The Daily Five — Wednesday, 26 August 2026
The set the whole world played that day, with answers and the stories behind them.
1 of 5 · World Cup 1966
Who scored the goal that dumped Italy out of the 1966 World Cup?
- Pak Doo-ik
- Pak Seung-zin
- Yang Seung-kook
- Li Dong-woon
The North Korean's low finish just before half-time at Middlesbrough's Ayresome Park won it 1-0, and Italy flew home to a hail of rotten tomatoes at Genoa airport.
2 of 5 · National lore
Which two countries contest the Superclásico of national teams in South America?
- Argentina and Brazil
- Argentina and Uruguay
- Brazil and Uruguay
- Chile and Argentina
Though Boca versus River is the Superclásico at club level.
3 of 5 · World Cup 1950
Brazil needed only a draw in the deciding match of the 1950 World Cup, at home in the brand-new Maracanã. Who beat them?
- Uruguay
- Argentina
- Sweden
- Spain
Uruguay came from a goal down to win 2-1 in front of an official 173,850 spectators, still the largest crowd ever recorded at a World Cup match, a wound Brazilians still call the Maracanazo.
4 of 5 · Copa América
Argentina ended 28 years without a trophy at the Maracanã in 2021. Who scored the only goal of that Copa América final against Brazil?
- Ángel Di María
- Lionel Messi
- Lautaro Martínez
- Rodrigo De Paul
Rodrigo De Paul's long pass sent Di María clear and he chipped Ederson, ending Argentina's 28-year drought and handing Messi his first senior title.
5 of 5 · World Cup 2026
Who broke Miroslav Klose's World Cup goalscoring record at the 2026 tournament?
- Kylian Mbappé
- Erling Haaland
- Harry Kane
- Neymar
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