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Pedro Porro, John Collins and Luka Modric of Croatia.
Pedro Porro, John Collins and Luka Modric of Croatia. Composite: Getty Images
Pedro Porro, John Collins and Luka Modric of Croatia. Composite: Getty Images

World Cup 2026 quiz: 26 questions to kick off the tournament

How much do you know about the players, managers and host cities in US, Canada and Mexico?

  1. 1.Who is the oldest of the 1,248 players at this year’s World Cup?
  2. 2.Which country won the Fair Play award at the 2022 World Cup, having picked up no red cards and just one yellow card in the tournament?
  3. 3.Which English club did Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni play for on loan in 2006?
  4. 4.Which of these English clubs does not have any players at the tournament?
  5. 5.Which of the two teams at the tournament have English managers?
  6. 6.England play Panama in the group stage – just like they did at the World Cup in 2018. Harry Kane scored a hat-trick in that game. Who scored the other three goals in their 6-1 win?
  7. 7.How many countries are making their debuts at the tournament?
  8. 8.Apart from England, which country has the most Premier League players at the 2026 World Cup?
  9. 9.Scotland have not played at the World Cup since 1998. John Collins scored the first of their two goals at that tournament. Who scored the second?
  10. 10.Which two goalkeepers share the record for the most clean sheets at World Cup finals?
  11. 11.Which manager will be at his fifth consecutive World Cup?
  12. 12.Which of the 16 host cities is the most northerly?
  13. 13.Who scored the official goal of the tournament in 2022?
  14. 14.Which country is playing at the World Cup for the first time since 2002, when they finished third?
  15. 15.Who is the only player to have scored an own goal in a World Cup final?
  16. 16.Which new law is being introduced for this World Cup?
  17. 17.Which team reached the semi-finals in 1994, the last time the United States hosted, but have not qualified for a World Cup this century?
  18. 18.Who is the oldest manager at this World Cup?
  19. 19.Which Welshman was the first player sent off at the last World Cup in 2022?
  20. 20.How many Englishmen have won the Golden Boot?
  21. 21.In which US state is England’s first match against Croatia?
  22. 22.Which country has won all six of the World Cup semi-finals they have played in?
  23. 23.How many players at the World Cup play for English clubs?
  24. 24.Which country has Scotland played the most times at previous World Cup finals (four times)?
  25. 25.Who are the lowest ranked team at this World Cup?
  26. 26.How many teams have won the World Cup with a foreign manager?
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