Every group chat has one person who thinks they know everything about football. Every pub quiz has a round that proves them wrong. This page is built for both.
Below are 100 football quiz questions, split into easy, medium and hard, plus a Premier League round and a World Cup and England round. I’ve also added a quick 20 at the top for when you’re short on time. All the answers are at the bottom, grouped by section, so you can give it a bash yourself without peeking.
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The Quick 20
Short on time? This is a mixed set of 20 questions, from easy to tricky, with something for every fan.
- Which country hosted the 2018 World Cup?
- Which player scored the “Hand of God” goal against England in 1986?
- Which club has won the most European Cup and Champions League titles?
- Who has won the most Ballon d’Or awards?
- Which Premier League club are nicknamed the Toffees?
- In which Italian city is the San Siro stadium?
- Which club won the Premier League title in 2015-16 at odds of 5000-1?
- Which club went a whole Premier League season unbeaten in 2003-04?
- Which country has won the most men’s World Cups?
- Which club plays its home games at Anfield?
- Which Premier League club are nicknamed the Magpies?
- Which country won Euro 2004 in one of the biggest shocks in tournament history?
- Which stadium is known as the Theatre of Dreams?
- Which English club won the 2005 Champions League final after trailing 3-0 at half-time?
- Which English club did Cristiano Ronaldo join from Sporting Lisbon in 2003?
- Which African nation reached the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup?
- Which club did Lionel Messi leave to join Paris Saint-Germain in 2021?
- Which England manager led the team to the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup?
- At which stadium do Real Madrid play their home games?
- Which country won the 2010 World Cup?
Easy Football Quiz Questions
Warm-up round. If you struggle here, it is going to be a long night. If I’m honest, the FA Cup question is the one I’d expect to catch people out here. Most fans say Manchester United, and they’d be wrong.
- Which country won the 2022 World Cup?
- How many minutes does a standard match last, not counting stoppage time?
- Which club are known as the Red Devils?
- Which London club plays at the Emirates Stadium?
- Which country does Erling Haaland play for?
- What colour shirts do Brazil traditionally wear?
- Who is England’s all-time record goalscorer?
- Which prem club’s fans sing “You’ll Never Walk Alone”?
- How many teams play in the Premier League?
- Which club has won the most FA Cups?
- Which club plays at Stamford Bridge?
- What is it called when a player scores three goals in one match?
- In which Italian city do Juventus play?
- What colour shirts do the Netherlands traditionally wear?
- Which country hosted the 2014 World Cup?
- Which country does Kylian Mbappe play for?
- Which club did David Beckham start his career with?
- Which stadium do Barcelona play at?
- Which country won Euro 2020, which was played in 2021?
- Which German club won the 2013 Champions League?
- Which Premier League club plays at the Etihad Stadium?
- How many points does a team get for a win in the league?
- Which country does Mohamed Salah play for?
- Which London club plays at Selhurst Park?
- Which Glasgow club plays at Ibrox?
Medium Football Quiz Questions
The fair-weather fans start to drop out here. My favourite in this round is the Panenka question. Everyone knows the name of the penalty, but ask them which tournament it was invented at and the room goes quiet.
- Who scored a hat-trick in the 1966 World Cup final?
- Which club did Arsenal sign Thierry Henry from?
- Who won the first Ballon d’Or in 1956?
- Which country won the first European Championship in 1960?
- Which English club beat Bayern Munich on penalties in Munich to win the 2012 Champions League?
- Which Brazilian won the Golden Boot at the 2002 World Cup with eight goals?
- Who scored twice with headers in the 1998 World Cup final?
- Which Dutch striker scored a famous diving header against Spain at the 2014 World Cup?
- Which manager led Leicester City to the title in 2015-16?
- Which club did Paolo Maldini spend his whole career at?
- Which English club became the first to win the treble of league, FA Cup and Champions League in 1999?
- Which manager led Manchester City to the 2018-19 Premier League title?
