Q 01/05

In what year did England win their only FIFA World Cup title?

A) 1966

B) 1970

C) 1974

D) 1982

Answer · why

A) 1966

England famously won their only FIFA World Cup title on home soil in 1966, defeating West Germany 4-2 in the final at Wembley Stadium.

Q 02/05

Who was the manager of the England national football team when they won the FIFA World Cup?

A) Alf Ramsey

B) Bobby Robson

C) Graham Taylor

D) Terry Venables

Answer · why

A) Alf Ramsey

Ramsey took charge in May 1963 and resigned after England failed to qualify for the 1974 tournament; no successor lasted longer than eight years in th...

Q 03/05

Who scored England's first ever goal in a FIFA World Cup tournament?

A) Billy Wright

B) Tom Finney

C) Stan Mortensen

D) Nat Lofthouse

Answer · why

C) Stan Mortensen

The Blackpool forward scored after 22 minutes against Chile in Rio in 1950; three years later he hit a hat-trick in the FA Cup final that is nonethele...

Q 04/05

What is England's best performance at a FIFA World Cup since their victory in 1966?

A) Third place

B) Quarter-finals

C) Semi-finals

D) Runners-up

Answer · why

A) Third place

England beat France 6-4 in the 2026 third-place play-off, with a Bukayo Saka hat-trick; they had finished fourth in 1990 and 2018.

Q 05/05

Since first entering in 1950, how many times has England failed to qualify for a FIFA World Cup?

A) Two

B) Three

C) Four

D) Five

Answer · why

B) Three

The misses were 1974, 1978 and 1994; England skipped the first three tournaments entirely because they were not FIFA members.