Daily football quiz
Football quiz #27: the answers
7 November 2026. Five questions, easy to hard.
Question 1
How many players per side, including the goalkeeper, are on the pitch in beach soccer?
- ✅ 5
- ▫️ 4
- ▫️ 7
- ▫️ 6
Four outfield players plus a goalkeeper, on a pitch much smaller than 11-a-side.
Question 2
In a 4-2-3-1, how many players play just behind the lone striker?
- ▫️ 1
- ▫️ 2
- ✅ 3
- ▫️ 4
Two holding midfielders sit deeper; the three ahead of them support the single striker.
Question 3
"Catenaccio" is a famously defensive style from which country?
- ▫️ Spain
- ▫️ Netherlands
- ✅ Italy
- ▫️ Brazil
The name means 'door bolt'; it relied on man-marking and a sweeper.
Question 4
The 1950 World Cup was the only one decided without what?
- ▫️ Extra time
- ▫️ A group stage
- ✅ A one-off final match
- ▫️ A host nation
A final group decided it; Uruguay beat Brazil in the deciding game at the Maracanã.
Question 5
Which Hungary player puzzled England as a deep-lying centre-forward in the 6-3 at Wembley in 1953?
- ▫️ József Bozsik
- ▫️ Ferenc Puskás
- ▫️ Sándor Kocsis
- ✅ Nándor Hidegkuti
Hidegkuti dropped off his marker, Harry Johnston, and scored a hat-trick in England's first home loss to continental opponents.
Squadcard is an app for football groups that play every week: who's in, fair teams, and ratings from your mates. Start a squad.