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:
100. Who has scored in the most editions of the World Cup all time?
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).
99. Which South American player has the most all-time World Cup goals?
Ronaldo Nazário (Brazil) with 15.
98. What is the USA’s best finish at a World Cup?
Semifinals (third place), in 1930.
97. What is the farthest stage Mexico has reached in the World Cup?
Quarterfinals, in 1970 and 1986.
96. Who is the USA’s all-time leading World Cup goal-scorer?
Landon Donovan with five.
95. How many World Cup tournaments have been held?
The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the 23rd edition of the tournament.
94. Which two players share Mexico’s all-time World Cup goals record?
Luis “El Matador” Hernández and Javier “Chicharito” Hernández with four each.
93. What year was the first World Cup ever held?
1930 in Uruguay.
92. How many nations have participated in every edition of the World Cup?
Just one — Brazil.
Brazil celebrates after winning the 2002 FIFA World Cup Final (Photo by Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images).
91. Which player has won the most World Cups in a career?
Pelé (Brazil) with three.
90. Who is the oldest player to score a goal in a World Cup match?
Roger Milla (Cameroon) in 1994 against Russia at 42 years, 39 days old.
89. Who is the oldest player to score a goal in the knockout stage match of the World Cup?
Pepe (Portugal) in 2022 against Switzerland at 39, 283 days old.
88. Who is the youngest player to score a goal in a World Cup match?
Pelé (Brazil) in 1958 against Wales at 17 years, 239 days old.
87. Who is the youngest player to score in a World Cup final?
Pelé (Brazil) in 1958 against Sweden at 17 years, 249 days old.
86. Who has appeared in the most World Cup matches all time?
Lionel Messi (Argentina) with 26.
85. Who is the oldest player to ever appear in a World Cup match?
Essam El-Hadary (Egypt) in 2018 against Saudi Arabia at 45 years, 161 days old.
84. Who is the oldest player to ever appear in a World Cup final?
Dino Zoff (Italy) in 1982 against West Germany at 40 years, 133 days old.
83. Who is the youngest player ever to appear in a World Cup match?
Norman Whiteside (Northern Ireland) against Yugoslavia at 17 years, 41 days old.
82. What is the record for most appearances in a World Cup by a single player?
Five. Six players have played in five World Cups: Antonio Carbajal, Andres Guardado, Lothar Matthäus, Rafael Marquez, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
81. Which nation has the most World Cup titles?
Brazil with five.
80. Who is the all-time leading goal-scorer in the World Cup?
Miroslav Klose (Germany) with 16.
79. Who are the two players to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final?
Kylian Mbappé (France, 2022) and Geoff Hurst (England, 1966).
78. How many times has a nation won back-to-back World Cup titles?
Twice — Italy (1934, 1938) and Brazil (1958, 1962).
77. Which nation has won the most World Cup matches?
Brazil with 76.
76. Which nation has the lost the most World Cup matches?
Mexico with 28.
75. Which nation has the most World Cup final appearances without ever having won?
Netherlands with three final appearances (1974, 1978, 2010).
74. Which African player has the most goals scored in the World Cup?
Asamoah Gyan (Ghana) with six.
73. Who has the record for most goals scored in a single World Cup match?
Oleg Salenko (Russia) with five against Cameroon.
72. Since odds were first listed in 1966, which eventual champion had the longest odds to win the World Cup?
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).
71. Which goalkeepers have the most clean sheets in World Cup history?
Peter Shilton (England) and Fabian Barthez (France) with 10 each.
70. Which nation has appeared in the most penalty shootouts at the World Cup?
Argentina with seven.
69. Which World Cup had the most goals scored in a single tournament?
2022 with 172 total goals scored.
68. Who is England’s all-time leading goal-scorer at the World Cup?
Gary Lineker with 12.
67. Who is Spain’s all-time leading goal-scorer at the World Cup?
David Villa with nine.
66. What is the record for most goals scored by a player in a single World Cup?
13, by Just Fontaine (France) in 1958.
Just Fontaine against West Germany in the 1958 third-place game (Photo by DB/picture alliance via Getty Images).
65. What is the record for the most saves in a single penalty shootout in a World Cup match?
Three, done by three different players:
- Ricardo (Portugal) vs. England in 2006
- Danijel Subašić (Croatia) vs. Denmark in 2018
- Dominik Livaković (Croatia) vs. Japan in 2022
64. The place is the 2030 World Cup being held?
Morocco, Portugal and Spain.
