Daily football quiz
Football quiz #10: the answers
21 October 2026. Five questions, easy to hard.
Question 1
What does the referee show a player for a caution?
- ▫️ A red card
- ▫️ A white card
- ▫️ No card
- ✅ A yellow card
A yellow card. Two in the same match make a red.
Question 2
What is a "nutmeg"?
- ✅ Playing the ball through an opponent's legs
- ▫️ A shot that hits the post
- ▫️ A back-heel goal
- ▫️ A foul throw
Knocking the ball through an opponent's legs and collecting it on the other side.
Question 3
Can a goal be scored directly from a goal kick into the opponents' net?
- ▫️ No
- ▫️ Only if it bounces first
- ✅ Yes
- ▫️ Only if a player touches it
Yes, against the opponents. A goal kick can't count as an own goal.
Question 4
What is "tiki-taka" known for?
- ✅ Short passing and keeping the ball
- ▫️ Long balls up to a big striker
- ▫️ Defending deep and countering
- ▫️ Man-marking
Short, quick passing and lots of movement to keep the ball.
Question 5
Which country lost the World Cup finals of 1974, 1978 and 2010?
- ▫️ Hungary
- ▫️ Argentina
- ▫️ Czechoslovakia
- ✅ Netherlands
The Netherlands, against West Germany, Argentina and Spain.
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