Expert Challenge: Global Football History Trivia
Among nations that have hosted a World Cup final more than once, which is the only one to have never lost a final match it participated in?
- Brazil
- Argentina
- Uruguay
- Italy
Which player holds the record for scoring in three different World Cup finals?
- Pelé
- Vavá
- Kylian Mbappé
- None of the above
Which team holds the record for the most World Cup appearances without ever advancing past the group stage?
- Scotland
- Canada
- Saudi Arabia
- Bulgaria
Which coach is the only one to have won the World Cup both as a player and a coach with two different national teams?
- Mário Zagallo
- Franz Beckenbauer
- Didier Deschamps
- No coach has achieved this with two different teams
What is the term used by Brazilians to describe the traumatic loss to Uruguay in the 1950 World Cup final?
- The Great Disaster
- Maracanazo
- The Day of Betrayal
- The Miracle of Montevideo
Which African nation was the first to reach the quarterfinals of a FIFA World Cup?
- Nigeria
- Cameroon
- Senegal
- Ghana
Which nation won the first-ever FIFA World Cup in 1930?
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Uruguay
- Italy
Which country hosted the World Cup twice before finally winning it on home soil in 1998?
- Germany
- France
- Spain
- England
Who scored the winning goal in the 2010 World Cup final?
- David Villa
- Andrés Iniesta
- Xavi
- Fernando Torres
Which nation eliminated defending champions France in the group stage of the 2002 World Cup?
- Denmark
- Senegal
- Uruguay
- Paraguay
Which goalkeeper captained Italy to World Cup victory in 2006?
- Gianluigi Buffon
- Fabio Cannavaro
- Francesco Totti
- Gennaro Gattuso
Which country became the first Asian nation to reach a World Cup semifinal?
- Japan
- South Korea
- Saudi Arabia
- No Asian nation has reached a semifinal
