| LAHM | Philipp ___, Germany 2014 FIFA World Cup Final-winning captain (4) |
| GOTZE | Mario ___, Germany 2014 World Cup Final-winning scorer (5) |
| EMANUEL | Composer Carl Philipp ___ Bach |
| JOHN | Hooker: South Africa 2007 Rugby World Cup Final winning captain (4,4) |
| SMIT | Hooker: South Africa 2007 Rugby World Cup Final winning captain (4,4) |
| KERR | Bobby ...., Sunderland's 1973 FA Cup Final-winning captain (4) |
| COSTARICA | Team knocked out in the 2014 FIFA World Cup quarter finals by Holland (5,4) |
| AYOVI | Walter ..... , Ecuador 2014 FIFA World Cup ever-present (5) |
| STERLING | Raheem ___, Manchester City midfielder; England 2014 FIFA World Cup player (8) |
| SYRIA | Asian Football Confederation nation disqualified from the 2014 FIFA World Cup (5) |
| RODRIGUEZ | The Golden Boot winner at the 2014 FIFA World Cup (5,9) |
| JAMES | The Golden Boot winner at the 2014 FIFA World Cup (5,9) |
| DUNGA | Brazil's 2014 FIFA World Cup coach (5) |
| BRAZIL | Host country of the 2014 FIFA World Cup (6) |
| SAO | ___ Paulo (2014 FIFA World Cup host city) |
| ONENIL | How the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup finals ended |
| HODGSON | England's 2014 FIFA World Cup manager, Roy ... (7) |
| GER | 2014 FIFA World Cup champion: Abbr. |
| EMIRSPAHIC | Centre back who captained the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team from 2008 until the end of the 2014 FIFA World Cup |
| GREIG | John ..... , Rangers 1972 European Cup Winners' Cup Final-winning captain (5) |