| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| The only player to win three World Cups | Pelé | 97%
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| Brazil's leading World Cup goalscorer | Ronaldo | 97%
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| Nation that hosted and won the first World Cup in 1930 | Uruguay | 94%
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| The only African country to host the World Cup | South Africa | 93%
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| Player who was sent off from the 2006 final after head-butting an opponent | Zinedine Zidane | 92%
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| Player who has appeared in the most World Cup matches (his first in 2006) | Lionel Messi | 89%
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| Player who scored the "Goal of the Century" against England in the 1986 World Cup | Diego Maradona | 88%
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| Player who gained infamy for biting an opponent in the 2014 tournament | Luis Suárez | 87%
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| Score of Germany's victory over Brazil in the 2014 semi-finals | 7-1 | 86%
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| Player who scored a hat trick in the 2022 final (but his team still lost) | Kylian Mbappé | 86%
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| English player who won the above award in 2018 | Harry Kane | 85%
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| Country which has advanced to the final three times but never won | Netherlands | 84%
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| Award given to the tournament's leading goalscorer | Golden Boot | 83%
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| Style of play exemplified by Spain during its 2010 championship run | Tiki-{taka} | 82%
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| Animal that appears on the crest of the French national football team | Rooster | 81%
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| Nickname of England's team | The Three Lions | 75%
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| Tiny Caribbean territory which qualified for the 2026 World Cup, becoming the least populous entity to ever do so | Curaçao | 73%
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| Highest-scoring player in World Cup history | Miroslav Klose | 70%
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| Country whose team is known as the Super Eagles | Nigeria | 60%
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| Frenchman who scored 13 goals in just 6 matches in the 1958 tournament | Just Fontaine | 43%
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