| BUCKNOR | Jamaican umpire in four Cricket World Cup finals, Steve ... (7) |
| ASTON | _ Villa, Birmingham football club founded in 1874 by four cricket players (5) |
| GEARIN | Canterbury winger who kicked six goals in the 1980 Grand Final, Steve ... (6) |
| GAMBHIR | Gautam, India batsman who hit 97 in the 2011 Cricket World Cup Final (7) |
| ERASMUS | 2019 Cricket World Cup Final umpire, Marais ... (7) |
| PREFACE | Umpire in step at the start (7) |
| DECIDER | Umpire in crucial match? (7) |
| REFEREE | A judge or umpire in some sports |
| GREAVES | Hurst, his replacement, scored a hat-trick in England's win over West Germany in the 1966 World Cup finals. (7) |
| EUSEBIO | Portuguese footballer, top scorer in the 1966 World Cup Finals (7) |
| ROMARIO | Brazilian footballer who scored five times in the 1994 World Cup finals (7) |
| OVERATH | Wolfgang -, West Germany midfielder; No 12 in the 1966 and 1974 FIFA World Cup Finals (7) |
| ESCOBAR | Andres, Colombian footballer shot dead following an own goal in the 1994 World cup finals (7) |
| SCOLARI | Luiz Felipe ___, Brazil manager at the FIFA World Cup finals (7) |
| HIDDINK | Dutchman who coached Socceroos at 2006 World Cup finals (7) |
| LAMPARD | England midfielder at centre of disallowed 2010 World Cup finals goal controversy (7) |
| MINUTES | They were added in abundance at the World Cup finals |
| LINEKER | Gary, England footballer who was the top scorer at the 1986 FIFA World Cup Finals (7) |
| INIESTA | 2010 FIFA World Cup final's Man of the Match, Andres ... (7) |
| TRAVIS | ____ Head, Australian batter who scored 137 in the 2023 Cricket World Cup final (6) |
