| ABIGAILHARRISON | Who scored the winning goal against Austria in the Womens World Cup semi-final? (7-8) |
| ROJO | - Marcos, Argentina defender who scored the winning goal against Nigeria in the FIFA World Cup (4) |
| NISI | Northern Ireland with both sides in semi final? No (4) |
| EXAMS | Sometime earlier in the day, first of semi finals? |
| DIETMARHAMANN | Scorer of Germany's winning goal against England in the final match at the old Wembley stadium |
| OLGA | ____ Carmona, Spanish footballer who scored the winning goal in the 2023 Women's World Cup Final (4) |
| ARDIE | - - - Savea, New Zealand's try-scorer in the 2019 World Cup semi-final (5) |
| HERBIE | England and Dolphins centre/wing; scorer of two tries in the 2021 Rugby League World Cup semi-final defeat by Samoa (6) |
| FARNWORTH | England and Dolphins centre/wing; scorer of two tries in the 2021 Rugby League World Cup semi-final defeat by Samoa (9) |
| ELLIOTT | Black Caps batting hero epic 2015 World Cup semi-final v South Africa (7) |
| ROBSON | Which manager brought England to the World Cup semi-finals in 1990? (6) |
| CHLOE | _ Kelly, footballer who scored the winning goal in the Women's Euro 2022 final match (5) |
| BRANDI | Chastain who scored the winning goal at the 1999 Women's World Cup |
| WILKINSON | Jonny, England rugby union player who scored the winning drop goal in the 2003 World Cup Final (9) |
| JOELSTRANSKY | Former South African rugby player who scored the winning drop goal in the 1995 Rugby World Cup final |
| ELLATOONE | Lioness who scored her first World Cup goal against Australia in the 2023 semi-final |
| DIEGOMARADONA | Argentine retired footballer who scored the Hand of God goal against England in the 1986 FIFA World Cup: 2 wds. |
| FIFA | Org. staging the Women's World Cup over the next few weeks in France; you can find four of the nine stadium locations in the circled letters |
| ASTLE | Jeff ____ scored the winning goal for West Bromwich Albion in the 1968 FA cup final |
| DENMARK | The Schleswig-Holstein Question refers to the conflict between this country and Prussia and Austria in the mid-19th century (7) |