63. Who’s the one participant to attain within the World Cup in his teenagers, 20s and 30s?
Lionel Messi (Argentina).
62. Of the international locations which have received a World Cup, which has the longest lively drought since profitable?
Uruguay with a 76-year drought (final received in 1950).
61. Which nation holds the document for many appearances within the World Cup ultimate?
Germany with eight (1954, 1966, 1974, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2014).
60. What’s the document for many consecutive World Cup champions by one confederation?
4, a UEFA crew received each World Cup from 2006 to 2018 (Italy, Spain, Germany, France).
59. What’s the largest margin of victory in a World Cup match?
9 targets carried out thrice:
- Hungary 10, El Salvador 1 (1982)
- Yugoslavia 9, Zaire 0 (1974)
- Hungary 9, South Korea 0 (1954)
58. Which two gamers share the document for probably the most assists in World Cup historical past? (per OPTA)
Lionel Messi (Argentina) and Diego Maradona (Argentina).
Diego Maradona celebrates profitable the 1986 FIFA World Cup Ultimate (Picture by Paul Bereswill/Getty Photographs).
57. What number of World Cup finals have gone to penalties?
Three:
- 2022 (Argentina vs. France)
- 2006 (Italy vs. France)
- 1994 (Brazil vs. Italy)
56. Which confederation has probably the most FIFA World Cup titles?
UEFA with 12.
55. Of the 48 groups that certified, what number of are making their first look within the FIFA World Cup?
4: Curaçao, Uzbekistan, Cape Verde and Jordan.
54. What’s the solely CONCACAF crew to have reached the semifinals of the FIFA World Cup?
USA in 1930.
53. Which nation has completed as winner, runner-up and in third place 4 instances on the FIFA World Cup?
Germany.
52. What number of instances has a nation reached the FIFA World Cup finals three editions in a row?
Twice: Brazil in 1994, 1998 and 2002 and Germany in 1982, 1986 and 1990.
51. Of the 48 groups that certified, two have a supervisor that received the FIFA World Cup as a captain as effectively. Who’re they?
Didier Deschamps (captain of France in 1998, supervisor of France in 2026) and Fabio Cannavaro (captain of Italy in 2006, supervisor of Uzbekistan in 2026).
50. Mexico will change into the primary nation to host the FIFA World Cup thrice. By which years did it beforehand host?
1970 and 1986.
Mexico’s beginning eleven previous to a bunch stage sport vs Belgium in Mexico Metropolis on the 1986 FIFA World Cup (Picture by George Tiedemann/Sports activities Illustrated through Getty Photographs).
49. Which nation went unbeaten in a document 16 qualifiers to achieve FIFA World Cup 2026?
South Korea.
48. Alphonso Davies scored Canada’s first-ever FIFA World Cup objective at Qatar in 2022. Who did it come in opposition to?
Croatia.
47. Of the 48 groups, that are returning to the FIFA World Cup for the primary time since 1974?
Haiti and Congo DR (certified as Zaire).
46. Who scored the profitable objective within the 2010 FIFA World Cup ultimate?
Andrés Iniesta (Spain).
45. Who’s the one goalkeeper ever to have received the Golden Ball award on the FIFA World Cup?
Oliver Kahn (Germany).
44. Which participant has probably the most minutes performed on the FIFA World Cup?
Lionel Messi (Argentina).
43. Which nation was the primary African nation to achieve the quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup?
Cameroon in 1990.
Roger Milla of Cameroon celebrating a win in opposition to Colombia within the Spherical of 16 on the 1990 FIFA World Cup (Picture by Bongarts/Getty Photographs).
42. Which FIFA World Cup launched VAR (video assistant referee) expertise?
2018 World Cup in Russia.
41. Which FIFA World Cup was the primary to be held in Asia?
2002 in South Korea and Japan.
40. Who was the primary participant to attain in consecutive FIFA World Cup finals?
Vavá (Brazil) in 1958 and 1962.
39. Who scored the profitable objective of the 2014 FIFA World Cup ultimate?
Mario Götze (Germany).
38. What was the primary FIFA World Cup to make use of goal-line expertise?
2014 World Cup in Brazil.
37. Who’s Portugal’s all-time main goalscorer on the FIFA World Cup?
Eusébio (Portugal) with 9.
