2026 WORLD CUP

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Across
  1. 2. Organization that runs the World Cup
  2. 5. Champion in 1998 and 2018
  3. 8. country with the most World Cup victories (5)
  4. 9. Team conduct award
  5. 10. Shot hit before the ball touches the ground
  6. 13. Number of teams in the first World Cup in 1930
  7. 14. Common word for the World Cup in many languages
  8. 16. 7–1 winner over Brazil in 2014
  9. 20. Video review system
  10. 22. Youngest player in this year's World Cup
  11. 23. Scored the "Hand of God" goal
  12. 25. Match with no winner
  13. 27. Youngest scorer in World Cup history
  14. 30. Official ball of the 2010 World Cup
  15. 31. Host of the first World Cup
  16. 32. smallest country by landmass and population to ever reach the tournament
  17. 33. Minimum number of players on each side
  18. 36. First stadium to host two World Cup finals
  19. 38. Six sided white shape on a soccer ball
  20. 39. Number of times Team USA has been to the World Cup
  21. 40. Famous for a headbutt in a World Cup final
  22. 41. 1st world cup winner
  23. 42. All-time World Cup top scorer
  24. 43. Number of countries competing in the 2026 World Cup
  25. 44. Nation that organizes the tournament
Down
  1. 1. Goalkeeper who won the Golden Ball
  2. 3. Common tiebreaker in knockout matches
  3. 4. Award for best player
  4. 6. Winner of the last World Cup in 2022
  5. 7. Germany star who won the Golden Boot in 2010
  6. 11. Three goals by one player in a match
  7. 12. Venue for matches
  8. 15. Scored a hat-trick in the 2022 final
  9. 17. Stadium of the famous 1950 final
  10. 18. 2026 world cup mascot (Mexico)
  11. 19. Famous World Cup sticker album brand
  12. 21. Five sided black shape on a soccer ball
  13. 24. Skill used to beat defenders
  14. 26. Horn-like instrument, made popular at the 2010 World Cup
  15. 27. Basic football skill
  16. 28. 2026 world cup mascot (Canada)
  17. 29. the only goalkeeper to win the prestigious Ballon d'Or
  18. 33. Nickname of Australia's national team
  19. 34. host of the last world cup
  20. 35. Official tournament character
  21. 37. 2026 world cup mascot (United States)