| YOKOHAMA | Japanese city whose International Stadium hosted the 2002 World Cup final |
| UTAHUTES | College football team whose stadium hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics opening and closing ceremonies |
| WARSAW | City whose international airport is named after Frederic Chopin (6) |
| WANKHEDE | Iconic stadium hosted the MI vs SRH match in the IPL. (8) |
| NUTOPIA | 'Conceptual country' created by John Lennon, whose international anthem appears on the 1973 album Mind Games (7) |
| ASHFORD | Kent town whose "International" station opened in 1994 |
| PIERLUIGICOLLINA | Referee for the 2002 World Cup Final |
| RONALDO | Scorer of both of Brazil's goals in the 2002 World Cup Final (7) |
| OLIVERKAHN | German goalkeeper who won the Golden Ball as the best player in the 2002 World Cup |
| SEAMAN | Name the England goalkeeper caught off guard by Ronaldinho in the 2002 World Cup. (6) |
| KAHN | Who was Player of the Tournament at the 2002 World Cup? (4) |
| SEOUL | South Korea's 2002 World Cup hopes were finally dashed in the semi-finals by Germany at the stadium in this city (though they had become the first Asian team to reach the final four) |
| ORTEGA | Ariel, Argentina footballer at the 1994, 1998 and 2002 World Cup Finals (6) |
| NEN | Pitcher Robb whose final game was Game 6 of the 2002 World Series |
| LUIGIDI | Italy 1998 and 2002 World Cup midfielder; Euro 2000 Final runner-up (5,2,6) |
| BIAGIO | Italy 1998 and 2002 World Cup midfielder; Euro 2000 Final runner-up (5,2,6) |
| SENEGAL | FIFA 2002 World Cup country with Ferdinand Coly in the team |
| BELFRY | The ___, golf course that hosted the 2002 Ryder Cup (6) |
| JAPAN | Country which co-hosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup with South Korea (5) |
| FRENCHGOQUICKLY | 2002 World Cup headline, or 1940 military headline |
