Ball IQBrazil Football Quiz
Test your knowledge of Brazil's five World Cups, from Pelé to Vinícius Júnior. Football trivia with explained answers — play free in your browser on Ball IQ.
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What the Brazil quiz covers
Every question is written and checked by football fans, across the topics that decide a real Brazil expert:
Career & clubs
Every club Brazil played for and the moves in between.
Trophies & honours
Leagues, cups and the biggest nights of the career.
Goals & records
The milestones, the tallies and the records set.
International
The national-team story — tournaments, caps and glory.
Iconic moments
The goals and games fans will never forget.
Awards
Ballon d'Ors, Golden Boots and individual honours.
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Which Italy midfielder won Euro 2020, was born in Brazil, and later played for both Chelsea and Arsenal?
- Jorginho
- Thiago Motta
- Emerson
- Felipe Anderson
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Answer: Jorginho
Jorginho was born in Imbituba, Brazil, won Euro 2020 with Italy, and played for Chelsea then Arsenal.
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Which player scored in 2 different World Cup finals (1958 and 1970) — both Brazil victories?
- Pelé
- Garrincha
- Vavá
- Zagallo
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Answer: Pelé
Pelé scored in the 1958 final (Brazil 5-2 Sweden aged 17) and the 1970 final (Brazil 4-1 Italy). Injured before 1962 final.
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Which Brazilian legend was arrested in Paraguay in 2020 for entering the country with a false passport, and detained for nearly six months?
- Ronaldinho
- Rivaldo
- Kaká
- Ronaldo
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Answer: Ronaldinho
Ronaldinho was detained in Paraguay in March 2020 along with his brother.
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Whose missed final penalty — skied over the bar — sealed Italy's 1994 World Cup final defeat to Brazil?
- Baggio
- Baresi
- Mussi
- Donadoni
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Answer: Baggio
Baresi had also blazed over earlier in the shootout, but Baggio's miss on Italy's fifth kick handed Brazil the title 3-2 on penalties.
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Which Brazilian, playing for Barcelona, sealed a Champions League qualifying spot in 2001 with a last-minute overhead bicycle kick against Valencia?
- Ronaldinho
- Rivaldo
- Sonny Anderson
- Giovanni
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Answer: Rivaldo
Rivaldo completed a hat-trick with a stunning stoppage-time bicycle kick to beat Valencia 3-2 on the final day.
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Brazil legend Garrincha overcame a remarkable physical condition to become one of football's greatest ever players. What was it?
- He was blind in one eye
- Both legs were bent in the same direction
- He had six toes on one foot
- He had no feeling in his right foot
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Answer: Both legs were bent in the same direction
Doctors told him he would never walk properly. He won two World Cups.
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Which country did England's senior team face in their first match at the new Wembley in 2007?
- Brazil
- Germany
- France
- USA
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Answer: Brazil
England drew 1-1 with Brazil on 1 June 2007 in the senior team's first game at the rebuilt Wembley.
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Who was Fenerbahçe's Brazilian head coach for the famous 1996 Champions League win at Old Trafford?
- Sebastião Lazaroni
- Zico
- Carlos Alberto Parreira
- Vanderlei Luxemburgo
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Answer: Sebastião Lazaroni
Sebastião Lazaroni managed Fenerbahçe for the 1996 win at Old Trafford.
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In the famous 7-1 'Mineirazo' (Germany 7-1 Brazil, 2014 WC SF), Germany scored FOUR goals in just SIX minutes — between which minutes?
- Between 11th and 17th
- Between 23rd and 29th
- Between 40th and 46th
- Between 50th and 56th
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Answer: Between 23rd and 29th
Klose (23'), Kroos (24'), Kroos (26'), Khedira (29') — four goals in six minutes that broke Brazil. Müller had opened the scoring earlier at the 11th minute, making it 5 goals in 18 minutes overall.
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Garrincha won the World Cup twice with Brazil — what was his real first name?
- Manuel
- Carlos
- João
- Roberto
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Answer: Manuel
Manuel Francisco dos Santos was nicknamed after a little wren by his sister; born with badly bent legs, he tormented full-backs as Brazil won in 1958 and 1962, starring in 1962 after Pelé's early injury.
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About the Brazil quiz
Brazil are football's crown jewel — the only nation to play at every World Cup and the most decorated of them all. The Seleção turned the game into art: the jogo bonito, the yellow shirt, the samba rhythm that made neutrals fall in love. From Pelé bursting onto the world stage as a teenager to the peerless side of 1970, from Romário and Ronaldo to Ronaldinho, Kaká and now Vinícius Júnior, Brazil has produced more icons than any country on earth. Five stars sit above the badge, and each one is a story. This quiz walks the whole arc — the triumphs and the traumas, the Maracanazo and the Mineirazo included — because Brazilian football is defined as much by its heartbreaks as by its glory. If you think you know the Seleção, this is where you prove it.
The trophies came in waves. It began in Sweden in 1958, a 17-year-old Pelé scoring twice in a 5-2 final win over the hosts. Brazil retained the crown in Chile in 1962, then produced what many call the greatest team ever in 1970, beating Italy 4-1 in the Azteca and sealing it with Carlos Alberto's iconic goal — a third title that let them keep the Jules Rimet trophy for good. After a 24-year drought came the tetra: a grinding 0-0 with Italy at the 1994 final in Pasadena, won 3-2 on penalties when Roberto Baggio ballooned his over the bar. Eight years later the penta arrived in Yokohama, Ronaldo scoring both goals in a 2-0 win over Germany to complete his redemption. Five World Cups — 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002 — a record no one has matched.
Expect the full spread. There are nine Copa América titles to place, the latest a 3-1 win over Peru at the Maracanã in 2019, plus a record four Confederations Cups. Pelé remains the only man to win three World Cups; Neymar has since passed his tally to become Brazil's all-time leading scorer, while Cafu holds the caps record at 142 and played in three straight finals. You will be asked about the men of 1970 and the strikers Romário and Bebeto, about Ronaldo's eight goals in 2002 and Ronaldinho's free-kick against England. And you will be asked about the wounds too — the 1950 Maracanazo against Uruguay, the 1998 final in Paris lost amid the mystery of Ronaldo's pre-match fit, and the 7-1 to Germany in Belo Horizonte in 2014. It is all fair game.
Every question comes with a short, explained answer, so each round teaches you something — why Carlos Alberto's goal capped the perfect team move, or how the 1994 shoot-out actually unfolded. You can play the sample set below free in your browser, no sign-up required. When you want more — over 4,000 questions spanning World Cups, the Copa América, clubs and legends, plus Footle, a daily football word game, and live multiplayer against your friends — it's all in the Ball IQ app. With the 2026 World Cup under way across the USA, Canada and Mexico, and Carlo Ancelotti's Brazil chasing an overdue sixth star behind Vinícius Júnior, there has never been a better time to test how much you really know about the Seleção.