World Soccer

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Across
  1. 5. All-time leading goal scorer at the FIFA World Cup. (13)
  2. 8. First Country to win the World Cup. (7)
  3. 9. First openly gay athlete to come out whilst still competing - on MLS side LA Galaxy's roster. (12)
  4. 10. FIFA Competition that sees winners of each confederation's premier competitions against each other. (12)
  5. 11. Nation who put 7 past Brazil in 2014 World Cup
  6. 12. Middle-eastern country scheduled to host the 2022 World Cup. (5)
  7. 13. Soccer's Maradona. (5)
  8. 15. South American Football Association. (8)
  9. 16. ___ Rapinoe, American player who led her team to victory in the 2019 Women's World Cup.
Down
  1. 1. UEFA competition to determine the best team in Europe. (15)
  2. 2. Brazilian hero, considered greatest to ever play the game. (4)
  3. 3. Plastic Horn blown by crowds at the South African World Cup in 2010. (8)
  4. 4. 3-time World Cup runner-up, has never won. (11)
  5. 6. Whistle-blower running proceedings. (7)
  6. 7. Most successful nation in African Cup of Nations. (5)
  7. 11. Informal name for the person playing in goal. (6)
  8. 14. Smallest country (by population) to ever reach the World Cup. (7)