We’re 37 days out from the World Cup, and the countdown is officially on. In order to get you up to speed, FOX Sports Research put together 100 trivia questions to expand your knowledge and remind you of the rich history of this tournament.
We’ll be adding a question each day as we approach the opening match on June 11. Let’s take a look:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).
Ronaldo Nazário (Brazil) with 15.
Semifinals (third place), in 1930.
Quarterfinals, in 1970 and 1986.
Landon Donovan with five.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the 23rd edition of the tournament.
Luis “El Matador” Hernández and Javier “Chicharito” Hernández with four each.
1930 in Uruguay.
Just one — Brazil.
Brazil celebrates after winning the 2002 FIFA World Cup Final (Photo by Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images).
Pelé (Brazil) with three.
Roger Milla (Cameroon) in 1994 against Russia at 42 years, 39 days old.
Pepe (Portugal) in 2022 against Switzerland at 39, 283 days old.
Pelé (Brazil) in 1958 against Wales at 17 years, 239 days old.
Pelé (Brazil) in 1958 against Sweden at 17 years, 249 days old.
Lionel Messi (Argentina) with 26.
Essam El-Hadary (Egypt) in 2018 against Saudi Arabia at 45 years, 161 days old.
Dino Zoff (Italy) in 1982 against West Germany at 40 years, 133 days old.
Norman Whiteside (Northern Ireland) against Yugoslavia at 17 years, 41 days old.
Five. Six players have played in five World Cups: Antonio Carbajal, Andres Guardado, Lothar Matthäus, Rafael Marquez, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Brazil with five.
Miroslav Klose (Germany) with 16.
Kylian Mbappé (France, 2022) and Geoff Hurst (England, 1966).
Twice — Italy (1934, 1938) and Brazil (1958, 1962).
Brazil with 76.
Mexico with 28.
Netherlands with three final appearances (1974, 1978, 2010).
Asamoah Gyan (Ghana) with six.
Oleg Salenko (Russia) with five against Cameroon.
Italy in 1982 at +1800.
Paolo Rossi celebrates Italy’s win against West Germany in the 1982 FIFA World cup Final (Photo by Mirror Syndication International/Mirrorpix via Getty Images).
Three, done by three different players:
Morocco, Portugal and Spain.
Lionel Messi (Argentina).
Uruguay with a 76-year drought (last won in 1950).
Germany with eight (1954, 1966, 1974, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2014).
Four, a UEFA team won every World Cup from 2006 to 2018 (Italy, Spain, Germany, France).
Nine goals done three times:
Lionel Messi (Argentina) and Diego Maradona (Argentina).
Diego Maradona celebrates winning the 1986 FIFA World Cup Final (Photo by Paul Bereswill/Getty Images).
South Korea.
Croatia.
Haiti and Congo DR (qualified as Zaire).
Andrés Iniesta (Spain).
Oliver Kahn (Germany).
Lionel Messi (Argentina).
Cameroon in 1990.
Roger Milla of Cameroon celebrating a win against Colombia in the Round of 16 at the 1990 FIFA World Cup (Photo by Bongarts/Getty Images).
