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France won the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, defeating Croatia 4-2 in the final held at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. Goals from Mario Mandzukic (own goal), Ivan Perisic, Antoine Griezmann, Paul Pogba, Kylian Mbappe, and Mario Mandzukic featured across the match. At 19 years old, Kylian Mbappe became only the second teenager in history to score in a World Cup final, following Pele's achievement in 1958.

The answer is True. During the group stage of the FIFA World Cup, matches can and regularly do end in draws, with both teams receiving one point each in the standings. Draws are only eliminated in the knockout rounds, where a winner must be determined through extra time and a penalty shootout if necessary. The group stage draw format has been a consistent feature of the World Cup since the tournament's early editions.

Liverpool won the 2018-19 UEFA Champions League, defeating Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in the final held at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid. Mohamed Salah opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the second minute before Divock Origi sealed the victory late on. The triumph was Liverpool's sixth European Cup title and came just 12 months after they had lost the previous final to Real Madrid in Kyiv.

The offside rule states that a player is in an offside position if they are nearer to the opponent's goal line than both the ball and the second-to-last opponent at the moment the ball is played to them. It is one of the most fundamental and frequently debated rules in football and has been part of the Laws of the Game for over a century. The introduction of VAR technology has brought greater precision to offside decisions at the professional level.

The answer is True. Arsenal completed the 2003-04 Premier League season unbeaten under manager Arsene Wenger, winning 26 and drawing 12 of their 38 matches to finish with 90 points. The squad, known as the Invincibles, remains the only team in Premier League history to go an entire season without losing. Key players including Thierry Henry, Patrick Vieira, Robert Pires, and Ashley Cole were central to the achievement.

Flamengo, nicknamed Mengao, is one of the most popular and successful clubs in Brazilian football history and counts Zico among their greatest ever players. As of 2022, Flamengo had won the Brazilian Serie A multiple times and also claimed back-to-back Copa Libertadores titles in 2019 and 2022. The club is based in Rio de Janeiro and is known for having one of the largest and most passionate fanbases in South American football.

Seattle Sounders FC became the first MLS team to win the CONCACAF Champions Cup under the competition's updated format in 2022, defeating Mexican club Pumas UNAM in the final. The victory was a historic moment for American soccer and demonstrated the growing quality and competitiveness of MLS clubs at the regional level. Seattle Sounders are one of the most successful clubs in MLS history, having also won the MLS Cup in 2016 and 2019.

The answer is True. The UEFA Europa League is the second tier of European club competition, sitting below the UEFA Champions League and above the UEFA Europa Conference League, which was introduced in the 2021-22 season. Clubs qualify for the Europa League through domestic league finishes and cup competitions. Winners of the Europa League also earn automatic qualification for the following season's UEFA Champions League group stage.

Gonzalo Montiel scored the decisive penalty in the shootout to clinch Argentina's victory over France in the 2022 FIFA World Cup final at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar. The final ended 3-3 after extra time, with Argentina winning 4-2 on penalties. Montiel's penalty was the fourth and final kick that Argentina needed to convert, sparking jubilant scenes among the Argentine players and fans watching around the world.

Real Madrid has won the UEFA Champions League the most times of any club in history. AC Milan has won it seven times across different eras. Liverpool has won it six times, most recently in 2019. Chelsea, despite being a major force in European football, had won the competition twice as of 2022, in 2012 and 2021, which does not meet the three-title threshold required by this question.

Pele made his FIFA World Cup debut in 1958 at just 17 years old, becoming the youngest player at the time to score in a World Cup final when he netted twice as Brazil defeated Sweden 5-2 in Stockholm. His performances at the 1958 tournament announced him to the world as an extraordinary talent. Pele went on to win three World Cups with Brazil in 1958, 1962, and 1970, a record that remains unmatched in football history.

The answer is True. Video Assistant Referee technology was used at a FIFA World Cup for the first time at the 2018 tournament in Russia, marking a significant moment in the technological evolution of football officiating. VAR allowed referees to review key decisions including goals, penalty kicks, red card incidents, and cases of mistaken identity. The technology has since been adopted across most major domestic and international competitions around the world.

Manchester United won the inaugural Premier League title in the 1992-93 season under Sir Alex Ferguson, ending the club's 26-year wait for a league championship. Ferguson's side finished ten points clear of second-placed Aston Villa, with key contributions from players including Eric Cantona, Mark Hughes, and Peter Schmeichel. United's dominance of the early Premier League era was unprecedented, winning the title in eight of the first eleven seasons of the rebranded competition.

Uruguay is one of the founding nations of South American football, having won the FIFA World Cup in both 1930 on home soil and 1950 in Brazil, where their shock victory over the hosts became known as the Maracanazo. Uruguayan clubs have also been successful in the Copa Libertadores, with clubs such as Penarol and Nacional winning the competition multiple times. Uruguay also won back-to-back Olympic football gold medals in 1924 and 1928 before their first World Cup triumph.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be hosted jointly across the United States, Mexico, and Canada, will feature 48 teams for the first time in the tournament's history, and is scheduled to begin on June 11, 2026. It will not be hosted in Europe, making option D incorrect. The expanded format marks a significant change from the previous 32-team structure and reflects FIFA's ambition to grow the tournament's global reach and participation.