| 100% | RIO | 3 | ___ de Janeiro (where the final World Cup match of 2014 will be played) |
| 62% | RIO | 3 | Where the 2014 World Cup final was played |
| 57% | NISSANSTADIUM | 13 | Venue in Yokohama, Japan where the final match of 2019 Rugby World Cup will be held: 2 wds. |
| 44% | RIO | 3 | Site of the 2014 World Cup final |
| 43% | RIO | 3 | ___ de Janeiro (one of the Brazilian cities hosting the World Cup) |
| 42% | RIO | 3 | Brazilian locale of the 2014 World Cup final game, familiarly |
| 42% | RIO | 3 | Las Vegas casino where the World Series of Poker is played |
| 42% | DHONI | 5 | MS —, 2011 Cricket World Cup Final Man of the Match for India |
| 39% | RIO | 3 | Harbor of ___ de Janeiro, iconic location that was designated as a Natural Wonder of the World by CNN |
| 39% | OMAHA | 5 | Where the College World Series is played |
| 38% | SAN | 3 | ___ Francisco, California city where the final Charter of the United Nations was born |
| 38% | SAHARA | 6 | Where the Marathon des Sables (“Marathon of the Sands”) is run |
| 38% | LUZHNIKI | 8 | Moscow stadium, scene of the 2018 World Cup final |
| 38% | NEPAL | 5 | Where the so-called "Roof of the World" is |
| 37% | REDEEMER | 8 | Christ the ___, one of the 7 wonders of the world which is approximately 125-feet concrete and soapstone statue situated in Rio de Janeiro |
| 37% | ASIA | 4 | Where the World Cup has been held only once |
| 36% | ASIA | 4 | Where most of the world's rice and tea is grown |
| 35% | ONENIL | 6 | How the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup finals ended |
| 35% | RIO | 3 | Las Vegas casino where the World Series of Poker is held |
| 35% | OCEAN | 5 | Where much of the world's carbon is stored |
| 35% | MALMENINGA | 10 | Captain of the Australia 1992 Rugby League World Cup Final-winning side |
| 34% | LIONEL | 6 | With 33-Across, winner of the Golden Ball in the 2014 World Cup |
| 34% | MENINGA | 7 | Mal —, captain of the Australia 1992 Rugby League World Cup Final-winning side |
| 34% | SMIT | 4 | John —, captain of the South Africa 2007 Rugby World Cup Final-winning team |
| 34% | NORTHPOLE | 9 | Top of the world, where polar bears are found |
| 34% | WEMBLEY | 7 | Location of the London sports stadium that hosted the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final |
| 33% | BELGIUM | 7 | Country that knocked the US Men's National Team out of the 2014 World Cup |
| 33% | RAHN | 4 | Helmut —, scorer of two goals for West Germany in the 1954 FIFA World Cup Final |
| 33% | EGERTON | 7 | Bob —, Australia wing whose final cap was in the 1991 Rugby World Cup Final win over England |
| 33% | WAKA | 4 | When repeated twice, song by Shakira which was the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup |