Missing XI

One team, one big match, eleven blank shirts. Name the starting XI.

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How to play Missing XI

One team, one match, eleven blank shirts. You see the competition, the score, the formation and every player's position. Name the starting XI in any order. Five wrong names and the whistle goes. Find seven or more to keep your streak.

The matches

World Cup and Euro knockout games, Champions League finals going back to 2004, Copa America 2024 and AFCON 2023, Arsenal's Invincibles, Leverkusen's unbeaten season, Barcelona's La Liga years from 2004-05 to 2020-21 and the big games of 2015-16. Every line-up is the actual starting XI from StatsBomb's match data, with the positions they played that day.

Tips

Start with the keeper and the captain. Formations tell you if there were wing-backs, which usually means a back three and one name you've forgotten.

Other names for it

You might know this as Missing 11, a starting XI quiz or name the line-up. Same game: one famous match, eleven names to find.

Missing XI FAQ

Do I need first names?

No. Start typing a surname and pick from the suggestions.

When does it reset?

Midnight UK. One new line-up every day.

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