Across
- 1. Only World Cup winner not to qualify in 2026 - Mamma mia!
- 4. Home state of the World Cup final (and Rebecca Livengood!)
- 7. 6x World Cup winner known for samba and caipirinhas
- 9. Root word from which "soccer" is abbreviated
- 10. First time World Cup participant with an eponymous liqueur
Down
- 2. Prize for the World Cup winner, originally named for Jules Rimet
- 3. Multi-time World Cup Winner thanks to Brandi Chastain and Carli Lloyd
- 5. World Cup theme sung by Shakira
- 6. Organizer of the World Cup and frequent consumer protection violator
- 8. Number of times the US women have won the World Cup