lionel Messi
- B. Kylian Mbappé
- C. Olivier Giroud
- D. Ángel Di María
Answer: Kylian Mbappé
Mbappé became only the second man to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final, after England's Geoff Hurst in 1966.
8. In 2022, which country became the first African team to reach a World Cup semi-final?
- A. Cameroon
- B. Senegal
- C. Ghana
- D. Morocco
Answer: Morocco
Morocco knocked out Spain and Portugal on the way to the semi-final, where they lost to France.
9. What was the score when Germany beat hosts Brazil in the 2014 World Cup semi-final?
- A. 7–1
- B. 5–0
- C. 4–1
- D. 6–2
Answer: 7–1
Germany were 5–0 up within the first half-hour in Belo Horizonte, and went on to win the tournament.
10. Which country co-hosted the 2002 World Cup with Japan?
- A. China
- B. Thailand
- C. South Korea
- D. Australia
Answer: South Korea
2002 was the first World Cup held in Asia and the first co-hosted by two countries; South Korea reached the semi-finals that year.