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The 2018 Big Fat Football Quiz of the Year

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The 2018 Big Fat Football Quiz of the Year And so it ends. 2018 has been quite the year for football, with record breaking champions, World Cup winners and a new Ballon d’Or champion to celebrate, but how closely were you paying attention throughout the year.We’ve compiled a 36-question quiz (three for each month of the year) to ...

Quiz: Name the England goalscorers and assisters under Gareth Southgate

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Quiz: Name the England goalscorers and assisters under Gareth Southgate As England prepare for their 27th game under the tutelage of Gareth Southgate with the visit of Switzerland (match preview), can you recall the 24 players to have had a direct hand in a goal under the current coach since he took the reins on an initial caretaker basis two years ago.Penalty shootouts...

WhoScored's worst-rated team of the 2018 World Cup

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WhoScored's worst-rated team of the 2018 World Cup As the teams of the World Cup are rattled out, now is as good a time as any to focus on the worst rated XI of the tournament. Here, we take a closer look at those who flattered to deceive using our unique rating system of those to make at least four appearances at the World Cup, with three of those ...

2018 World Cup Team of the Tournament: World Champion Griezmann completes XI

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2018 World Cup Team of the Tournament: World Champion Griezmann completes XI Antoine Griezmann concludes the WhoScored Team of the Tournament for the 2018 World Cup after garnering an impressive rating of 7.51 in seven appearances for France. The 27-year-old started the tournament slowly but finished it as France’s most influential player, scoring a penalty in their 4-...

2018 World Cup Team of the Tournament: Golden Boot winner Kane leads the line

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2018 World Cup Team of the Tournament: Golden Boot winner Kane leads the line The second England player to make the cut in the WhoScored.com team of the tournament is Golden Ball winner Harry Kane. It may not have been pretty, but his success was effective as Kane scored more goals (6) than any other player in Russia.Not only that, but all six of his shots on target hit t...

2018 World Cup Team of the Tournament: Belgian star Hazard top rated player

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2018 World Cup Team of the Tournament: Belgian star Hazard top rated player Belgium arguably played the best football at the 2018 World Cup and captain Eden Hazard finished the tournament as the highest WhoScored rated player (8.53). Hazard won the WhoScored Man of the Match award in four of his six appearances at the tournament and claimed second place in FIFA’s Gold...

2018 Word Cup Team of the Tournament: Golden Ball winner features

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2018 Word Cup Team of the Tournament: Golden Ball winner features Partnering Kevin De Bruyne in the middle of the park is Croatia star Luka Modric. The Real Madrid ace was at his majestic best in midfield for the Vatreni in Russia, with the 32-year-old playing a key role in their progression to the final.It was, though, a bittersweet tournament for Modric. A 4-2 f...

2018 Word Cup Team of the Tournament: Belgium’s creative star makes the cut

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2018 Word Cup Team of the Tournament: Belgium’s creative star makes the cut Continuing our run down of the World Cup team of the tournament, next up is Belgium and Manchester City sensation Kevin De Bruyne.The midfielder registered more assists (16) than any other player in Europe’s top five leagues last season, and while his output wasn’t as notable as many had...

2018 World Cup Team of the Tournament: Mbappe the second of three Frenchman

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2018 World Cup Team of the Tournament: Mbappe the second of three Frenchman Paris Saint-Germain supporters can rest assured that Kylian Mbappe will still be at the club for at least one more season after squashing reports of a move to Real Madrid in the immediate aftermath of their 4-2 win over Croatia in Sunday’s World Cup final. Mbappe delivered some truly breathtak...

The Ultimate World Cup Quiz: What will you score out of 20?

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The Ultimate World Cup Quiz: What will you score out of 20? So the World Cup is over, but that doesn't mean we can't remenisce, with an even longer wait until the next one to come to grips with.We've compiled an ultimate test of your knowledge of the 2018 tournament to dive right into. Anything over 15 is very good score, so what have you got in your locker?...