| VUVUZELA | Horn popularised at the 2010 FIFA World Cup (8) |
| MULLER | Thomas, German striker who won the Golden Boot at the 2010 FIFA World Cup (6) |
| WAKAWAKA | Song by Shakira, subtitled This Time for Africa, that was the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup |
| OCTOPUS | Paul the ___ eight-limbed mollusk famous for correctly predicting the results during the 2010 FIFA World Cup |
| SLOVENIA | 2010 FIFA World Cup side beaten by England (8) |
| WAKA | Word which when repeated twice is the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup sung by Shakira |
| SOWETO | Suburb of Johannesburg which hosted the final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup (6) |
| SPAIN | Winners of the 2010 FIFA World Cup |
| SOUTHAFRICA | Country that hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup (5,6) |
| NEW | OFC nation; only undefeated team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup (3,7) |
| ZEALAND | OFC nation; only undefeated team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup (3,7) |
| KOREA | AFC nation ranked 32nd in the 2010 FIFA World Cup (5,5) |
| DINATALE | Antonio .. ___ , Italy 2010 FIFA World Cup scorer against Slovakia (2,6) |
| DANNY | FC Zenit attacking midfielder who played for Portugal in the 2010 FIFA World Cup (5) |
| UCHE | Kalu, 2003-12 Nigeria forward, their top scorer in the 2010 FIFA World Cup (4) |
| SAADANE | Rabah ....... , Algeria coach at the 1986 and 2010 FIFA World Cup tournaments (7) |
| MUCHA | Slovakia 2010 FIFA World Cup No.1 at Everton from 2010-13 (3,5) |
| INIESTA | 2010 FIFA World Cup final's Man of the Match, Andres ... (7) |
| MOREL | Claudio, 1999-2010 Paraguay defender; 2010 FIFA World Cup ever-present (5) |
| GHANA | Country that eliminated the U.S.A. in both the 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cups |
