| 100% | LUZHNIKI | 8 | Moscow stadium, scene of the 2018 World Cup final |
| 52% | RIO | 3 | Site of the 2014 World Cup final |
| 50% | RUSSIA | 6 | Host nation of the 2018 FIFA World Cup |
| 49% | RIO | 3 | Brazilian locale of the 2014 World Cup final game, familiarly |
| 48% | DHONI | 5 | MS —, 2011 Cricket World Cup Final Man of the Match for India |
| 44% | CROATIA | 7 | Losing team in the 2018 FIFA World Cup final |
| 44% | MBAPPE | 6 | Kylian __; 2018 World Cup final teenage goalscorer |
| 44% | FRANCE | 6 | Country which won the 2018 FIFA World Cup by defeating Croatia 4-2 in the final |
| 43% | GWANGJU | 7 | South Korean city with a FIFA World Cup Stadium, and host of the 2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships |
| 42% | RED | 3 | With 6-Down, winners of the 2018 World Series |
| 42% | WEMBLEY | 7 | Location of the London sports stadium that hosted the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final |
| 42% | MARACANA | 8 | Rio soccer stadium, venue of 1950 World Cup final |
| 42% | HARRYKANE | 9 | England's top goal scorer in the 2018 World Cup |
| 41% | DOHA | 4 | Site of the 2022 World Cup |
| 41% | ASIA | 4 | Home of the 2022 World Cup |
| 40% | STEVEPEARCE | 11 | Red Sox first baseman named MVP of the 2018 World Series (2 wds.) |
| 40% | URU | 3 | Winner of the first World Cup: Abbr. |
| 40% | ENG | 3 | Winner of the 1966 World Cup: Abbr. |
| 40% | RIO | 3 | Where the 2014 World Cup final was played |
| 39% | JABULANI | 8 | The name of the 2010 World Cup ball |
| 39% | URU | 3 | Host of the first World Cup, 1930: Abbr. |
| 39% | QATARIS | 7 | Residents of the 2022 World Cup host country |
| 39% | PELE | 4 | World Cup star of the mid-20th century |
| 39% | DELPH | 5 | Fabian —, former Man City and Everton midfielder; in England's 2018 World Cup Finals squad |
| 39% | BELFRY | 6 | Locale of the final scene in "Vertigo" |
| 39% | QATAR | 5 | Mideast locale of the 2022 World Cup |
| 39% | INDIA | 5 | Host of the 2016 Cricket World Cup |
| 39% | MALMENINGA | 10 | Captain of the Australia 1992 Rugby League World Cup Final-winning side |
| 38% | FRANCE | 6 | Country that won the 2018 FIFA World Cup |
| 38% | ASHE | 4 | Eponym of the world's largest tennis stadium |