| GUPTILL | Men's World Cup record-holder with unbeaten 237 (7) |
| TIMHOWARD | American goalkeeper who set a World Cup record for most saves in a match, with 15 against Belgium in 2014 |
| KATICH | NSW batsman scored Sheffield Shield/Pura Cup record 1506 runs 2007-08 (6) |
| COPRODUCER | Manager in 'Association' shattered old Cup record |
| MICHAEL | ___ Wilkinson, golden orfe joint record holder with Lawrence King (7) |
| GERMANY | 2014 men's World Cup champs |
| HARTONO | Rudy, 1980 men's world badminton champion (7) |
| EXPANSE | Former holders with the last wide stretch of land (7) |
| BEARERS | Flag holders (with "standard") |
| LEDGER | Record-holder with advantage, right on line (6) |
| SLEEVE | Record-holder with something to hide? |
| BRENT | VFL/AFL games record holder with 432, North's ... Harvey (5) |
| COVENTRY | VFL goal-kicking record holder, with 1299, Gordon ... (8) |
| TUCK | Hawthorn's all-time AFL games record-holder with 426 appearances (4) |
| AARON | RBI record holder, with 2,297 |
| MCLEOD | Crows games record-holder with 340, Andrew ... (6) |
| BARRYBONDS | Major League Baseball home run record holder, with 762 (5,5) |
| ALANA | - - - Gattinger, the first female team manager at a men's World Cup when working with Canada at Japan 2019 (5) |
| JOYNEVILLE | She will become the first woman to officiate at a men's World Cup (3,7) |
| WARNER | Australian men's World Cup batting trump (6) |
