We Still Believe Trivia Quiz

Answer:

■ New Zealand had appeared at the World Cup twice, prior to 2026. In 1982, they lost all three of their group stage matches, which were against Brazil, the USSR and Scotland. In 2010, they drew all three of their group stage matches (against Slovakia, Italy and Paraguay).
■ Egypt had participated three times prior to 2026: In 1934, they lost to Hungary in the round of 16. In 1990, they drew with the Netherlands and Ireland and lost to England. In 2018, they lost all their matches against Uruguay, Russia and Saudi Arabia.
■ Iraq had taken part once. In 1986, they lost all three group matches against Paraguay, Belgium and Mexico.
■ Qatar hosted the 2022 World Cup, becoming the first host country to lose all three of their group stage matches (against Ecuador, Senegal and the Netherlands).
■ Canada had appeared twice, losing all their matches in 1986 (against France, Hungary and the USSR) and again in 2022 (against Belgium, Croatia and Morocco).
■ Panama made their first World Cup appearance in 2018. They lost all three group games against Belgium, England and Tunisia.
■ Haiti returned to the World Cup after a 52-year absence. In 1974, they lost to Italy, Poland and Argentina.
■ the Democratic Republic of the Congo were also returning after 52 years. As Zaire, they were defeated by Scotland, Yugoslavia and Brazil in 1974.

Cape Verde, Curaçao, Jordan and Uzbekistan were also looking for their first-ever victory, having not played a single match before. All four nations made their World Cup debut in 2026.

The other teams had at least one victory:
== Bosnia & Herzegovina beat Iran in 2014.
== South Africa defeated Slovenia in 2022 and France in 2010.
== Iran banked three victories: 1998 vs. USA, 2018 vs. Morocco and 2022 vs. Wales.
== Saudi Arabia had secured four victories: two in 1994 (vs. Morocco and Belgium), one in 2018 (vs. Egypt) and one in 2022 (vs. Argentina).
== Ecuador and Senegal each achieved five victories before the 2026 edition.