Football Connections: hints and answers
Monday, 5 October 2026
Sixteen footballers, four hidden groups of four, four mistakes.
Stuck? Open one hint at a time. The answers are at the bottom.
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Hints
Hint 1: The easiest group
- Goalkeepers
Hint 2: All four groups
- Goalkeepers
- Centre-backs
- Strikers
- Wingers
Hint 3: One name from each group
- Schmeichel
- Van Dijk
- Haaland
- Salah
Answers
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- Goalkeepers: Schmeichel, Neuer, Alisson, Courtois
- Centre-backs: Van Dijk, Terry, Ferdinand, Ramos
- Strikers: Haaland, Kane, Lewandowski, Suarez
- Wingers: Salah, Sane, Sterling, Robben
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