The biggest event in the history of North American sports is coming this summer. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will commence on June 11th, with matches being held throughout the U.S., Mexico and Canada.
In order to get you up to speed, FOX Sports Research put together 100 trivia questions to expand your knowledge and remind you of the rich history of this tournament.
We'll be adding a question each day as we approach the opening match on June 11. Let's take a look:
The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the 23rd edition of the tournament.
Luis "El Matador" Hernández and Javier "Chicharito" Hernández with four each.
Brazil celebrates after winning the 2002 FIFA World Cup Final (Photo by Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images).
Roger Milla (Cameroon) in 1994 against Russia at 42 years, 39 days old.
Pepe (Portugal) in 2022 against Switzerland at 39, 283 days old.
Pelé (Brazil) in 1958 against Wales at 17 years, 239 days old.
Pelé (Brazil) in 1958 against Sweden at 17 years, 249 days old.
Essam El-Hadary (Egypt) in 2018 against Saudi Arabia at 45 years, 161 days old.
Dino Zoff (Italy) in 1982 against West Germany at 40 years, 133 days old.
Norman Whiteside (Northern Ireland) against Yugoslavia at 17 years, 41 days old.
Five. Six players have played in five World Cups: Antonio Carbajal, Andres Guardado, Lothar Matthäus, Rafael Marquez, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Kylian Mbappé (France, 2022) and Geoff Hurst (England, 1966).
Twice — Italy (1934, 1938) and Brazil (1958, 1962).
Netherlands with three final appearances (1974, 1978, 2010).
Oleg Salenko (Russia) with five against Cameroon.
Paolo Rossi celebrates Italy's win against West Germany in the 1982 FIFA World cup Final (Photo by Mirror Syndication International/Mirrorpix via Getty Images).
Peter Shilton (England) and Fabian Barthez (France) with 10 each.
Just Fontaine against West Germany in the 1958 third-place game (Photo by DB/picture alliance via Getty Images).
Uruguay with a 76-year drought (last won in 1950).
Germany with eight (1954, 1966, 1974, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2014).
Four, a UEFA team won every World Cup from 2006 to 2018 (Italy, Spain, Germany, France).
Lionel Messi (Argentina) and Diego Maradona (Argentina).
Diego Maradona celebrates winning the 1986 FIFA World Cup Final (Photo by Paul Bereswill/Getty Images).
Four: Curaçao, Uzbekistan, Cape Verde and Jordan.
Twice: Brazil in 1994, 1998 and 2002 and Germany in 1982, 1986 and 1990.
Didier Deschamps (captain of France in 1998, manager of France in 2026) and Fabio Cannavaro (captain of Italy in 2006, manager of Uzbekistan in 2026).
Mexico's starting eleven prior to a group stage game vs Belgium in Mexico City at the 1986 FIFA World Cup (Photo by George Tiedemann/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images).
Roger Milla of Cameroon celebrating a win against Colombia in the Round of 16 at the 1990 FIFA World Cup (Photo by Bongarts/Getty Images).
Eusébio taking on Hungary at the 1966 FIFA World Cup (Photo by Allsport Hulton/Archive).
Hungary in 1938 and 1954, and Czechoslovakia (now Czechia) in 1934 and 1962.
Six, done twice (Just Fontaine in 1958 and Jairzinho in 1970).
Uruguay vs Brazil in the 1950 final, with 173,850.
The 1994 FIFA World Cup in the U.S. at 68,991 per match.
An overview of the Rose Bowl crowd of 94,194 during the FIFA World Cup final played between Brazil and Italy on July 17, 1994 in Pasadena, California (Photo by Perry McIntyre/ISI Photos/Getty Images).
Thirteen seconds by Hakan Şükür (Turkey) in 2002.
Eleven seconds by Jesús Gallardo (Mexico) vs Sweden in 2018.
Fifty-two seconds by José Batista (Uruguay) vs Scotland in 1986.
Mehdi Taremi (Iran) in the 90th (+13th minute) vs England in 2022 .
Vittorio Pozzo (Italy, won in 1934 and 1938).
Carlos Alberto Parreira with six (1982, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2010).
Ronaldinho Gaucho speaks with Carlos Alberto Parreira. (Photo by Antonio Scoraz / AFP via Getty Images).
Eighteen by Argentina (10) and Netherlands (eight) in 2022.
Eight, done three times (Kylian Mbappé, Leonidas, Ronaldo).
Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring a goal for Portugal (Photo by Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP via Getty Images).
Mexico with five (1930, 1950, 1958, 1970, 2010).
Rafael Márquez and Giovani dos Santos celebrate a goal during the opening match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup against South Africa (Photo by Mario Castillo/Jam Media/LatinContent via Getty Images).
Twice, Paolo Rossi (Italy) in 1982 and Salvatore Schillaci (Italy) in 1990.
Three— Didier Deschamps (France), Mario Zagallo (Brazil), Franz Beckenbauer (Germany).
Seven— Bobby Charlton (1966, England), Paolo Rossi (1982, Italy), Lothar Matthäus (1990, Germany), Zinedine Zidane (1998, France), Ronaldo (2002, Brazil), Fabio Cannavaro (2006, Italy), Lionel Messi (2022-23).
Lionel Messi of Argentina celebrates winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar (Photo by David Ramos - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images).
Landon Donovan scores the winning goal against Algeria to send them to the Round of 16 at the 2010 FIFA World Cup (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images).
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