France captain Hugo Lloris lifts the World Cup trophy. Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenFrance captain Hugo Lloris lifts the World Cup trophy. Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images This article is more than 5 years oldThe big 2018 World Cup quizThis article is more than 5 years oldWho sang what? Who scored when? And who lost again and again?1.Robbie Williams made waves by flipping the finger during the opening ceremony. What was the first song of his set?FeelAngelsRock DJLet Me Entertain YouReveal2.How many minutes it take Russia to score the first goal in the opening match?Three124489Reveal3.At 45 years and 161 days, who became the oldest ever player to play in a World Cup finals match?Essam El-HadarySherif EkramyMohamed El-ShenawySteve MandandaReveal4.What was the only goalless draw of the tournament?Egypt v Uruguay Denmark v FrancePeru v Denmark Belgium v England Reveal5.Panama and Iceland, the two debutants at the World Cup, picked up just one point between them. Against which team was it won?TunisiaCroatiaArgentinaNigeriaReveal6.Nigeria only wore their hugely popular home kit once during the tournament. How many shirts did Nike say had been pre-ordered before it went on sale?One millionThree millionFive millionTen millionReveal7.Which team won all three of their group games without conceding a goal?CroatiaFranceUruguayBelgiumReveal8.Who had a penalty rescinded during the group stage after the referee used VAR and decided that the player had just fallen over?Cristiano RonaldoNeymarHarry KaneLionel MessiReveal9.Cristiano Ronaldo hit a hat-trick and Diego Costa bagged a brace in the epic 3-3 draw between Spain and Portugal. Who scored the other goal?NachoIscoIago AspasAndrés IniestaReveal10.Three of these players scored and missed penalties (not in shootouts). Who just missed?Cristiano Ronaldo Lionel Messi Luka ModricFahad Al-MuwalladReveal11.Which Belgium player celebrated a goal by smashing the ball back into the net – only to see it rebound off the post and smash him in the face?Yannick CarrascoMarouane FellainiMichy BatshuayiDries MertensReveal12.Who coached Senegal, having represented them as a player at the 2002 World Cup finals?Moussa N'DiayeAliou CisséHenri CamaraKalidou CissokhoReveal13.Japan became the first team to advance through a World Cup group due to their fair play record. How many yellow cards did they pick up in their group games?NoneTwoFourSixReveal14.Which two club teams provided players that scored most goals at the World Cup (12 each)?Manchester United and Manchester CityParis Saint-Germain and Tottenham HotspurBarcelona and Real MadridAtlético Madrid and ChelseaReveal15.Which England player missed his penalty in the shootout against Colombia in the round-of-16?Eric DierJordan HendersonKieran TrippierMarcus RashfordReveal16.Which country won their first game at the World Cup for 40 years?PeruPanamaEgyptIranReveal17.Which team won a game by scoring in the 95th minute and then lost their next match by conceding in the 92nd and 96th minutes?BelgiumArgentinaGermanyBrazilReveal18.What was Volgograd, one of the host cities, known as under the Soviet Union?LeningradSverdlovsk KönigsbergStalingradReveal19.Who beat four teams from the southern hemisphere?BelgiumFranceCroatiaSwitzerlandReveal20.Which of these teams did not win a penalty shootout?RussiaEnglandBelgiumCroatiaReveal21.Complete the sequence: Christian Karembeu, Roberto Carlos, Sami Khedira ... Luka ModricRaphaël VaraneCristiano RonaldoToni KroosReveal22.Who were the only team to score six goals in a match? BelgiumFranceEnglandBrazilReveal23.Which team beat opponents from Asia, Europe, Africa, Central America and South America?BelgiumFranceArgentinaBrazilReveal24.Paul Pogba became the first Premier League player to score in a World Cup final since...Thierry Henry Patrick Vieira Emmanuel PetitNo Premier League player has scored in a final Reveal25.Which team were knocked out in the last-16 stage for the seventh time in a row (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018)?SwitzerlandColombiaMexico JapanReveal26.What percentage of goals at this World Cup were scored from set pieces?31% 43%55% 67% Reveal27.Croatia had never made it to a World Cup final before. Who beat them in the semis in 1998?FranceTurkeySouth KoreaGermanyReveal28.What is the common theme in England's last three knockout wins: Ecuador in 2006, and Colombia and Sweden in 2018?England scored a free-kick in all three games Their opponents all wore yellow shirtsEngland scored a penalty in all three gamesAll three games went to extra timeReveal29.Three teams lost three games? Panama, Egypt and ...Costa Rica MoroccoEnglandGermanyReveal30.Belgium were the most prolific team at the tournament. How many of their players scored goals?SixEightTenTwelveReveal31.It was South Korea in 2002, Portugal in 2006, Uruguay in 2010 and Brazil in 2014. Who was it in 2018?BelgiumRussiaEnglandUruguayReveal32.Harry Kane won the Golden Boot with six goals. What percentage of them were scored from the penalty spot?20%33%50%66%RevealExplore more on these topicsWorld Cup 2018World CupfeaturesShareReuse this content