- Who scored the stoppage-time goal that won Manchester City the 2011-12 title?
- Who captained France to the 1998 World Cup and managed them to the 2018 title?
- Which Italian club did Diego Maradona win Serie A with?
- Which London club has been in the top flight continuously since 1919?
- Which country won Euro 2016?
- Which Manchester United striker scored five goals in a 9-0 win over Ipswich Town in 1995?
- Which Czechoslovakian player scored a famous chipped penalty in the 1976 European Championship final shoot-out?
- Who won the Ballon d’Or in 2005?
- Which country did Johan Cruyff captain at the 1974 World Cup?
- Which country finished as runners-up at the 2018 World Cup?
- Which club was the Portuguese great Eusebio most associated with?
- Which Italian forward spent seven years at Chelsea and became a cult hero at Stamford Bridge?
- Which club beat Manchester United 3-1 in the 2011 Champions League final at Wembley?
Hard Football Quiz Questions
Pub quiz killers. If you get 15 of these, you are the person we were describing at the start. The one that gets me every time is the Maracanazo. I know the answer, I’ve always known the answer, and I still second-guess myself because it feels too big a shock to be true.
- Who is the youngest player in Premier League history, making his debut for Arsenal in 2022 aged 15?
- Which country caused the famous “Maracanazo” shock by beating Brazil in the 1950 World Cup decider?
- Which Turkish striker scored the fastest goal in World Cup history, 11 seconds into a 2002 third-place match?
- Which manager has won the Champions League five times?
- Which French club won the first Champions League in 1993?
- Who scored the winning goal for Manchester United in stoppage time in the 1999 Champions League final?
- Which country did Ferenc Puskas captain in the great “Golden Team” of the 1950s?
- Which Croatian striker won the Golden Boot at the 1998 World Cup with six goals?
- Which country has won the most Africa Cup of Nations titles?
- Who holds the record for the most World Cup appearances?
- Which club became the first in the Premier League era to reach 100 points in a season?
- Which Cameroonian is the oldest player to have scored in a World Cup?
- Which English club were the first to win the European Cup, in 1968?
- Who is the only goalkeeper to have won the Ballon d’Or?
- Which German legend captained West Germany to the 1974 World Cup and managed them to the 1990 title?
- Which club has won the UEFA Cup and Europa League a record seven times?
- Which Buenos Aires club plays at La Bombonera?
- Who became Britain’s first £1m footballer in 1979?
- Who scored the fastest hat-trick in Premier League history, in just two minutes and 56 seconds?
- Which country knocked England out of Euro 96 on penalties?
- Who won the Golden Ball at the 1994 World Cup?
- Who scored a hat-trick in the 2022 World Cup final and still ended up on the losing side?
- Which club did Stanley Matthews win the FA Cup with in 1953?
- Which country won Euro 92 after replacing Yugoslavia at the last minute?
- Who won the Golden Ball at the 2006 World Cup despite being sent off in the final?
Premier League Quiz Questions
A short round for the league we spend most of our lives arguing about. For the full set of 50, see our Premier League quiz questions and answers.
- Which club won the first Premier League title in 1992-93?
- Who scored the first goal in Premier League history?
- Which club won the title in 1994-95 with Alan Shearer leading the line?
- Which manager spent 22 years in charge of Arsenal, leaving in 2018?
- Which club finished the 2007-08 season with a record low of 11 points?
- How many Premier League titles did Sir Alex Ferguson win with Manchester United?
- Which manager won back-to-back titles with Chelsea in 2004-05 and 2005-06?
- Which club won the 2011-12 title on goal difference?
- Which goalkeeper has kept the most clean sheets in Premier League history?
- Which striker won three consecutive Golden Boots between 1995 and 1997?
World Cup and England Quiz Questions
The tournament round, with plenty of England heartbreak for the neutrals to enjoy.
- Who managed England to their 1966 World Cup win?
