Daily football quiz
Football quiz #2: the answers
13 October 2026. Five questions, easy to hard.
Question 1
What colour card sends a player off?
- ▫️ Yellow
- ✅ Red
- ▫️ Green
- ▫️ Blue
A red card means the player leaves the pitch and can't be replaced.
Question 2
Can you score directly from a throw-in?
- ▫️ Yes
- ▫️ Only into the opponents' goal
- ✅ No
- ▫️ Only in extra time
No. Straight into the opponents' goal is a goal kick; straight into your own goal is a corner.
Question 3
What's the fewest players a team can have on the pitch and still play a match?
- ▫️ 6
- ✅ 7
- ▫️ 8
- ▫️ 5
Seven. Below that, the match can't start or carry on.
Question 4
Which countries hosted the 2002 World Cup, the first held in Asia?
- ▫️ China and Japan
- ▫️ South Korea alone
- ▫️ Qatar
- ✅ Japan and South Korea
Japan and South Korea hosted it together, and Brazil won the final.
Question 5
Which country beat Hungary in the 1954 World Cup final, the "Miracle of Bern"?
- ▫️ Austria
- ✅ West Germany
- ▫️ Italy
- ▫️ Uruguay
West Germany came from 2-0 down to win 3-2.
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