1. Who won the first FIFA World Cup in 1930? - Uruguay
2. Which country has won the most FIFA World Cups? - Brazil (5)
3. Who won the 2018 FIFA World Cup? - France
4. Who won the 2022 FIFA World Cup? - Argentina
5. Who was the captain of Argentina in the 2022 World Cup? - Lionel Messi
6. Which country hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup? - Qatar
7. Which country will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup? - USA, Canada & Mexico (jointly)
8. Which country will host the 2030 FIFA World Cup? - Spain, Portugal, Morocco (with opening matches in Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay)
9. Who won the Golden Boot in 2022 FIFA World Cup? - Kylian Mbappé (France, 8 goals)
10. Who won the Golden Ball in 2022 FIFA World Cup? - Lionel Messi
Famous Footballers
11. Who is known as “The King of Football”? - Pelé
12. Who is known as “El Pibe de Oro” (The Golden Boy)? - Diego Maradona
13. Who is called “La Pulga” (The Flea)? - Lionel Messi
14. Who is called “CR7”? - Cristiano Ronaldo
15. Who is the highest goal scorer in international football (as of 2025)? - Cristiano Ronaldo (125+ goals)
16. Who is the first footballer to win 8 Ballon d’Or awards? - Lionel Messi
17. Who is the only goalkeeper to win the Ballon d’Or? - Lev Yashin
18. Who is known as “The Pharaoh of Football”? - Mohamed Salah
19. Who is called “Zizou”? - Zinedine Zidane
20. Who is called “The Special One”? - José Mourinho (manager)
UEFA & Club Football
21. Which club has won the most UEFA Champions League titles? - Real Madrid (14)
22. Which player has won the most Champions League titles? - Paco Gento (6, Real Madrid)
23. Which club is known as “The Red Devils”? - Manchester United
24. Which club is known as “The Catalans”? - FC Barcelona
25. Which club is known as “The Blues”? - Chelsea FC
26. Which club is known as “The Bavarians”? - Bayern Munich
27. Which Italian club is nicknamed “The Old Lady”? - Juventus
28. Which club plays at Old Trafford? - Manchester United
29. Which club plays at Camp Nou? - FC Barcelona
30. Which club plays at Santiago Bernabéu? - Real Madrid
FIFA Awards & Records
31. Who won the FIFA Best Men’s Player 2023? - Lionel Messi
32. Who won the FIFA Best Women’s Player 2023? - Aitana Bonmatí
33. Who won the Golden Ball in the 2014 FIFA World Cup? - Lionel Messi
34. Who won the Golden Boot in the 2014 FIFA World Cup? - James Rodríguez (6 goals)
35. Who scored the fastest goal in FIFA World Cup history? - Hakan Şükür (11 seconds, 2002)
36. Who is the youngest player to score in a World Cup final? - Pelé (1958, age 17)
37. Who is the oldest player to play in a World Cup? - Essam El-Hadary (Egypt, 45 years, 2018)
38. Which goalkeeper saved the most penalties in World Cup history? - Danijel Subašić (Croatia, 2018 – 4 saves)
39. Who scored the “Hand of God” goal? - Diego Maradona (1986)
40. Who scored the “Goal of the Century” in 1986 World Cup? - Diego Maradona (vs England)
Indian Football
41. Who is known as the “Indian Football Captain Marvel”? - Sunil Chhetri
42. Who is the all-time top scorer for India in international football? - Sunil Chhetri
43. Who is called the “Father of Indian Football”? - Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari
44. Who was the first Indian to play professional football in Europe? - Mohammed Salim
45. Who was the first Indian footballer to play in English Premier League? - Michael Chopra (of Indian origin)
46. Who was the captain of India in the 1948 London Olympics football match? - Talimeren Ao
47. Who is the first Indian football club to win the I-League? - Dempo SC
48. Who is the first Indian footballer to play in Major League Soccer (USA)? - Sunil Chhetri (Kansas City Wizards)
49. Which Indian football club is known as “The Mariners”? - Mohun Bagan
50. Which Indian football club is known as “The Red and Gold Brigade”? - East Bengal
Tournaments & Miscellaneous
51. Which tournament is called the “Mini World Cup”? - FIFA Confederations Cup
52. Which country has won the most Copa América titles? - Uruguay & Argentina (15 each)