- Which England midfielder wept after picking up a yellow card in the 1990 World Cup semi-final?
- Who is England’s most-capped player of all time?
- Which England striker scored a hat-trick against Panama at the 2018 World Cup?
- Which country knocked England out of the 2022 World Cup in the quarter-finals?
- Which country beat England on penalties in the Euro 2020 final?
- Which manager led England to the semi-finals of the 1990 World Cup?
- Which Frenchman scored 13 goals at the 1958 World Cup, still a single-tournament record?
- Which country is the only one to have appeared at every World Cup?
- Which country hosted the 1998 World Cup?
- Who scored Spain’s winner in the 2010 World Cup final?
- Which country won the 2026 World Cup, beating Argentina in the final?
- At which stadium was the 2026 World Cup final played?
- Which England goalkeeper let a shot slip through his hands against the USA at the 2010 World Cup?
- Which England player was sent off against Argentina at the 1998 World Cup?
Answers
The Quick 20
- Russia
- Diego Maradona
- Real Madrid
- Lionel Messi (eight)
- Everton
- Milan
- Leicester City
- Arsenal
- Brazil (five)
- Liverpool
- Newcastle United
- Greece
- Old Trafford
- Liverpool
- Manchester United
- Morocco
- Barcelona
- Gareth Southgate
- The Santiago Bernabeu
- Spain
Easy
- Argentina
- 90 minutes
- Manchester United
- Arsenal
- Norway
- Yellow
- Harry Kane
- Liverpool
- 20
- Arsenal
- Chelsea
- A hat-trick
- Turin
- Orange
- Brazil
- France
- Manchester United
- Camp Nou
- Italy
- Bayern Munich
- Manchester City
- Three
- Egypt
- Crystal Palace
- Rangers
Medium
- Geoff Hurst
- Juventus
- Stanley Matthews
- The Soviet Union
- Chelsea
- Ronaldo
- Zinedine Zidane
- Robin van Persie
- Claudio Ranieri
- AC Milan
- Manchester United
- Pep Guardiola
- Sergio Aguero
- Didier Deschamps
- Napoli
- Arsenal
- Portugal
- Andy Cole
- Antonin Panenka
- Ronaldinho
- The Netherlands
- Croatia
- Benfica
- Gianfranco Zola
- Barcelona
Hard
- Ethan Nwaneri
- Uruguay
- Hakan Sukur
- Carlo Ancelotti
- Marseille
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
- Hungary
- Davor Suker
- Egypt (seven)
- Lionel Messi
- Manchester City (2017-18)
- Roger Milla
- Manchester United
- Lev Yashin
- Franz Beckenbauer
- Sevilla
- Boca Juniors
- Trevor Francis
- Sadio Mane
- Germany
- Romario
- Kylian Mbappe
- Blackpool
- Denmark
- Zinedine Zidane
Premier League
- Manchester United
- Brian Deane
- Blackburn Rovers
- Arsene Wenger
- Derby County
- 13
- Jose Mourinho
- Manchester City
- Petr Cech
- Alan Shearer
World Cup and England
- Sir Alf Ramsey
- Paul Gascoigne
- Peter Shilton
- Harry Kane
- France
- Italy
- Bobby Robson
- Just Fontaine
- Brazil
- France
- Andres Iniesta
- Spain
- MetLife Stadium, New Jersey
- Robert Green
- David Beckham
How Did You Do?
Here is how I would rate your score across the 100 main questions.
- 90 to 100: You are the person who ruins pub quizzes for everyone else. Respect.
- 70 to 89: A proper football brain. You know your stuff.
- 50 to 69: Solid. You will win your group chat but not the pub.
- Under 50: Don’t you worry. Come back tomorrow and try the Premier League round.
If you want to know where I’d land, I’d back myself in the 80s, with the hard round doing most of the damage. Have a go and see if you can beat that. Fancy a different challenge? Try and name the Top 10 Most Expensive Premier League Signings of all time.
