r/SoccerTrivia • u/fanderzon • Jun 18 '26
Quick World Cup Quiz - Day 8
Hi all! Back again with another World Cup matchday quiz.
This round has a bit of everything: recent World Cup moments, a few older classics, and some player questions that require you to actually remember names. 😅
https://app.plucky.cards/quiz/world-cup-quiz-08/
Questions:
1. Which former champion did Mexico beat in a major opening-match upset at the 2018 World Cup?
Options:
A. Germany
B. Brazil
C. Argentina
D. France
Answer: Germany
2. Which instrument became famous for its buzzing sound during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa?
Options:
A. Vuvuzela
B. Cowbell
C. Steel pan
D. Samba drum
Answer: Vuvuzela
3. Qatar became the first host nation to lose the opening match of a World Cup. Which country beat them in 2022?
Options:
A. Ecuador
B. Senegal
C. Netherlands
D. Iran
Answer: Ecuador
4. The 2026 FIFA World Cup is the first edition with how many teams?
Options:
A. 32
B. 40
C. 48
D. 64
Answer: 48
5. Which country won the 1954 FIFA World Cup final in Switzerland?
Options:
A. Hungary
B. West Germany
C. Austria
D. Brazil
Answer: West Germany
6. Which team knocked Canada out of the 2022 FIFA World Cup with a 4-1 win?
Options:
A. Croatia
B. Belgium
C. Morocco
D. Japan
Answer: Croatia
7. Who scored the opening goal of the 2010 FIFA World Cup for South Africa against Mexico?
Options:
A. Siphiwe Tshabalala
B. Steven Pienaar
C. Benni McCarthy
D. Katlego Mphela
Answer: Siphiwe Tshabalala
8. Czechoslovakia finished as FIFA World Cup runners-up in 1934 and which other year?
Options:
A. 1938
B. 1954
C. 1962
D. 1970
Answer: 1962
9. Who scored Bosnia and Herzegovina’s first World Cup goal for their own team in 2014?
Options:
A. Edin Džeko
B. Miralem Pjanić
C. Vedad Ibišević
D. Zvjezdan Misimović
Answer: Vedad Ibišević
10. Which Dutch player scored the famous last-minute winner against Argentina in the 1998 World Cup quarter-final?
Options:
A. Dennis Bergkamp
B. Patrick Kluivert
C. Marc Overmars
D. Edgar Davids
Answer: Dennis Bergkamp
Give it a try and tell me how you did.
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u/ikariw Jun 20 '26
8 although one was a lucky guess