Football Connections: hints and answers
Tuesday, 6 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
- Wore Man Utd's number 7
Hint 2: All four groups
- Wore Man Utd's number 7
- Spain's 2010 World Cup winners
- Italy's 2006 World Cup winners
- Brazil's 2002 World Cup winners
Hint 3: One name from each group
- Best
- Xavi
- Pirlo
- Rivaldo
Answers
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- Wore Man Utd's number 7: Best, Cantona, Beckham, Robson
- Spain's 2010 World Cup winners: Xavi, Iniesta, Puyol, Villa
- Italy's 2006 World Cup winners: Pirlo, Totti, Materazzi, Gattuso
- Brazil's 2002 World Cup winners: Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, Roberto Carlos, Gilberto Silva
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