General Awareness

Football Tournaments and Awards

1,716 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.

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Football Tournaments and Awards Questions

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink

  2. Les Ferdinand

  3. Andy Cole

  4. Alan Shearer

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

This tests knowledge of Premier League records. Les Ferdinand achieved both distinctions - scoring for 6 different Premier League clubs (QPR, Newcastle, Tottenham, West Ham, Bolton, and Reading) and scoring the 10,000th goal in December 2001 while playing for Tottenham.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Michael Essien

  2. Jerome Boateng

  3. Robinho

  4. None of the Above

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

Robinho became the British transfer record signing when he moved from Real Madrid to Manchester City in 2008 for approximately £32.5 million (€42.5 million). This broke the previous British transfer record. However, the question lacks a specific timeframe - the British transfer record has been broken multiple times since 2008, which creates ambiguity about whether Robinho is currently the record holder.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Laurent Blanc

  2. Paolo Maldini

  3. Johan Cryuff

  4. Eusebio

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

Laurent Blanc won the FIFA World Cup with France in 1998, playing as a central defender throughout the tournament. In contrast, Paolo Maldini never won the World Cup with Italy (lost finals in 1994 and 2002), Johan Cruyff (spelled incorrectly in the question) never won with Netherlands (lost 1974 final), and Eusebio never won with Portugal (reached semifinals in 1966).

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Pele

  2. Mario Kempes

  3. Geoff Hurst

  4. Paolo Rossi

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

Geoff Hurst scored a hat-trick (3 goals) for England against West Germany in the 1966 World Cup final at Wembley Stadium. His goals came in the 37th minute, 78th minute, and injury time (120th minute), securing England's 4-2 victory after extra time in their only World Cup win.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Ronaldo

  2. Gerd Müller

  3. Sándor Kocsis

  4. Just Fontaine

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

Just Fontaine scored 13 goals for France in the 1958 World Cup held in Sweden, setting the record for most goals scored by a single player in one tournament. He achieved this in just 6 matches, averaging over 2 goals per game, including 4 goals in the third-place playoff against West Germany.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Dino Zoff

  2. Mário Zagallo

  3. Michel Platini

  4. Carlos Alberto Parreira

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

Mário Zagallo won the World Cup twice as a player (1958, 1962) and once as head coach (1970), all with Brazil. Franz Beckenbauer achieved the same feat for West Germany (player 1974, coach 1990), making them the only two people in history to win World Cup titles in both roles.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Gerd Müller

  2. Miroslav Klose

  3. Oleg Salenko

  4. Just Fontaine

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

Oleg Salenko scored 5 goals for Russia against Cameroon in the 1994 World Cup, the most by any player in a single match. While Just Fontaine holds the record for most goals in a single tournament (13 in 1958), Salenko's 5-goal game is unmatched.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Tore Keller

  2. Roger Milla

  3. Nils Liedholm

  4. Lother Matheus

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

Roger Milla of Cameroon was 42 years and 39 days old when he scored against Russia in the 1994 World Cup, making him the oldest goalscorer in World Cup history. His famous corner-flag dance celebration made this moment iconic.