General Awareness

Football Tournaments and Awards

1,909 Questions

Football tournaments and awards cover historical goals, captains, coaches, and records from events like the FIFA World Cup and UEFA Champions League. These sports facts are standard in SSC, banking, and railways exams. Test your knowledge of famous players and tournament outcomes.

World Cup goal recordsFIFA presidential historyEuropean Cup coaching winsNational team captainsPlayer bans and controversies

Football Tournaments and Awards Questions

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Steve GOHOURI

  2. Jean Jacques GOSSO

  3. Sven Göran ERIKSSON

  4. Aristide ZOGBO

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Sven-Göran Eriksson, a Swedish manager, coached the Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) national team from 2008 to 2010, including the 2010 World Cup. The other options (Gohouri, Gosso, Zogbo) were Ivorian players, not coaches.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Lars JACOBSEN

  2. Simon KJAER

  3. Simon POULSEN

  4. Morten OLSEN

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Morten Olsen was the head coach of the Danish national football team from 2000 to 2015, making him one of Denmark's longest-serving national coaches. The other options (Jakobsen, Kjaer, Poulsen) are all Danish footballers, not coaches.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Rafik DJEBBOUR

  2. Rabah SAADANE

  3. Abdelkader LAIFAOUI

  4. Faouzi CHAOUCHI

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Rabah Saadane was the coach of the Algerian national football team during the 2010 World Cup. He had previously coached Algeria in the 1980s and returned for a second stint. The other options (Djebbour, Laifaoui, Chaouchi) were Algerian players.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Martin PALERMO

  2. Diego MARADONA

  3. Mariano ANDUJAR

  4. Walter SAMUEL

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Diego Maradona was the coach of the Argentina national football team from 2008 to 2010, including the 2010 World Cup. Maradona is one of Argentina's most famous football legends. The other options (Palermo, Andujar, Samuel) were all Argentine players, not coaches.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Yoann GOURCUFF

  2. Raymond DOMENECH

  3. Andre Pierre GIGNAC

  4. Patrice EVRA

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Raymond Domenech was indeed the coach of the French national football team from 2004 to 2010. He coached France during the 2006 World Cup (where they finished runners-up) and the controversial 2010 World Cup. The other options were all players, not coaches.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Ledley KING

  2. Fabio CAPELLO

  3. Matt UPSON

  4. Jamie CARRAGHER

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Fabio Capello was the coach of England's national football team from 2008 to 2011. He was a high-profile Italian manager appointed to lead England, succeeding Steve McClaren. The other options (King, Upson, Carragher) were all English players, not coaches.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Otto REHHAGEL

  2. Christos PATSATZOGLOU

  3. Alexandros TZIOLIS

  4. Avraam PAPADOPOULOS

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Otto Rehhagel was the German coach who led Greece to their historic victory at Euro 2004, one of the biggest upsets in international football history. He coached Greece from 2001 to 2010. The other options were Greek players, not the coach.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Joachim LOEW

  2. Marko MARIN

  3. Toni KROOS

  4. Tim WIESE

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Joachim Löew (spelled LOEW in the question) was the long-serving coach of the German national football team from 2006 to 2021. He led Germany to victory at the 2014 World Cup. Marko Marin, Toni Kroos, and Tim Wiese were all German players, not the coach.