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Road to 2026 FIFA World Cup Trivia Quiz

206 national teams from 6 confederations played a total of 899 matches to qualify for 2026 FIFA World hosted by the USA, Canada, and Mexico. For the first time, 48 national teams qualified for the finals -- 45 qualifiers along with the 3 host nations.

A multiple-choice quiz by sw11. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
sw11

Time
2 mins

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Multiple Choice

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424,521

Updated
Jun 13 26

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Question 1 of 10

1. Former winner Italy failed to qualify for the third successive time. They finished second in their group and was eliminated out by which team in the playoff? Hint

Northern Ireland

Slovenia

Bosnia Herzegovina

Croatia

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which Central Asian country qualified for the first time? Hint

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

Kazakhstan

Tajikistan

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which African country qualified for the first time, with an impressive points total of 23? Hint

Gabon

Cape Verde

Mali

Angola

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which small nation qualified for the first time winning the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Group C? Hint

Curacao

Trinidad & Tobago

Haiti

Suriname

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which national team topped the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) qualifier with 38 points? Hint

Ecuador

Brazil

Argentina

Colombia

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Question 6 of 10

6. New Zealand was the only qualifier from Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). Which team did they defeat in the final qualifying match? Hint

Fiji

New Caledonea

Tahiti

Solomon Islands

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which European national team topped UEFA Group I with a perfect record of 8 wins? Hint

Portugal

England

Norway

Spain

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which player was the top scorer of all the qualifying matches with 16 goals? Hint

Lionel Messi

Harry Kane

Erling Haaland

Kylian Mbappe

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which national team in UEFA did not concede a single goal in the qualifiers? Hint

Spain

Germany

France

England

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which football club is the most-represented with 19 players across 12 different national teams? Hint

Paris St. Germain (PSG)

Bayern Munich

Manchester City

Arsenal

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Former winner Italy failed to qualify for the third successive time. They finished second in their group and was eliminated out by which team in the playoff?

Answer: Bosnia Herzegovina

In UEFA Group I, Italy finished in second place with 18 points (6 wins, 2 losses) behind Norway. In the playoff, they beat Northern Ireland 2-0 in the semi-final. In the final match, they lost to Bosnia on penalties 2-4, after the score remained at 1-1 after extra time.

2. Which Central Asian country qualified for the first time?

Answer: Uzbekistan

In the second round, Uzbekistan finished second behind Iran with 14 points (4 wins, 2 draws) in Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Group B. In the third round, they finished second behind Iran again with 21 points (6 wins, 3 draws, 1 loss) to qualify for the finals.

8 direct slots were given to AFC. Jordan also qualified for the first time. Along with Uzbekistan and Jordan, the other direct qualifiers were: Japan, South Korea, Australia, Iran, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. In the inter-confederation playoff, Iraq defeated Bolivia 2-1 to qualify.

3. Which African country qualified for the first time, with an impressive points total of 23?

Answer: Cape Verde

Cape Verder topped Confederation of African Football (CAF) Group D. They won 7, drew 2 and lost 1 for a total of 23 points to finish ahead of Cameroon, Libya, Angola, Mauritius, and Eswatini.
Other CAF qualifiers were: Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Ghana, South Africa, Senegal, Ivory Coast, and DR Congo.

4. Which small nation qualified for the first time winning the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Group C?

Answer: Curacao

Curacao, a small island nation in the Caribbean had an impressive record of 4 wins out 4 to top CONCACAF Group B in the second round. In the third round, they again won all their 4 games to qualify for the finals. Along with 3 host nations in CONCACAF, the other qualifiers were Panama and Haiti.

5. Which national team topped the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) qualifier with 38 points?

Answer: Argentina

Argentina won the CONMEBOL qualifier with 12 wins, 2 draws, and 4 losses. Other qualifiers were: Ecuador (29 points), Colombia (28 points), Uruguay (28 points), Brazil (28 points), and Paraguay (28 points). Bolivia finished with 20 points to qualify for the inter-confederation playoff.

They beat Suriname 2-1 in the semi-final, but failed to qualify when they lost to Iraq 1-2 in the final qualifying match.

6. New Zealand was the only qualifier from Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). Which team did they defeat in the final qualifying match?

Answer: New Caledonea

New Zealand topped OFC Group B with 3 wins out of 3 in round 2. In round 3, they beat Fiji 7-0 in the semi-final, and New Caledonia 3-0 in the final qualifying match.

7. Which European national team topped UEFA Group I with a perfect record of 8 wins?

Answer: Norway

Norway topped the group with a maximum of 24 points ahead of Italy, Israel, Estonia, and Moldova. England won Group K also with the maximum points of 24, ahead of Albania, Serbia, Latvia, and Andorra.

8. Which player was the top scorer of all the qualifying matches with 16 goals?

Answer: Erling Haaland

Norwegian striker Erling Haaland is the top scorer with 16 goals. Norway also topped the table in UEFA qualifier with 37 goals. They beat Moldova (home 11-1, away 5-0), Israel (home 5-0, away 4-2), Italy (home 3-0, away 4-1), and Estonia (home 4-1, away 1-0).

9. Which national team in UEFA did not concede a single goal in the qualifiers?

Answer: England

In UEFA Group K, England scored 22 goals and conceded none. They beat Albania (home 2-0, away 2-0), Latvia (home 3-0, away 5-0), Andorra (home 2-0, away 1-0), and Serbia (home 2-0, away 5-0). Harry Kane top scored for England with 8 goals.

10. Which football club is the most-represented with 19 players across 12 different national teams?

Answer: Manchester City

The breakdown of the 19 players from Manchester City are 4 from England (John Stones, Marc Guehi, Nico OReily, James Trafford), 3 from Portugal (Ruben Dias, Bernando Silva, Matheus Nunes), 2 from Croatia (Josko Gvardiol, Mateo Kovacic), 2 from the Netherlands (Nathan Ake, Tijiani Reijnders) and 8 from the rest of the World including Erling Haaland (Norway) and Rodri (Spain).
Bayern Munich had 18 players selected, followed by Arsenal with 16 and PSG also with 16.

Source: Author sw11

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