Can You Name That Soccer Player?

Use the clues to guess the correct soccer player.

When it comes to soccer, you know your stuff. You probably know your fave player’s birthday, the teams they’ve played on, the number of goals they’ve scored—you get the idea. But if we were to only provide you with a single clue, would you be able to name that soccer player?

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Questions Overview

1. This Argentinian player has 1 World Cup win and 2 Copa América wins:
  1. Lionel Messi
  2. Neymar
  3. Ronaldo Nazário
  4. Ronaldinho
2. This player has the most Instagram followers on the entire platform (636 million and counting):
  1. Cristiano Ronaldo
  2. Lionel Messi
  3. Neymar
  4. Kylian Mbappé
3. This French player has 12 World Cup goals to his name:
  1. Kylian Mbappé
  2. Erling Haaland
  3. Luka Modrić
  4. Kevin De Bruyne
4. This Real Madrid player hails from Croatia:
  1. Luka Modrić
  2. Robert Lewandowski
  3. Thibaut Courtois
  4. Achraf Hakimi
5. This Brazilian player scored a goal on Jimmy Kimmel Live in 2017:
  1. Neymar
  2. Vinícius Júnior
  3. Casemiro
  4. Ronaldinho
6. This player famously scored the goal that won Spain the 2010 World Cup:
  1. Andrés Iniesta
  2. Lionel Messi
  3. Xavi Hernández
  4. Sergio Ramos
7. This Norwegian player made his Premier League debut with Manchester City:
  1. Erling Haaland
  2. Harry Kane
  3. Jude Bellingham
  4. Phil Foden
8. During his senior career from 1994 to 2012, this French player scored over 250 total goals:
  1. Thierry Henry
  2. Kylian Mbappé
  3. Antoine Griezmann
  4. Zinedine Zidane
9. Many people view this Brazilian player as the greatest female soccer athlete in history:
  1. Marta
  2. Mia Hamm
  3. Birgit Prinz
  4. Maysa Jbarah
10. This American player has 2 Olympic gold medals and 2 Women’s World Cup championships to her name:
  1. Carli Lloyd
  2. Alex Morgan
  3. Alexia Putellas
  4. Marta
11. This Swedish player had a soccer career that stretched across 4 decades (1999 through 2023):
  1. Zlatan Ibrahimović
  2. Carles Puyol
  3. Robert Lewandowski
  4. Gianluigi Buffon
12. This Canadian soccer player is the highest-scoring woman in international soccer history (with 190 international goals):
  1. Christine Sinclair
  2. Mia Hamm
  3. Abby Wambach
  4. Maysa Jbarah

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Fun Facts about Soccer

  • In the Olympics, Brazil has the most medals in men’s soccer, while the USA has the most medals in women’s soccer.
  • Brazil has won the World Cup more times than any other country, with 5 total wins. Germany and Italy are tied for second place in terms of World Cup wins.
  • Lionel Messi of Argentina is the most decorated soccer player of all time.
  • Marta of Brazil and Mia Hamm of the USA are viewed as some of the best women’s soccer players of all time.
  • Cristiano Ronaldo is the soccer player with the most Instagram followers (629 million), followed by Lionel Messi (502 million) and Neymar (221 million).

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