World Cup Quiz: what it is
Every World Cup leaves behind a pile of names that fans half remember: the reserve keeper who never played, the forward who scored once and vanished, the coach who lasted a single tournament. This Footbillion quiz turns that pile into a game. Each prompt has a complete list of correct answers taken from match records, and every answer carries a fixed value. The household names are cheap. The forgotten ones are expensive.
Prompts cover the men's tournament from 1950 onwards and every women's World Cup. You might be asked for a player from a particular squad, anyone who scored for a country across all tournaments, a goalkeeper a nation has picked, a coach who led a side, a city that staged a match or a team that reached the knockout rounds.
Footbillion is a free daily football quiz where every correct name has a price. This page is Footbillion Unlimited filtered to one topic: the World Cup set currently holds 1054 prompts in the Footbillion bank, each with its full list of valid answers. Play as many rounds as you like; your daily Footbillion streak is not affected.
How the World Cup quiz works
Press play and you get seven random prompts from the tournament side of the Footbillion bank. Type a name, pick it from the suggestions and shoot. You have three tries per prompt and a 45-second clock, which you can switch off. Your first valid answer locks in its value, from £10m up to £150m. After each shot the game shows the rarest and most obvious answers, so even a miss teaches you something for next time.
The Footbillion daily set always includes World Cup prompts too, so if you enjoy this mode, the daily football quiz is a good habit to pick up.
Tips for high-value tournament answers
- Think about the bench. Squads carry 22 to 26 players, but only about half are well known. Third-choice goalkeepers and back-up full-backs are almost always worth £100m or more.
- Go back in time. A scorer from the 1950s or 1960s is rarely the first name others think of.
- Use the small nations. When a prompt asks for any team at a tournament, debutants and one-time qualifiers beat the usual giants.
- Coaches rotate. Big nations have used many coaches across tournaments; the short reigns are the valuable ones.
Why rarity scoring suits World Cup trivia
Classic tournament quizzes ask for one fixed answer, so they mostly test who remembers the most famous facts. Footbillion rarity scoring flips that. Because any valid name scores, a casual fan can still bank £10m with a superstar, while a long-time collector of sticker albums can chase the deep cuts. Two people with the same knowledge can make very different choices, which makes comparing scores with friends more interesting.
How Footbillion prices each answer
Footbillion gives every valid name a fame score from open match data, then ranks the names inside each prompt. The best-known answer is worth £10m, the least-known £150m, and everything else sits in £5m steps between them. Seven perfect deep cuts add up to £1.05bn, which is where the Footbillion name comes from. The full method is on the credits page.
Sample World Cup prompts and answer values
Three prompts from the Footbillion bank, with their answers grouped by value tier. These samples are chosen so they do not spoil upcoming daily sets.
Name a player in the Brazil squad (1954 Men's World Cup)
22 valid answers
| Tier | Answers (value) |
|---|---|
| Deep cuts£100m–£150m · 7 | Alfredo £130m, Brandãozinho £130m, Cabeção £130m, Dequinha £130m, Paulinho £130m, Pinheiro £130m, Veludo £130m |
| Solid picks£50m–£95m · 8 | Humberto £95m, Maurinho £95m, Rubens £95m, Índio £95m, Bauer £75m, Ely £75m, Rodrigues £65m, Mauro Ramos £55m |
| Obvious picks£10m–£45m · 7 | Julinho £45m, Pinga £45m, Carlos José Castilho £35m, Djalma Santos £25m, Nílton Santos £25m, Baltazar £15m, Didi £10m |
Name a player who went to 3+ World Cups with Norway (Women's World Cup squads)
13 valid answers
| Tier | Answers (value) |
|---|---|
| Deep cuts£100m–£150m · 5 | Kristine Minde £145m, Lene Mykjåland £145m, Emilie Haavi £125m, Ingrid Hjelmseth £115m, Elise Thorsnes £105m |
| Solid picks£50m–£95m · 4 | Maren Mjelde £90m, Trine Rønning £80m, Bente Nordby £70m, Solveig Gulbrandsen £55m |
| Obvious picks£10m–£45m · 4 | Isabell Herlovsen £45m, Marianne Pettersen £35m, Linda Medalen £20m, Hege Riise £10m |
Name a goalkeeper picked by Paraguay (any Men's World Cup squad)
17 valid answers
| Tier | Answers (value) |
|---|---|
| Deep cuts£100m–£150m · 12 | Danilo Aceval £100m, Derlis Gómez £100m, Diego Barreto £100m, Jorge Battaglia £100m, Julián Coronel £100m, Marcelino Vargas £100m, Modesto Denis £100m, Pablo Centurión £100m + 4 more |
| Solid picks£50m–£95m · 0 | — |
| Obvious picks£10m–£45m · 5 | Ricardo Tavarelli £45m, Roberto Fernández £35m, Aldo Bobadilla £30m, José Luis Chilavert £20m, Justo Villar £10m |
World Cup Quiz FAQ
Which tournaments are included?
Men's finals from 1950 to 2022 and every women's edition from 1991 to 2019, based on the Fjelstul World Cup Database. Goalscorer and nation prompts reach back to 1930.
How does Footbillion value answers?
Each player gets a fame score from tournaments attended, matches played, goals, awards and final appearances. Inside a prompt, the most famous answer is worth £10m and the least famous £150m.
Does this quiz count toward my Footbillion streak?
No. Topic games are Unlimited games. Only the daily set counts toward your streak, and it usually includes three or four World Cup prompts.
Can I play only women's questions?
Yes. Use the women's football quiz page or pick the Women's topic before you press play.
Is it free?
Yes. Footbillion is free to play online, with no signup and no download.
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Independent fan game, not affiliated with FIFA, UEFA, any league or any club. Data credits on the credits page. Last updated 2026-11-13.