Football True or False Quiz: 24 Statements with Answers

Read each statement, decide if it is true or false, then check the answer below it. Each one comes with a short explanation, and several are false, so do not just say “true” every time. All facts are settled up to the end of the 2024-25 season.

World Cup statements

1. Brazil is the only team to have played at every men’s World Cup. — True. They have appeared in all 22 tournaments from 1930 to 2022.
2. Diego Maradona’s “Hand of God” goal came against Germany. — False. It came against England, in the 1986 quarter-final.
3. Italy won the 2006 World Cup final on penalties. — True. They beat France after a 1-1 draw, the match in which Zinedine Zidane was sent off.
4. Spain beat the Netherlands in the 2010 World Cup final. — True. Andrés Iniesta scored the only goal in extra time.
5. The Netherlands have won a World Cup. — False. They have lost three finals (1974, 1978 and 2010) without winning.
6. The 2022 World Cup final was decided on penalties. — True. Argentina and France drew 3-3, and Argentina won the shoot-out 4-2.
7. Cristiano Ronaldo has won the World Cup. — False. Portugal’s best finish with him was fourth place, in 2006.
8. In 2022, Morocco became the first African team to reach a World Cup semi-final. — True.

Want more of the tournament? Try the World Cup quiz.

European and club statements

9. Real Madrid won the first European Cup in 1956. — True. They beat Stade de Reims 4-3 and won the first five editions.
10. England won Euro 2020 at Wembley. — False. Italy won, beating England on penalties after a 1-1 draw.
11. Greece won the European Championship in 2004. — True. It was one of the biggest surprises in the competition’s history.
12. Portugal won Euro 2016 by beating Spain in the final. — False. They beat France 1-0 after extra time, with Eder scoring the winner.
13. Liverpool won the 2005 Champions League final after being 3-0 down at half-time. — True. They drew 3-3 with AC Milan in Istanbul and won on penalties.
14. Manchester United completed a treble of league, FA Cup and Champions League in 2022-23. — False. That was Manchester City; United’s treble came in 1998-99.
15. Leicester City won the Premier League in 2014-15. — False. Their title came in 2015-16, after starting the season as 5,000-1 outsiders.
16. Arsenal went unbeaten through the whole 2003-04 Premier League season. — True. They became known as “The Invincibles”.

More like these in our Champions League trivia and Premier League trivia.

Players and awards

17. A goalkeeper has won the Ballon d’Or. — True. Lev Yashin, in 1963.
18. Cristiano Ronaldo has won more Ballon d’Or awards than Lionel Messi. — False. Messi has eight, Ronaldo five.
19. Pelé won three World Cups. — True. In 1958, 1962 and 1970, all with Brazil.
20. Kylian Mbappé scored a hat-trick in the 2022 World Cup final. — True. He scored three, and France still lost on penalties.
21. Saudi Arabia lost to Argentina at the 2022 World Cup. — False. They won 2-1 in the group stage, one of the biggest shocks of the tournament.
22. Thierry Henry won the Premier League Golden Boot four times. — True. In 2001-02, 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06.
23. Erling Haaland set the Premier League record of 36 goals in a season in 2021-22. — False. He set it in 2022-23, his first season at Manchester City.
24. Alan Shearer is the Premier League’s all-time top scorer with 260 goals. — True.

How did you score?

• 20 to 24: you know your football.
• 14 to 19: solid, but a few facts slipped past you.
• Below 14: read the explanations and try again.

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