How much do you know about the World Cup?

Take our superfan quiz, and share with your friends, to find out who’s the biggest football fan of all.

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By Kai Dambach
December 1, 2022

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Football fans have been eagerly awaiting World Cup 2022, and it’s finally here! Yes, it’s been mired more controversy than usual, thanks to its location in Qatar, but nonetheless we are expecting great things from the 32 squads. Sure, it’s a great time to get together with your mates and have a healthy football party, but of course, there’s always one in the group who’s a superfan. Too many people vying for the title? Take our World Cup quiz and find out who is the biggest superfan of them all!

1. Which region has yet to host the tournament?

A. Asia
B. Oceania
C. North America
D. Africa

2. Who is the only goalkeeper to have won the Golden Ball? (MVP award of the World Cup)

A. Oliver Kahn
B. Thibault Courtois
C. Iker Casillas
D. Fabien Berthez

3. Who is the only player to score a goal for his country, and an own goal against his own country, in the final?

A. Thierry Henry
B. Zinedine Zidane
C. Andres Iniesta
D. Mario Mandzukic

4. Who scored the most goals in World Cup history?

A. Ronaldo
B. Miroslav Klose
C. Pele
D. Sandor Kocsis

5. When was the last time a non-European nation won the World Cup?

A. 1986
B. 1994
C. 2002
D. 2014

6. Which North American (CONCACAF) team went the furthest in the tournament?

A. Cuba
B. United States
C. Mexico
D. Costa Rica

7. Which African (CAF) team was the first to make the quarterfinals of the tournament?

A. Cameroon in 1990
B. Nigeria in 1998
C. Senegal in 2002
D. Ghana in 2010

8. Did West Germany and East Germany ever play one another in the World Cup?

A. Yes and West Germany won during the 1974 World Cup
B. Yes and East Germany won during the 1974 World Cup
C. No, they never played against one another when they were separated
D. No, they only played friendlies against one another

9. Who scored the most goals in a single World Cup tournament?

A. Ronaldo (Brazil)
B. Ferenc Puskas (Hungary)
C. Harry Kane (England)
D. Just Fontaine (France)

10. Who scored the first goal in the first ever World Cup tournament?

A. Bart McGhee (USA)
B. Marcel Langiller (France)
C. Tom Florie (USA)
D. Lucien Laurent (France)

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Answers:

Correct answer: B. They are planning to host part of the 2023 Women’s World Cup, however.
Correct answer: A, in the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan. He allowed just one goal until the final game.
Correct answer: D in the 2018 Final in Moscow.
Correct answer: B, with 16 goals scored for Germany. The last goal was the game-winner in the infamous 7-1 semifinal win over Brazil.
Correct answer: C. Brazil defeated Germany 2-0 in Yokohama for their most recent World Cup victory.

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