| POULSEN | Danish player who scored in the second minute in their Group B game vs. Belgium, though Belgium went on to win the game |
| ROHITSHARMA | Indian opener who made his T20 debut in the Super Eight match against England and then won a Man of the Match in his second game vs. South Africa (5,6) |
| ERIKSEN | Which Danish player suffered a cardiac arrest during a game in last summer's European Championships? (7) |
| PETERS | Martin, late English midfielder who scored in the 1966 FIFA World Cup final (6) |
| ELLA | ___ Toone, England footballer who scored in the final of UEFA Women's Euro 2022 |
| IRAQ | AFC nation that lost all their 1986 FIFA World Cup Group B games (4) |
| GUERREIRO | Portugal player who scored in their Group F win against Hungary, and then scored an own goal in their loss to Germany |
| AUSTRALIA | Team that lost all their 2014 World Cup Group B games (9) |
| LYNAGH | Michael, Australia rugby union player who scored in each of the first 59 international matches he pl |
| STERLING | English footballer who scored in England's 1-0 win over Croatia in their Group D game at Euro 2020 |
| SCOTLAND | Country appearing at the Euro for the first time since 1996, they held England to a goalless draw in their Group D game |
| OBUYA | CO, Kenya O.D.I. cricketer who took 5-24 against Sri Lanka in their Pool B game in the 2003 World Cup (5) |
| LUKAKU | Scorer of the first brace of goals at Euro 2020, in Belgium's 3-0 win over Russia in Group B |
| EUROPALEAGUE | Tournament that teams who finish third in their group get relegated to! (6, 6) |
| HUNGARY | Host country which held France to a 1-1 draw in their Group F game |
| PAIGE | Satchel who pitched in an M.L.B. game at the age of fifty-nine |
| ASTLE | West Bromwich Albion footballer who scored in every round of the 1968 FA Cup |
| THRIVE | In their group, a number flourish (6) |
| SMITHS | With "The," '80s British rockers who gave their group "the most ordinary name" |
| IRAN | Asian country that played in the 1986 World Cup finals, losing all their group games (4) |
