The big World Cup final quiz

Zinedine Zidane in 2006, Franz Beckenbauer in 1974, Pelé in 1970. Composite: Getty, PAZinedine Zidane in 2006, Franz Beckenbauer in 1974, Pelé in 1970. Composite: Getty, PAArgentina and Spain will contest the 23rd World Cup final on Sunday. How much do you know about the previous 22?1.Who was the first player to score a penalty in a World Cup final?Paul BreitnerJohan Cruyff Gerd Müller Johan Neeskens 2.Uruguay beat Brazil at the Maracanã to win the World Cup in 1950. What was unusual about that match? It was played behind closed doors All 22 players on the pitch played their club football in Brazil All 11 Uruguay players were born within 10 miles of each other It was not a final3.Who scored the last penalty in the shootout when Argentina beat France in the 2022 final?Paulo Dybala Lionel Messi Gonzalo MontielLeandro Paredes 4.Who has scored the most goals in World Cup finals (four)?VaváPeléPaul Breitner Kylian Mbappé5.Who has played in three World Cup finals?CafuPierre Littbarski Lothar Matthäus Ronaldo6.Lionel Messi will be appearing in his third World Cup final on Sunday. Who scored the only goal of the game in his first final?Thomas Müller Mario GötzeMiroslav Klose Bastian Schweinsteiger 7.Who were the first team not to score in a final?Hungary in 1954 Czechoslovakia in 1962 Italy in 1970 Argentina in 19908.Who won a World Cup final as a player, scored in a World Cup final as a player, and went on to win a World Cup final as a manager?Franz Beckenbauer Didier Deschamps Marcello Lippi Mário Zagallo9.Two European teams have won the World Cup outside Europe. Germany and …ItalyFranceEnglandSpain 10.What is the most common score in World Cup finals?1-0 2-1 3-1 4-2 11. Which country came back from two goals down to win a final?ArgentinaBrazilItalyWest Germany12.Who scored the winning goal for Argentina when they beat West Germany in the 1986 final?José Luis Brown Jorge Burruchaga Diego Maradona Jorge Valdano 13.Who were the last team to win the World Cup after conceding the first goal in the final?ItalyFranceSpainArgentina14.Four of the last five finals have gone to extra time. Which was the only one decided in 90 minutes?2006201020142018 202215.How many players have been sent off in World Cup finals?TwoFiveEightTenThis is a quiz by Richard Foster, who presents the It Started With A Kick podcast and is writing a daily World Cup quiz on the Seventh Heaven app, on Apple and Google Store.Explore more on these topicsWorld Cup 2026Guardian Sport NetworkWorld CupquizzesShareReuse this content