Football quiz: where and when did it happen?

World Cup finals, European nights, title deciders and giant-killings: every great football moment happened in a real stadium on a real day. Geosportle gives you the drama in a one-line clue (the scorer, the scoreline, the comeback) and asks you to find the ground on a 3D globe and slide to the year.

Below are the football questions from past daily puzzles, with the answers hidden until you tap. Try to place each one before you look.

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Tip

Tournament formats are great clues to the year: a golden goal, a 24-team Euros or a 32-team World Cup narrows the era quickly.

Football quiz questions and answers

⚽ Football · Geosportle #1

An England captain lifted the World Cup trophy at the old twin-towered home of English football.

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Wembley Stadium, London, UK · 1966

England beat West Germany 4-2 after extra time on 30 July 1966. Geoff Hurst scored a hat-trick and captain Bobby Moore lifted the Jules Rimet Trophy under the twin towers.

From Geosportle #1 (4 October 2026) · Source: Wikipedia

How to play Geosportle

Read the clue about a famous sports moment.
Spin the 3D globe and drop a pin where it happened (full marks within 10 km).
Slide to the year: each year off costs 3 points.
Read the real story, then share your emoji grid. Five moments a day, up to 1,000 points.

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