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Whether you call it football, soccer, or round ball, the South American sport is here. Try kicking a goal with these quizzes!
13 quizzes and 125 trivia questions.
1.
  South American Football Teams   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Each question gives you the names of three South American football teams, past and present, all from the same country. Match the nations to the teams. Good luck!
Easier, 10 Qns, kyleisalive, Jun 05 23
Easier
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  Questions on Argentinian Soccer    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Players, coaches, teams, and important events and facts in Argentinian soccer.
Average, 10 Qns, ceci1980, Jul 01 23
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  History of Boca Juniors    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Boca Juniors is one of the five most important soccer teams in Argentina. I hope you can learn something more about its history through this quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, chinchu88, Dec 10 11
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  10 Question Argentinian Soccer Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is for real fans of soccer.
Tough, 10 Qns, linkinpark83, Oct 06 04
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  The First World Champions    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about Uruguay's participation in the World Cup finals tournaments. For all you football fans, let`s see how much you know about the first world champions.
Tough, 10 Qns, traidor, Oct 06 04
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traidor
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  Rio's Big Four    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Rio de Janeiro is a hotbed of football, and has four of the most successful clubs in South America within its limits. Can you answer these questions about Rio's Big Four?
Average, 10 Qns, Red_John, Oct 29 21
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Red_John
Oct 29 21
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  100 Years of Copa America   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The Copa America is the main national football competition of the South American nations, and celebrated Argentina's first century of independence.
Tough, 10 Qns, gmd_uy, Aug 02 09
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  All About Brazil    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz about Brazil and its players over recent years.
Difficult, 10 Qns, Ridgeback, Oct 06 04
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9.
  Argentinians in Europe: Which Club?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Where do they play? Here are some questions about Argentinian soccer players in Europe.
Average, 10 Qns, nicoletto, Mar 14 10
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10.
  Futbol Argentino    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here are 10 impossible questions about football in Argentina!
Average, 10 Qns, nicoletto, Oct 15 04
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trivia question Quick Question
In Mexico 1986, Uruguay suffered its worst defeat ever in a world cup by losing 1-6. Who was the opposing team?

From Quiz "The First World Champions"




11.
  Ecuadorian Football [2]    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is the second quiz on Ecuadorian Soccer. Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, locotrivia, Dec 06 09
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12.
  Football in Brazil    
Multiple Choice
 5 Qns
If you are a Brazil fan, try this!
Average, 5 Qns, demetris02, Mar 07 09
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13.
  Ecuadorian Football [1]    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Let´s see how well informed you are of Ecuadorian football. If you are a real soccer fan you can do it.
Tough, 10 Qns, locotrivia, Feb 18 10
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South American Soccer Trivia Questions

1. Of Rio's big four clubs, which one was the first to be founded?

From Quiz
Rio's Big Four

Answer: Botafogo

Botafogo traces its origins back to the Club de Regatas Botafogo (Botafogo Rowing Club), which was founded on 1 July 1894. At the time, rowing was an elite sport in Rio, with many clubs founded by participants in the sport, while football was seen as something of a common pursuit. Nevertheless, a decade after the foundation of the rowing club, in August 1904 a football club was also founded in Botafogo, which initially went by the name Electro; this was changed to Botafogo Football Club one month later. The football and rowing clubs soon began to have a closer relationship, sharing not just a name, a location, team colours and supporters, which led to the idea of a merger. This eventually came to fruition in December 1942 when, during a friendly basketball game between representatives of the two clubs, footballer Armando Albano died - the presidents of the two clubs then announced that, in honour of Albano, the two clubs would join together to form a single institution, retaining the football club's black and white stripes, and with the rowing club's lone star badge. As a reminder of its rowing past, Botafogo's official name is still Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas (Botafogo Football and Rowing).

2. What year was Boca Juniors founded?

From Quiz History of Boca Juniors

Answer: 1905

Boca Juniors was founded in La Boca on April 3, 1905 by Esteban Baglietto, Juan and Teodoro Farenga, Santiago Sana and Alfredo Scarpatti.

3. Which two nations have won the tournament more times in the century?

From Quiz 100 Years of Copa America

Answer: Argentina and Uruguay

Uruguay and Argentina have won 14 times each. Brazil had won 7 times, Peru and Paraguay two times, and Bolivia and Colombia only one.

