England National Football Team Trivia
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60 free England National Football Team trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
This England national football team trivia quiz covers more than 150 years of the Three Lions, from the goalless first international at Hamilton Crescent in 1872 to the World Cup win of 1966, the penalty shoot-out defeats of 1990 and 1996, and the back-to-back European Championship finals of 2020 and 2024. You will find questions on every era: the humiliations by the United States and Hungary in the 1950s, Alf Ramsey's wingless wonders, Maradona's Hand of God, Gazza's generation, the golden generation under Eriksson, and Southgate's semi-finalists. There are managers, kits, crests, record-breakers such as Peter Shilton and Harry Kane, and the odd stat that only a real anorak knows, such as the fastest England goal from kick-off. Every answer has been checked against the Wikipedia articles on the team, its records and its most famous matches, and each question carries a citation. Play it solo, or use it as an England round for your next football quiz.
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Q 01After England’s 1966 World Cup quarter-final against Argentina, what did referees’ chief Ken Aston come up with?
Yellow and red cards
Yellow and red cards came to Ken Aston at a set of traffic lights, after the referee’s decisions in that match had left people confused.
Q 02Who did England beat 4–2 after extra time in the 1966 World Cup final?
West Germany
West Germany had forced extra time with Wolfgang Weber’s equaliser in the final seconds of normal time.
Q 03Who scored a hat-trick in the 1966 World Cup final?
Geoff Hurst
Geoff Hurst only started the tournament’s later games because first-choice striker Jimmy Greaves was injured in the group stage.
Q 04Who captained England to the 1966 World Cup?
Bobby Moore
Bobby Moore’s quick free kick set up England’s equaliser, and his long pass in the last minute set up the goal that sealed the win.
Q 05Which manager guided England to the 1966 World Cup win?
Alf Ramsey
Alf Ramsey had boldly predicted that England would win the World Cup when he took charge of the team.
Q 06Which band recorded ‘World in Motion’ with England’s 1990 World Cup squad, including a rap by John Barnes?
New Order
New Order got the job after the FA’s press officer phoned their label boss, Tony Wilson, and the song went to number one.
Q 07Scotland’s side in England’s first official international came from which club?
Queen’s Park
Queen’s Park took up the FA’s challenge at a time when Scotland had no football association of its own yet.
Q 08As of mid-2026, who was England’s most-capped player, with 125 appearances?
Peter Shilton
Peter Shilton was the goalkeeper Diego Maradona beat with his hand for the ‘Hand of God’ goal at the 1986 World Cup.
Q 09Who is England's all-time record goalscorer?
Harry Kane
Harry Kane was in Arsenal’s academy at eight but was let go, and he joined their rivals Tottenham instead.
Q 10Where is St George's Park, England's national training centre?
Burton upon Trent
Burton upon Trent: the FA bought the site in 2001, reviewed the plan as Wembley’s costs rose, and only opened the centre in 2012.
Q 11Which team beat England 1–0 at the 1950 World Cup in a famous upset?
United States
The United States’ winner was Haitian-born Joe Gaetjens, who later went back to Haiti and disappeared, presumed killed.
Q 12Which England midfielder cried after a booking in the 1990 World Cup semi-final that would have ruled him out of the final?
Paul Gascoigne
Paul Gascoigne’s tears made him hugely popular, and he was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1990.
Q 13Against which team did England win 13–0 in 1882, still their biggest victory as of 2026?
Ireland
Ireland’s side were novices; their football association had been founded only two years earlier.
Q 21Which band recorded 'Three Lions' with comedians David Baddiel and Frank Skinner for Euro 96?
The Lightning Seeds
The Lightning Seeds’ Ian Broudie wrote the music after the FA asked him for a Euro 96 song, and chose Baddiel and Skinner to write the words.
Q 22What colour was England’s away kit at Euro 96?
Grey
Grey was officially ‘indigo’ to the FA, but it looked dull grey to fans, and the shirt was retired after just three matches.
Q 23Which summer tournament did England win in 1997?
Le Tournoi de France
Le Tournoi de France was the hosts’ warm-up for the 1998 World Cup, yet England won it.
Q 14Who was England's first full-time manager, appointed in 1946?
Walter Winterbottom
Walter Winterbottom never officially had the job of picking England’s team; an FA committee had a hand in choosing it.
Q 15Which England striker won the Golden Boot at the 1986 World Cup?
Gary Lineker
Gary Lineker’s six goals earned him a move that summer to Barcelona, then managed by Terry Venables.
Q 16Who missed England’s decisive penalty in the 1990 World Cup semi-final shoot-out?
Chris Waddle
Chris Waddle had hit the post in extra time, before his shoot-out kick flew over the bar.
Q 17Who managed England at the 1990 World Cup?
Bobby Robson
Bobby Robson’s semi-final run was his last tournament in charge before he left England to manage PSV Eindhoven.
Q 18Which manager resigned after England failed to qualify for the 1994 World Cup?
Graham Taylor
Graham Taylor had already been lampooned as a turnip by The Sun after England lost to Sweden at Euro 92.
Q 19Which England player missed the decisive penalty in the Euro 96 semi-final shoot-out?
Gareth Southgate
Gareth Southgate’s saved kick later landed him a part in a Pizza Hut advert with fellow penalty-missers.
Q 20Who was England's top scorer at Euro 96 with five goals?
Alan Shearer
Alan Shearer had not scored for England in 12 matches over 21 months before the tournament began.
Q 24Which England manager was sacked in February 1999 over comments he made about disabled people?
Glenn Hoddle
Glenn Hoddle’s Times interview was widely taken to mean disabled people were paying for sins in past lives.
Q 25In the 1998 World Cup second round, David Beckham was sent off for kicking out at which opponent?
Diego Simeone
Diego Simeone’s Argentina went through on penalties after a 2–2 draw with ten-man England.
Q 26Which teenager scored a solo goal against Argentina at the 1998 World Cup?
Michael Owen
Michael Owen, then 18, became an overnight star and was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1998.
Q 27Who was England's first foreign manager, in charge from 2001 to 2006?
Sven-Göran Eriksson
Sven-Göran Eriksson’s exit after the 2006 World Cup was agreed months earlier, amid pressure from a newspaper’s ‘fake sheikh’ sting.
Q 28Which England manager resigned in 2012 after publicly challenging the FA’s decision to strip John Terry of the captaincy?
Fabio Capello
Fabio Capello quit after a meeting with the FA chairman at Wembley, months before he had been due to leave after Euro 2012.
Q 29Whose shot crossed the line but was not given in England's 4–1 loss at the 2010 World Cup?
Frank Lampard
Frank Lampard’s shot bounced down over the line off the bar, and Sepp Blatter later said it convinced him football needed goal-line technology.
Q 30Which nation knocked England out of Euro 2016 in the round of 16?
Iceland
Iceland won 2–1, and Roy Hodgson resigned as England manager straight after the match.