Across
- 3. — Team not expected to win a match or tournament
- 4. — System of play — e.g. four-three-three
- 5. — Winning the ball from an opponent with your feet
- 6. — Extra minutes added at end of each half
- 8. — Controlling the ball smoothly on arrival
- 9. — Using your forehead to strike the ball
- 10. — Country that won the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
- 14. — What happens to a goal ruled out by VAR
- 16. — Illegal act against an opponent — free kick awarded
- 17. — Player who enters the game to replace another
- 18. — Delicate lob over the goalkeeper into the net
- 21. — Aggressive defensive tactic to win ball quickly
- 23. — A dedicated fan of a soccer team
- 24. — Illegal position in front of last defender
- 25. — Round of four teams before the final
- 27. — Team leader who wears the armband
- 32. — Faking a foul to try to win a free kick or penalty
- 33. — Wide attacking player on left or right flank
- 34. — Result when both teams score the same number of goals
- 35. — Creative midfielder who controls the game's tempo
- 38. — A goal that levels the score in a match
- 40. — Extra period played when knockout match is level
- 41. TRICK — Three goals scored by one player in a single match
- 42. — Combined score over two legs of a tie
- 45. — Footwear worn by players — also: to kick the ball hard
- 46. — Fast move forward after winning ball in defense
- 47. — Kicking the ball before it bounces
Down
- 1. — Round of eight teams — winner reaches semi-final
- 2. — Last line of defense — wears a different jersey color
- 7. — The title won by the best team in a competition
- 11. — The net structure — or: what happens when ball enters it
- 12. — The vertical metal bar forming sides of the goal frame
- 13. — Penalty ___ — the tiebreaker after extra time
- 15. — Fullback running past winger on the outside
- 18. — A soccer organization — has a ground, badge, and fans
- 19. — Keeping control of the ball — measured as percentage
- 20. — Player not under contract with any club
- 22. — Nationality of Pelé and the five-time World Cup winners
- 26. — Defensive midfielder sitting in front of the back four
- 28. — An organized competition with multiple rounds
- 29. — Kick taken from corner flag after defender last touches
- 30. — Short name for the goalkeeper
- 31. — Informal term for a spectacular long-range goal
- 36. — Kick from twelve yards after a foul in the box
- 37. — Famous English stadium — hosted 1966 World Cup final
- 39. — Goalkeeper stopping a shot from entering the goal
- 42. — Final pass before a goal is scored
- 43. — Dropped to a lower division at end of season
- 44. — The plan and strategy a coach uses for a match