{"id":2057755,"date":"2026-07-23T11:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T08:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2057755"},"modified":"2026-07-23T11:00:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T08:00:03","slug":"this-week-in-sports-trivia-july-23-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2057755","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Sports Trivia: July 23, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"Article_ContentContainer__jBNW3 article-content-container bodytext1\">\n<p>If you already miss the routine of turning on your TV for a daily dose of high-stakes soccer, join the club. Millions of us are in the same boat.<\/p>\n<p>The World Cup came to a close Sunday, with Spain dethroning defending champion Argentina, 1-0. And our lives are now that much more drab and empty now that it\u2019s gone.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container\">\n<div class=\"ad-wrapper article-treatment\">\n<div class=\"ad-slug-container\">\n<p class=\"ad-slug\">Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mid1\" data-position=\"mid1\" class=\"ad place-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The tournament was undeniably a hit, regularly drawing record television audiences. In the title game alone, an estimated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7459954\/2026\/07\/21\/world-cup-final-fox-telemundo-spain-argentina\/\">38.9 million<\/a> viewers tuned in to watch on Fox, with another 23.9 million watching on Telemundo, making it a record-setting U.S. soccer broadcast in both English <em>and<\/em> Spanish.<\/p>\n<p>While the World Cup was a wonderful ride that will be missed, we\u2019ll extend the joy just a little bit longer with a couple of questions in this week\u2019s quiz. So enjoy the last hurrah. Feel free to drop your score into the comments section, and please take a run at our daily <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/connections-sports-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connections: Sports Edition<\/a>, too!<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%;height: 500px\" data-fillout-id=\"473UzaTHbfus\" data-fillout-embed-type=\"standard\" data-fillout-inherit-parameters data-fillout-dynamic-resize><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Top stories mentioned in this week\u2019s quiz<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7460397\/2026\/07\/21\/spain-world-cup-win-yamal-rodri-de-la-fuente\/\">Spain tops defending champion Argentina to win World Cup<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7449297\/2026\/07\/19\/world-cup-golden-boot-mbappe-messi\/\">And the World Cup\u2019s Golden Boot goes to \u2026 ?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7457088\/2026\/07\/19\/angel-reese-tempo-sandy-brondello-wnba-offensive-remark\/\">WNBA coach Sandy Brondello suspended one game<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7456375\/2026\/07\/19\/lu-dort-zaccharie-risacher-hawks-mavericks-thunder-trade\/\">Atlanta Hawks move away from 2024 No. 1 pick<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7458933\/2026\/07\/20\/carlos-beltran-sign-stealing-hall-of-fame-mets-astros\/\">Former Mets star discussed managerial opening<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7458222\/2026\/07\/20\/greg-sankey-sec-football-media-days\/\">SEC commissioner expresses conference\u2019s unhappiness<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7456549\/2026\/07\/19\/saquon-barkley-home-invasion\/\">NFL star, family unharmed during attempted burglary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7454417\/2026\/07\/18\/rory-mcilroy-bryson-dechambeau-open-championship-criticize\/\">Bryson DeChambeau penalized at The Open Championship<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7458988\/2026\/07\/20\/connor-bedard-patrick-kane-blackhawks-free-agency\/\">Connor Bedard wouldn\u2019t mind teaming up with Blackhawks legend<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7458480\/2026\/07\/21\/josh-kerr-mens-mile-world-record-interview\/\">Scotland\u2019s Josh Kerr breaks long-standing track record<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you already miss the routine of turning on your TV for a daily dose of high-stakes soccer, join the club. 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