53. Which country has won the most UEFA European Championships? - Germany & Spain (3 each)
54. Who won UEFA Euro 2016? - Portugal
55. Who won UEFA Euro 2020 (held in 2021)? - Italy
56. Who won the 2023 UEFA Champions League? - Manchester City
57. Who is the first Indian footballer to play for Manchester United Reserves? - Lallianzuala Chhangte (Trial) / Man City: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (Norway first)
58. Which tournament is known as the “oldest football competition”? - FA Cup (England, since 1871)
59. Which country has won the most African Cup of Nations? - Egypt
60. Which country has won the most Asian Cup titles? - Japan (4)
Legendary Matches
61. Which match is called the “Miracle of Bern”? - 1954 World Cup final (West Germany beat Hungary)
62. Which match is called the “Maracanazo”? - 1950 World Cup (Uruguay beat Brazil)
63. Which World Cup final had the highest attendance? - 1950 (Brazil vs Uruguay, ~200,000)
64. Who scored the winning goal in 2010 FIFA World Cup final? - Andrés Iniesta (Spain)
65. Which team lost the 2014 FIFA World Cup semifinal 1–7 to Germany? - Brazil
66. Who scored a hat-trick in the 1966 World Cup final? - Geoff Hurst (England)
67. Who scored the fastest hat-trick in World Cup history? - László Kiss (Hungary, 1982)
68. Which was the first World Cup decided by a penalty shootout? - 1982 (Semifinal, West Germany vs France)
69. Which World Cup final was decided by penalties for the first time? - 1994 (Brazil vs Italy)
70. Who missed the decisive penalty in 1994 World Cup final? - Roberto Baggio (Italy)
Women’s Football
71. Which country has won the most FIFA Women’s World Cups? - USA (4)
72. Who won the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup? - USA
73. Who won the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup? - Spain
74. Who won the Golden Boot in 2019 Women’s World Cup? - Megan Rapinoe
75. Who won the Golden Boot in 2023 Women’s World Cup? - Hinata Miyazawa (Japan)
76. Who won the Golden Ball in 2023 Women’s World Cup? - Aitana Bonmatí (Spain)
77. Who is the all-time top scorer in Women’s World Cup history? -Marta (Brazil)
78. Who is the first woman to win the Ballon d’Or Féminin? - Ada Hegerberg (2018)
79. Which country hosted the first Women’s World Cup? - China (1991)
80. Which country hosted the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup? - Australia & New Zealand
Closing Set
81. Who is the youngest player to debut in a World Cup? - Norman Whiteside (Northern Ireland, 17 years, 1982)
82. Who is the oldest outfield player in a World Cup? - Roger Milla (Cameroon, 42 years)
83. Who scored the most goals in a single World Cup tournament? - Just Fontaine (13, 1958)
84. Who scored the most goals in FIFA World Cup history? - Miroslav Klose (16 goals)
85. Which World Cup final went into extra time and penalties in 2006? - Italy vs France (Italy won)
86. Who was sent off for headbutting Marco Materazzi in 2006 final? - Zinedine Zidane
87. Who is the first African player to win FIFA World Player of the Year? - George Weah (Liberia, 1995)
88. Which country is called “La Albiceleste” in football? - Argentina
89. Which country is called “Seleção” in football? - Brazil
90. Which country is called “Die Mannschaft”? - Germany
Last 10
91. Which African country first qualified for the World Cup? - Egypt (1934)
92. Which Asian country first qualified for the World Cup? - Indonesia (then Dutch East Indies, 1938)
93. Which Indian city hosted the U-17 FIFA World Cup final in 2017? - Kolkata (Salt Lake Stadium)
94. Who won the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup? - England
95. Which Indian player scored a goal in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup? _ Jeakson Singh (vs Colombia)
96. Who won the 2022 FIFA U-
P20 World Cup? - Uruguay
97. Which is the only country to qualify for every FIFA World Cup? - Brazil
98. Who is the first Indian to be elected as FIFA Council member? - Praful Patel
99. Who won the first Ballon d’Or in 1956? - Stanley Matthews (England)
100. Who won the 2023 Ballon d’Or? - Lionel Messi
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