Legends of the World Game
Across
- 2. Small shield worn on the shirt by the reigning Italian champions
- 6. Uruguayan who silenced a packed Maracana with the winning goal in 1950
- 7. German midfielder who appeared at five World Cups
- 11. Hamburg loyalist who scored at four separate World Cups
- 13. Colombian midfielder as famous for his blond mane as his passing
- 14. Bayern forward who captained the West Germany side of the 1980s
- 17. Real Madrid winger who collected six European Cups
- 18. Spain's long serving centre back and captain, later the federation's sporting director
- 19. Brazilian playmaker of the 1980s known as the White Pele
- 20. Forward who led Brazil to the 1994 title and later claimed a thousand career goals
- 21. Argentina's top scorer when the trophy was won on home soil in 1978
- 23. Centre back who lifted the trophy as Italy's captain in 2006
Down
- 1. Argentine striker with a ferocious shot, known to everyone as Batigol
- 3. One club man who spent his entire career with Roma
- 4. The one word Brazilians still use for the defeat of 1950
- 5. Italian for door bolt, and the name of the defensive system Inter rode to two European Cups
- 8. Real Madrid forward of the 1980s nicknamed the Vulture
- 9. South American name for the overhead kick, borrowed from the country of the man who made it famous
- 10. German sweeper who drove his country to the European title in 1996
- 12. Brazilian winger called the Little Bird, a champion in 1958 and 1962
- 14. Italian whose six goals turned the 1982 tournament on its head
- 15. Uruguayan forward voted the outstanding player of the 2010 tournament
- 16. Spanish goalkeeper of the 1920s whose name is still on the award for the best in the league
- 22. Inter's attacking full back of the 1960s, decades ahead of his time