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.

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Football Tournaments and Awards Questions

Multiple choice general knowledge sports

Which of the following players has won the Football World Cup?

  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

Who is the only player to score a Hatrick in World Cup final?

  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

Who scored most goals scored in a single tournament?

  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

Only two players won the World Cup as both player and head coach. One is West Germany's Franz Beckenbauer. Name the other.

  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

Who is the team principal of Red-Bull?

  1. Flavio Briatore

  2. Adam Parr

  3. Christian Horner

  4. Eric Boullier
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Christian Horner has been the team principal of Red Bull Racing since 2005, leading them to multiple world championships. The other options are Briatore (former Renault), Parr (Williams), and Boullier (Renault/Lotus).

Multiple choice general knowledge sports

Who scored most goals in a World Cup Match?

  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.