{"id":1152697,"date":"2026-05-12T13:11:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T12:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1152697"},"modified":"2026-05-12T13:11:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T12:11:57","slug":"football-quiz-fa-cup-winners-mystery-lineups-nationality","status":"publish","type":"quizzes","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/quizzes\/football-quiz-fa-cup-winners-mystery-lineups-nationality\/","title":{"rendered":"FA Cup mystery lineup quiz: Can you name these eight previous winners?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The 2026 FA Cup final is here.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Manchester City and Chelsea will battle it out to lift the trophy at Wembley, in what is the 145th FA Cup final. Man City have won the trophy seven times and have been in the past four FA Cup finals. Chelsea, meanwhile, are looking for a ninth FA Cup success, which would make them outright third on the list of all-time winners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, how well do you know your FA Cup history? And, more specifically, the players taking part in FA Cup finals?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Test out your knowledge below by correctly identifying the mystery winning lineups with only the players&#8217; nationalities to go off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Don&#8217;t forget to let us know how you got on via&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/squawka\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SquawkaFootballNews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"riddle2-wrapper\" data-is-qzzr=\"false\" data-rid-id=\"Jr4d0O5h\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-is-fixed-height-enabled=\"false\" data-bg=\"#fff\" data-fg=\"#00205b\" style=\"margin:0 auto; max-width:100%; width:640px;\" ><script src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/build-embedjs\/embedV2.js\"><\/script><iframe title=\"FA Cup winners mystery lineups\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/a\/Jr4d0O5h?lazyImages=false&#038;staticHeight=false\" allow=\"autoplay\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 FA Cup final is here. Manchester City and Chelsea will battle it out to lift the trophy at Wembley, in what is the 145th FA Cup final. Man City have won the trophy seven times and have been in the past four FA Cup finals. 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