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About this quiz

Think you know football? These are the questions that separate the diehards from the casuals — a hand-picked set of harder football trivia questions spanning the World Cup, the Premier League, the Champions League, the Euros and the game's all-time records and legends. Every one comes with the answer and a short explanation, so it works as much for learning as for testing yourself.

They're pulled straight from the Ball IQ question bank — the same questions our players face in the app — and kept deliberately tough. You'll find the famous moments (Liverpool's 4-0 comeback against Barcelona, Denmark's 1992 fairytale) next to the deep cuts (who managed Blackburn to the title, which club Ronaldo left to join Barcelona in 1996). Get most of these and you genuinely know your football.

Read them as a quiz or just for the stories behind the answers. When you want more — thousands of questions, a daily challenge, a Wordle-style football guessing game and live multiplayer — the full Ball IQ game is free.

19 football trivia questions & answers

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  1. Who managed Croatia to the 2018 World Cup final?

    Zlatko Dalić took over in late 2017 and guided Croatia through three extra-time knockout games to reach the final — their best-ever World Cup finish.

  2. Who scored France's third goal in the 1998 World Cup final — in stoppage time as France beat Brazil 3-0?

    Petit scored a 90+1 minute low finish assisted by Patrick Vieira. Zidane had already scored two headers in the first half.

  3. In what year did Pelé make his World Cup debut and become the youngest WC scorer?

    Pelé was 17 at the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, where Brazil won their first title. He scored a hat-trick in the semi-final.

  4. Which player scored England's consolation goal in their 2-1 defeat by Argentina at the 1986 World Cup — the 'Hand of God' quarter-final?

    Lineker pulled one back late but couldn't spark a comeback. He still won the Golden Boot with 6 goals at that tournament.

  5. How many points did Man City accumulate in their record-breaking 2017-18 PL season?

    100 points — the first team to hit the century mark. They scored 106 goals and finished 19 points ahead of Manchester United.

  6. In which season did Chelsea win the Premier League with the most points under Mourinho?

    2004-05 — Mourinho's first season. Chelsea won with 95 points, conceding only 15 goals all season.

  7. Which English club was relegated from the Premier League EARLIEST ever in 2024-25 — with seven games still to play?

    Southampton's relegation was confirmed on 6 April 2025 after a 3-1 loss at Spurs — the earliest ever in PL history, with seven games to spare. They had just 10 points at that point, on course to challenge Derby's record-low tally (11 points in 2007-08).

  8. Who managed Blackburn Rovers when they won the Premier League in 1995?

    Kenny Dalglish — Blackburn pipped Manchester United to the title by a single point, with Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton's 'SAS' partnership up front.

  9. Who scored the crucial 4th goal for Liverpool vs Barcelona in the 2019 UCL semi-final second leg?

    Divock Origi scored in the 79th minute to complete Liverpool's 4-0 comeback after a 3-0 first-leg loss — one of the greatest CL turnarounds ever.

  10. Which goalkeeper saved a crucial penalty for Chelsea in the 2012 UCL final shootout?

    Chelsea won the shootout on Bayern's home ground in Munich; Drogba converted the winning kick after a late equaliser took the final to extra time.

  11. In which year did Ajax reach the UCL semi-finals, eliminating both Real Madrid and Juventus?

    2019 — young Ajax led by De Jong, De Ligt and Ziyech famously lost late to Spurs on away goals in the semi-final.

  12. Who scored the extra-time penalty that sent Real Madrid past Man City in the 2022 UCL semi-final?

    Rodrygo scored two goals in stoppage time to force extra time, then Benzema sealed it with a penalty.

  13. In which year did Zinedine Zidane win his only Ballon d'Or?

    1998 — the year he scored twice for France in the World Cup final win over Brazil.

  14. Who won the first ever Women's Ballon d'Or in 2018?

    Ada Hegerberg of Norway and Lyon — her acceptance speech was overshadowed by an inappropriate 'twerk' comment from the host.

  15. The Bosman ruling in 1995 changed football — what did it allow players to do?

    Move to another EU club for free once their contract expired. It transformed football's transfer market and ended clubs' stranglehold over players.

  16. Which club did Ronaldo (R9) leave to join Barcelona in 1996?

    PSV Eindhoven — he'd scored around 54 goals in 57 games for them. Barcelona paid a world-record fee before he moved to Inter a year later.

  17. Who managed Brazil to their 1970 World Cup victory — arguably the greatest international team ever?

    Mário Zagallo — he'd also won in 1958 and 1962 as a player, making him the first to win the WC as both player and manager.

  18. Which two-nation pairing hosted Euro 2000 — the first ever co-hosted European Championship?

    Belgium and the Netherlands co-hosted Euro 2000, won by France in the Rotterdam final.

  19. Which Portugal substitute scored a rebound in the 117th minute to sink Croatia in the Euro 2016 round of 16?

    Quaresma turned in Cristiano Ronaldo's parried shot in extra time to decide a cagey goalless stalemate.