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. Teddy Sheringham & Ole Gunar Solskjaer

  2. Andy Cole & Dwight Yorke

  3. Andy Cole & Ole Gunar Solskjaer

  4. David Beckham & Dwight Yorke

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

In the legendary 1999 Champions League Final, Manchester United trailed 0-1 until injury time when substitute Teddy Sheringham scored in the 91st minute, followed by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's winner in the 93rd minute. This completed the historic treble.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. ricardo izecson dos santos leite

  2. lionel messi

  3. diego maradona

  4. david villa

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

Diego Maradona was the head coach of the Argentina national football team during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Kaká (Ricardo Izeccson dos Santos Leite) is Brazilian, Lionel Messi was a player under Maradona, and David Villa is Spanish.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Thomas Linke 4-0

  2. Lucas Podolski 7-0

  3. Miroslav Klose 8-0

  4. Oliver Neuville

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

Miroslav Klose scored a hat-trick in Germany's 8-0 victory over Saudi Arabia in the 2002 World Cup group stage. This was one of the biggest World Cup defeats ever, with Klose's hat-trick helping him eventually become the World Cup's all-time top scorer.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology
  1. david beckham

  2. john terry

  3. figo

  4. david villa

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

David Villa is the odd one out because he is a Spanish footballer, while the other three (Beckham, Terry, Figo) are also footballers but from different countries. This question tests pattern recognition across sports personalities. Villa is the only Spanish player among the options.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. cristiano ronaldo

  2. david villa

  3. michael owen

  4. messi

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

David Villa is the only player among these options who has not won the Ballon d'Or. Cristiano Ronaldo has won it 5 times, Michael Owen won in 2001, and Lionel Messi has won it 7 times. David Villa, despite being a World Cup winner and excellent striker, never won the prestigious award.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Rooney

  2. Torres

  3. Van Persie

  4. Drogba

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

The sequence shows Arsenal strikers in chronological order. Ian Wright played for Arsenal until 1998, followed by Thierry Henry (1999-2007), then Robin van Persie (2006-2012). The pattern follows the timeline of Arsenal's legendary forwards.