| 100% | MEX | 3 | Host of the 1970 and 1986 World Cup: Abbr. |
| 64% | MEXICO | 6 | 1970 and 1986 World Cup host |
| 61% | ENG | 3 | Host and winner of the 1966 World Cup: Abbr. |
| 59% | URU | 3 | Host of the first World Cup, 1930: Abbr. |
| 57% | ARG | 3 | World Cup champs of 1978, 1986 and 2022: Abbr. |
| 52% | MEADOWBANK | 10 | — Stadium, Edinburgh home of the 1970 and 1986 Commonwealth Games |
| 51% | URUGUAY | 7 | Host and winner of the first FIFA World Cup |
| 51% | ARG | 3 | 1978 and 1986 World Cup winner: Abbr. |
| 50% | ENG | 3 | Host of the first World Table Tennis Championships: Abbr. |
| 50% | INDIA | 5 | Host of the 2016 Cricket World Cup |
| 48% | ASIA | 4 | Locale of the 2002 and 2022 World Cups |
| 47% | ENGLAND | 7 | Winner (and host) of the 1966 FIFA World Cup |
| 46% | QATARIS | 7 | Residents of the 2022 World Cup host country |
| 45% | URU | 3 | Winner of the first World Cup: Abbr. |
| 45% | ENG | 3 | Winner of the 1966 World Cup: Abbr. |
| 45% | RIO | 3 | ___ de Janeiro (one of the Brazilian cities hosting the World Cup) |
| 44% | RUSSIA | 6 | Host nation of the 2018 FIFA World Cup |
| 44% | DOHA | 4 | Host city of the 2022 FIFA World Cup |
| 43% | GLAM | 4 | The world of high fashion is full of glitz and ___: abbr. |
| 43% | WEMBLEY | 7 | Location of the London sports stadium that hosted the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final |
| 43% | ARGENTINA | 9 | 1978 and 1986 World Cup winner |
| 41% | SWE | 3 | Host of the 1912 Olympics: Abbr. |
| 41% | NCAA | 4 | Host of the Sweet Sixteen: Abbr. |
| 41% | ROUT | 4 | Description of the June 11, 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup soccer game between the USA and Thailand |
| 41% | DAVOS | 5 | Host of the annual World Economic Forum |
| 41% | DEGENERES | 9 | Host of the Oscars, Grammys and Emmys |
| 40% | CANADIANS | 9 | Hosts of the 1988 and 2010 Winter Olympics |
| 40% | DOHA | 4 | Qatar's capital and host of the 2025 World Table Tennis Championships Finals |
| 40% | WESTINDIES | 10 | 1975 and 1979 winners of the Cricket World Cup |
| 40% | ELLEN | 5 | Host of the 2007 and 2014 Academy Awards, familiarly |