How to Play
Quiz FC is a collection of free daily football games, each built around the history of the World Cup. Every game sets one fresh puzzle a day — the same for everyone — and takes a couple of minutes to play. Here is how each one works.
The daily format
Each game has a single puzzle per day that rolls over at midnight UTC, and you get one attempt at it. When you finish, a spoiler-free share string lets you compare your result with friends without giving the answers away. Your progress and settings are stored only on your own device — there is no account to create.
World Cup Blackjack
A football twist on casino blackjack: build a hand of World Cup players and push your score towards the target without going bust.
Each round sets a target total and a category — for example, World Cup goals or appearances. You are dealt players one at a time, and every player's tally in that category is added to your running total.
After each card you choose to twist for another player or stick where you are. Go over the target and you bust the hand, exactly as in blackjack; stick close to it and you bank the points.
There is one daily deal, the same for everybody, so your score is directly comparable with everyone else playing that day.
Tips
- Learn the era. A striker from a prolific tournament can carry a hand on his own, while defenders rarely move the goals total much.
- When you are well short of the target, the odds favour twisting; when you are one good card away, sticking protects the points you have already earned.
Beat the Table
A sixty-second sprint: name as many correct answers as you can before the clock runs out.
You are given a single World Cup list to attack — such as players from a famous squad, or scorers in a particular tournament — and sixty seconds on the clock.
Type answers as fast as you can. Every correct, unique name is added to your tally; near-misses and spelling slips are forgiven where we can recognise them.
When the timer hits zero the round ends and your total is locked in for the day.
Tips
- Bank the obvious names first to build a buffer, then dig for the deep cuts while you still have time.
- Don't get stuck on one answer — skip it, keep typing, and come back if a name surfaces.
Guess the Footballer
A six-guess deduction game: identify the mystery World Cup footballer from a trickle of clues.
A hidden player is chosen for the day. You have six guesses to name him.
Each wrong guess reveals more about the mystery man — clues such as nationality, position, the World Cups he appeared at and his goal record — narrowing the field with every attempt.
Solve it in as few guesses as possible; the share grid shows how quickly you cracked it without giving the answer away.
Tips
- Use your early guesses to cover ground — a wrong answer still unlocks clues that rule out whole groups of players.
- Pay attention to the era and nation clues before committing; they usually narrow it to a handful of candidates.
World Cup Grid
A 3×3 grid puzzle: find a player who satisfies both the row clue and the column clue for each cell.
The grid has three row clues and three column clues — nations, tournaments or achievements. Each of the nine cells needs one player who fits the clue on its row and the clue on its column at the same time.
Pick the cell, search for a player, and place them. A correct, qualifying answer fills the square.
You have a limited number of guesses, so an obscure-but-certain answer can be safer than a famous guess you are unsure about.
Tips
- Start with the hardest intersection — the cell with two narrow clues — while you have the most guesses to spare.
- Rarer correct answers score better in the uniqueness rankings, so the well-known name is not always the best play.
Higher or Lower
A streak game of judgement: decide whether the next player scored more World Cup goals than the last, or fewer.
You are shown one player and their World Cup goal tally, then a second player. Call whether the second scored higher or lower.
Get it right and the chain continues, with the new player becoming the one to beat. Get it wrong and the run ends.
Your score is the length of your longest streak for the day.
Tips
- Tournament golden-boot winners cluster around a handful of totals — knowing those anchors helps you judge the close calls.
- When two players feel level, lean on who played in more tournaments; longevity usually wins the goals count.
Guess the XI
Name the starting eleven: recall every player who began a famous World Cup knockout match.
A real World Cup knockout fixture is chosen, and you are shown the formation with eleven blank shirts.
Type the surnames of the players who started for that side. Each correct name fills its position on the team sheet.
Fill all eleven to complete the line-up; the closer to a full XI, the better your result for the day.
Tips
- Lock in the stars first, then work line by line — defenders and full-backs are the ones most people forget.
- If you know the manager's usual shape, the empty positions tell you what kind of player you are still missing.
Odd Man Out
Spot the impostor: four names are shown, three share a hidden connection and one does not.
Every round presents four World Cup players. Three of them belong to a single hidden group — a squad, a club, a record — and the fourth is the odd one out.
Work out the link the three share, then tap the name that breaks it.
Choose the impostor correctly to clear the round and move on.
Tips
- Look for the most specific connection that fits three of the four — the trap is a link that almost fits all of them.
- If two players obviously go together, test the remaining pair against them to find which one completes the set.
World Cup Connections
Sort sixteen players into four hidden groups of four — a World Cup take on the grouping puzzle.
Sixteen names sit in a grid. They hide four secret categories, each containing exactly four players.
Select four names you believe belong together and submit the group. Get it right and the category locks in; get it wrong and you lose one of your limited mistakes.
Clear all four groups before you run out of guesses to solve the puzzle.
Tips
- Start with the group you are most sure of, but beware overlaps — some names look like they fit two categories and only one is correct.
- If you are stuck, set aside the four you are most confident about and study what the remaining twelve have in common.
The Daily Quiz
A hand-set ten-question quiz on a single World Cup subject, written fresh for the day.
Each day's quiz is built by hand around one theme — a tournament, a nation, a famous match or a player.
Answer all ten questions in order. There is no time pressure; the focus is on getting them right.
Your score out of ten is yours for the day, and the quiz refreshes with a new subject tomorrow.
Tips
- Read each question fully — the daily quizzes often hinge on a precise detail like a year, a scoreline or a substitute.
- Come back daily: the themes rotate, so a subject you know well may be just around the corner.
Cup Run
Draft an all-time eleven from World Cup history, then send them out to win the tournament.
You are offered squads from past World Cups and draft one player into each position to build your strongest possible eleven.
Once your team is set, it is placed in a World Cup and the run is simulated — a group stage followed by the knockout rounds.
Win all the way to lift the trophy, or bow out along the way, then share how far your drafted side got.
Tips
- Balance is everything — a team of forwards will leak goals in the knockouts.
- Use your refreshes wisely to chase the icon you really want in a key position.