Daily football quiz
Football quiz #25: the answers
5 November 2026. Five questions, easy to hard.
Question 1
In walking football, what are players not allowed to do?
- ✅ Run
- ▫️ Pass backwards
- ▫️ Use their weaker foot
- ▫️ Shoot from distance
One foot must stay on the ground at all times; it's popular with over-50s.
Question 2
Where does a classic 'number 10' usually play?
- ▫️ Centre-back
- ✅ Attacking midfield, behind the striker
- ▫️ Left-back
- ▫️ In goal
The playmaker role is named after the shirt worn by stars like Pelé and Maradona.
Question 3
In typical five-a-side rules, who may stand in the goalkeeper's area?
- ▫️ Any defender
- ▫️ Anyone, at any time
- ✅ Only the goalkeeper
- ▫️ Only the attackers
Outfield players entering the area usually concede a free kick or a penalty.
Question 4
Which coach is most associated with "Total Football" at Ajax and the Netherlands?
- ▫️ Guus Hiddink
- ▫️ Johan Cruyff
- ✅ Rinus Michels
- ▫️ Louis van Gaal
Michels took the Netherlands to the 1974 World Cup final with this fluid style.
Question 5
Which coach developed the Swiss 'verrou' (bolt) system, a forerunner of catenaccio?
- ✅ Karl Rappan
- ▫️ Hugo Meisl
- ▫️ Gusztáv Sebes
- ▫️ Vittorio Pozzo
Rappan used it with Servette and Switzerland from the 1930s, dropping an extra defender behind the line.
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