4. Who were the champions of the 2005 Torneo Apertura?

From Quiz Ecuadorian Football [2]

Answer: Liga Deportiva Universitaria

They beat Barcelona in the finals, the score was 3-0. This was LDUs 8th Ecuadorian Championship. The first tournament of the year was played in a playoffs format.

5. Who was Argentina's national team coach in the 1986 World Cup?

From Quiz Argentinian Soccer

Answer: Carlos Bilardo

Carlos Bilardo coached the National Team in both the 1986 and 1990 World Cup. In the 1986 edition, Argentina came in first, and in 1990 lost the final to the German National Team.

6. When did the argentinian soccer change from amateur to professional soccer?

From Quiz Argentinian Soccer

Answer: 1931

On May 9th, 1931, the Professional Soccer Asocciation was created, leaving aside the old Amateur Assocciation. There were 18 teams in the first championship run.

7. Who was the first choice goalkeeper for Brazil at the 2002 World Cup?

From Quiz Football in Brazil

Answer: Marcos

Dida and Rogerio Seni are goalkeepers of Brazil but NOT first choice; Taffarel was, since 1998.

8. Who was the top scorer in Ecuadorian Soccer 2001-2002?

From Quiz Ecuadorian Football [1]

Answer: Cristian Carnero

He was the top scorer with 26 goals.

9. After their win in the first World Cup in 1930, when was the second occasion Uruguay won the World Cup?

From Quiz The First World Champions

Answer: 1950

Uruguay won this wold cup held in Brazil, by beating the hosts in the last game of the final group (it was the only world cup without a final game). If the match ended up in a tie Brazil would've been crowned champions. Brazil opened the scoring at the beginning of the first half, but Uruguay ended up winning 2-1.

10. For which club did Claudio Lopez begin his professional career with?

From Quiz Argentinians in Europe: Which Club?

Answer: Estudiantes de La Plata

He began his career with them in 1990.

11. When was the first Copa America held?

From Quiz 100 Years of Copa America

Answer: 1916

The first Copa America was held in Argentina in 1916, as a commemoration for the first century of Argentinian independence.

12. Who was the top scorer in the Torneo Apertura?

From Quiz Ecuadorian Football [2]

Answer: Wilson Segura

Wilson Segura played for Liga de Loja, a team he came to the A category. He scored 18 goals.

13. Against what team did Diego Armando Maradona score the best goal (polled by FIFA 2002) in World Cup history?

From Quiz Argentinian Soccer

Answer: England

The second goal against England in the 1986 World Cup quarterfinals game was voted the best goal in World Cup history in a poll conducted by FIFA in 2002. The match ended 2-1 and the first goal was also by Maradona and scored by "the hand of God".

14. Who was the first champion of the pro soccer?

From Quiz Argentinian Soccer

Answer: Boca Juniors

Boca won the championship with 50 points, winning their match against River Plate (their eternal rival) by 3-0.

15. Who was the first scorer for Brazil in the 2002 World Cup?

From Quiz Football in Brazil

Answer: Ronaldo

Ronaldo was the first scorer of Brazil in the World Cup 2002. Also he scored 2 goals against Germany in the final.

16. Who were the 2002 champions?

From Quiz Ecuadorian Football [1]

Answer: Emelec

They scored a goal in the last minute, and that goal was the one that made them champions.

17. Matias Almeyda played for which club?

From Quiz Argentinians in Europe: Which Club?

Answer: Parma

He was born in 1973.

18. All four of Rio's big clubs were quick to win their first titles, but which one was the quickest, from playing its inaugural match, to win the Campeonato Carioca, the state championship of Rio de Janeiro?

