Joe´s World Cup Crossword

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  1. 3. Which country has appeared in three World Cup finals, but never won the competition? (11)
  2. 4. What was the original name of the world cup trophy? (7)
  3. 6. Where was the World Cup when Diego Maradona scored his infamous 'Hand of God' goal? (6)
  4. 10. How many times has the host nation won the World Cup (3)
  5. 11. This nation will cohost the 2026 World Cup (6)
  6. 13. Which continent boycotted the 1966 World Cup? (6)
  7. 14. States This nation will cohost the 2026 World Cup (6,6)
  8. 15. Which nation beat Mexico 4-1 in the first ever World Cup match (July 13th 1930) (6)
  9. 16. What was officially prohibited, on grounds of decency, in the 1986 World Cup tournament? (5,8)
  10. 17. Which country won the first ever World Cup in 1930? (7)
  11. 18. Which country has won the most World Cups? (6)
Down
  1. 1. The record number of World Cup goals is 16, scored by who? (8,5)
  2. 2. This nation will cohost the 2026 World Cup (6)
  3. 5. What is the smallest nation (by population) to ever reach the world cup? (7)
  4. 7. Bora Milutinovic coached in every tournament between 1986 and 2002 - but for different teams: Mexico, Costa Rica, USA, Nigeria and ? (5)
  5. 8. What is the most common surname of World Cup players? (8)
  6. 9. Three people have won the World Cup as a player and as a coach. Mario Zagallo, Didier Deschamps and... can you name the third? (5, 11)
  7. 12. Which country, alone with Argentina and Uruguay has won the World Cup twice. (6)
  8. 16. Which is the only host nation to be eliminated in the first round? (5,6)