37. World Cup Famous Strikers/Centre Forwards
Across
- 1. Thierry ..... success with France, winning the 1998 FIFA World Cup
- 5. He played for Germany in three World Cup tournaments in 1990, 1994, and 1998. He scored 11 goals in the World Cup.
- 9. Sergio .....at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, he scored for Argentina his first ever World Cup goal against Iceland in a 1-1 draw.
- 10. participated in three FIFA World Cups, scoring 10 goals, making him Argentina's second top scorer in the competition after Messi
- 12. Led the Ivory Coast to the 2006 FIFA World Cup, their first appearance in the tournament, and scored their first goal.
- 14. Represented the Netherlands on 70 occasions, netting 35 times. He was part of the Euro 2004, 2006 World Cup.
- 16. Represented Ukraine at the 2006 World Cup.
Down
- 2. Partnered Bebeto in attack to lead his country to a record fourth World Cup title
- 3. Played for France at the 2014 World Cup but was kept off the next tournament squads over a blackmail scandal.
- 4. Sweden's all-time leading goalscorer, he appeared at the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups.
- 6. All-time Poland top scorer, scored two goals in the FIFA World Cup
- 7. ....... Nazario won the 2002 FIFA World Cup, he scored twice in the final and received the Golden Boot as the tournament's top goalscorer
- 8. Helped Portugal reach third place at the 1966 FIFA World Cup, being the top goalscorer of the tournament with nine goals.
- 11. his stunning leaping header from the edge of the box against Spain was one of the highlights of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
- 13. Represented Cameroon at four World Cups 1998, 2002, 2010, and 2014.
- 15. Hugo ..... participated in three FIFA World Cup tournaments and was a part of the Mexico team that reached the quarter-finals of the 1986 World Cup