From Quiz Rio's Big Four

Answer: Flamengo

Flamengo was originally founded in November 1895 as a rowing club in the area of Rio called Flamengo Beach. The club remained a rowing only organisation for more than 15 years until, in late 1911, a group of disgruntled members of Fluminense FC elected to leave and, rather than joining an already existing football club, decided to approach Flamengo with a view to setting up a football section. Flamengo's football section was officially established on 24 December 1911, eventually playing its first official match on 3 May 1912 against Mangueira. The new club also entered the Campeonato Carioca for the first time in 1912 - that season saw two rival competitions organised, with Flamengo entering the Liga Metropolitana de Sports Athleticos tournament, in which they finished runners-up. Flamengo's first Carioca title came in 1914, when they finished the 12 game championship two points ahead of América and Botafogo. Between playing their first match in May 1912, and the end of their first championship winning season on 22 November 1914, a total of 933 days had passed. Since their foundation, Flamengo has become Brazil's most supported club, as well as one of its most successful.

19. What is one of the nicknames of Boca fans?

From Quiz History of Boca Juniors

Answer: bosteros

Leprosos (lepers) is how Newell's Old Boys' fans are called; Gallinas (chickens) is used for River Plate fans and Sabaleros. Bostero means manure handler and it was used at the beginning by other teams to mock Boca Juniors.

20. From 1941 to 1946, this team was called "The Machine" (La Máquina) for the way they played. It was said they played like an oiled machine, working perfectly as a team. What team was that?

From Quiz Argentinian Soccer

Answer: River Plate

Some of the players in this team were Pedernera, Moreno, Labruna, and Lousteau among others.

21. Which team is known as the "King of Cups"?

From Quiz Argentinian Soccer

Answer: Independiente

Independiente won 15 international cups: 7 Libertadores, 2 Supercopas, 2 Intercontinental, 3 Interamerican, and 1 Sudamerican Recopa.

22. 1966: England, the champions, defeated every opponent exept Uruguay (in their first match of the world cup). What was the result of that game?

From Quiz The First World Champions

Answer: Uruguay v England 0-0

Also, Uruguay was the only team against whom they couldn`t score. Unfortunately Uruguay didn't go far in the tournament

23. What is Ronaldo's full name?

From Quiz All About Brazil

Answer: Ronaldo Luiz Nazario da Lima

Born in September 1976 in Rio De Janeiro, Ronaldo has played for several clubs before Barcelona and Inter:- Social Ramos Club, São Cristovão, Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte and PSV Eindhoven.

24. For which club did Pablo Aimar play?

From Quiz Argentinians in Europe: Which Club?

Answer: Valencia

Aimar was nicknamed 'The Clown'.

25. Of those that began life on the water as rowing clubs, which one of the four was the last to establish its football section?

From Quiz Rio's Big Four

Answer: Vasco da Gama

Vasco da Gama's foundation dates to August 1898, when a number of members of the Gragoatá Club, which was based in the town of Niterói, elected to form their own rowing club to avoid the necessity of travelling. The new club was named in honour of the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, as at time there were celebrations of the 400th anniversary of his voyage to India. It wasn't until November 1915 that Vasco da Gama instituted a new football section as part of its organisation, when it merged with an already existing football club, Lusitania, despite misgivings from Vasco members. Once established, the new football club applied for membership of the Liga Metropolitana de Football, being accepted in February 1916. Vasco eventually reached the top division of the Campeonato Carioca in 1922, and won its first title the following year. Vasco has since grown into one of Brazil's top clubs, with both domestic and international titles to its name.

26. What are Boca Juniors' jersey colors?

From Quiz History of Boca Juniors

Answer: blue and yellow

Boca's jersey is blue with a yellow fringe in the middle.

27. Which was the first non-South American nation to the final?

From Quiz 100 Years of Copa America

Answer: Mexico

Mexico was runner-up in 1993.

28. Which match was considered the most outstanding match in 2005?

From Quiz Ecuadorian Football [2]

Answer: Liga- Nacional 4-3

This game was a match that determined who went on to the second round of the Copa Nissan Sudamericana.

29. When did Boca Juniors win its first Libertadores Cup?

From Quiz Argentinian Soccer

Answer: 1977

This was the first Libertadores Cup for Boca Juniors. The final match was played against Cruzeiro from Brazil and was decided by penalty kicks.

30. In which year, Gimnasia LP played the Libertadores Cup for the first time?

From Quiz Argentinian Soccer

Answer: 2003

Gimnasia participated in the Libertadores Cup of 2003 for the first time. It was in Group 4 with Cobreloa (Chi), Olimpia (Par) and Alianza Lima (Per).

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