{"id":3749,"date":"2026-05-04T23:55:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T23:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=3749"},"modified":"2026-05-04T23:55:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T23:55:24","slug":"100-world-cup-facts-and-trivia-every-fan-should-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=3749","title":{"rendered":"100 World Cup Facts and Trivia Every Fan Should Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"subnav-title ff-ffc bold fs-23 lh-25 uc pd-b-10\">\n            POPULAR SEARCHES\n          <\/p>\n<p class=\"subnav-title ff-ffc bold fs-23 lh-25 uc pd-b-10\">\n            BROWSE BY\n          <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>We\u2019re 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>We&#8217;ll be adding a question each day as we approach the opening match on June 11. Let&#8217;s take a look:<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Ronaldo Naz\u00e1rio (Brazil) with 15.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Semifinals (third place), in 1930.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Quarterfinals, in 1970 and 1986.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Landon Donovan with five.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the 23rd edition of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Luis &#8220;El Matador&#8221; Hern\u00e1ndez and Javier &#8220;Chicharito&#8221; Hern\u00e1ndez with four each.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>1930 in Uruguay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Just one \u2014 Brazil.<\/p>\n<p><span>Brazil celebrates after winning the 2002 FIFA World Cup Final (Photo by Richard Sellers\/Sportsphoto\/Allstar via Getty Images).<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Pel\u00e9 (Brazil) with three.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Roger Milla (Cameroon) in 1994 against Russia at 42 years, 39 days old.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Pepe (Portugal) in 2022 against Switzerland at 39, 283 days old.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Pel\u00e9 (Brazil) in 1958 against Wales at 17 years, 239 days old.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Pel\u00e9 (Brazil) in 1958 against Sweden at 17 years, 249 days old.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Lionel Messi (Argentina) with 26.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Essam El-Hadary (Egypt) in 2018 against Saudi Arabia at 45 years, 161 days old.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Dino Zoff (Italy) in 1982 against West Germany at 40 years, 133 days old.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Norman Whiteside (Northern Ireland) against Yugoslavia at 17 years, 41 days old.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Five. Six players have played in five World Cups: Antonio Carbajal, Andres Guardado, Lothar Matth\u00e4us, Rafael Marquez, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Brazil with five.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Miroslav Klose (Germany) with 16.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 (France, 2022) and Geoff Hurst (England, 1966).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Twice \u2014 Italy (1934, 1938) and Brazil (1958, 1962).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Brazil with 76.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Mexico with 28.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Netherlands with three final appearances (1974, 1978, 2010).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Asamoah Gyan (Ghana) with six.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Oleg Salenko (Russia) with five against Cameroon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Italy in 1982 at +1800.<\/p>\n<p><span>Paolo Rossi celebrates Italy&#8217;s win against West Germany in the 1982 FIFA World cup Final (Photo by Mirror Syndication International\/Mirrorpix via Getty Images).<\/span> <!--&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Peter Shilton (England) and Fabian Barthez (France) with 10 each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Argentina with seven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>2022 with 172 total goals scored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Gary Lineker with 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>David Villa with nine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>13, by Just Fontaine (France) in 1958.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>Just Fontaine against West Germany in the 1958 third-place game (Photo by DB\/picture alliance via Getty Images).<\/span> --><\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Three, done by three different players:<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Morocco, Portugal and Spain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Lionel Messi (Argentina).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Uruguay with a 76-year drought (last won in 1950).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Germany with eight (1954, 1966, 1974, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2014).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Four, a UEFA team won every World Cup from 2006 to 2018 (Italy, Spain, Germany, France).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6><strong>Nine goals done three times:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Lionel Messi (Argentina) and Diego Maradona (Argentina).<\/p>\n<p><span>Diego Maradona celebrates winning the 1986 FIFA World Cup Final (Photo by Paul Bereswill\/Getty Images).<\/span> <!--&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Three:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>UEFA with 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Four: Cura\u00e7ao, Uzbekistan, Cape Verde and Jordan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>USA in 1930.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Twice: Brazil in 1994, 1998 and 2002 and Germany in 1982, 1986 and 1990.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Didier Deschamps (captain of France in 1998, manager of France in 2026) and Fabio Cannavaro (captain of Italy in 2006, manager of Uzbekistan in 2026).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>1970 and 1986.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>Mexico's starting eleven prior to a group stage game vs Belgium in Mexico City at the 1986 FIFA World Cup (Photo by George Tiedemann\/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images).<\/span> --><\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>South Korea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Croatia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Haiti and Congo DR (qualified as Zaire).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Andr\u00e9s Iniesta (Spain).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Oliver Kahn (Germany).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Lionel Messi (Argentina).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Cameroon in 1990.<\/p>\n<p><span>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).<\/span> <!--&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>2018 World Cup in Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>2002 in South Korea and Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Vav\u00e1 (Brazil) in 1958 and 1962.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Mario G\u00f6tze (Germany).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>2014 World Cup in Brazil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Eus\u00e9bio (Portugal) with nine.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>POPULAR SEARCHES BROWSE BY We\u2019re 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. 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