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.

In the men's FIFA World Cup, Geoff Hurst scored three goals in the 1966 final and Kylian Mbappé did so in 2022. No other player has achieved a hat-trick in a men's final.

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.

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.

The USMNT has never won a World Cup match in Europe. Their wins were in the Americas (1930, 1994), Asia (2002), and Africa (2010). European-hosted tournaments saw only losses or draws.

England, the 1966 World Cup winner, did not qualify for the 1974 tournament. Italy's 2018 absence was not the first since 1958.