FIFA World Cup Trivia Questions

Brazil has participated in all 22 editions (1930–2022). Germany missed out in 1930 and 1950 due to bans and WWII, Italy missed 1930 and 2018, so Brazil is the sole ever-present nation.

Due to extreme summer heat, the tournament was moved from its traditional June-July slot to November-December 2022, making it the first winter World Cup in the Northern Hemisphere.

The current trophy (awarded since 1974) is made of 18-carat gold, but it is hollow. It weighs about 13.6 pounds (6.2 kg), not solid gold, which would be far heavier.

South Africa (2010) and Qatar (2022) both failed to advance past the group stage. Additionally, the U.S. in 1994 advanced, so this myth is common but false.

The fastest goal belongs to Hakan Şükür of Turkey, but he scored it in 10.8 seconds against South Korea in 2002—not under 10. The myth often shaves off a second.

Geoff Hurst did it for England in 1966, and Kylian Mbappé for France in 2022. No other player has achieved this in a men's final.

Italy failed to qualify for 2018, becoming the first former winner to miss out since Italy themselves in 1958. Sweden eliminated them in the playoffs.

The USMNT beat England 1-0 in the 1950 World Cup in Brazil, not Europe. They also won matches in Germany in 2006 (vs. Czech Republic?) Actually, they lost to Czechs but beat Ghana in 2010 in South Africa. Their only European win was vs. Portugal in 2014 in Brazil? No—that was a draw. They have zero wins in Europe.