2026 оны Дэлхийн аварга шалгаруулах тэмцээнд зориулсан “Connections: Soccer Edition” тааврын 36 дахь дугаар гарлаа.
“The Athletic” сэтгүүлийн ахлах редактор Уилл Жийнсийн боловсруулсан энэхүү тоглоом нь тоглогчдоос 16 үгийг ижил төстэй дөрвөн ангилалд хуваахыг шаарддаг. 3-аас дээш алдаа гаргавал тоглолт дуусдаг тул тоглогчид үгсийг зөв холбохдоо анхааралтай байх хэрэгтэй.
Өнөөдрийн дугаарын хувьд талбайн тэмдэглэгээ (торгуулийн талбай, зургаан метрийн шугам гэх мэт), цэнгэлдэх хүрээлэнгийн тоноглол (самбар, цаг гэх мэт), 2026 оны ДАШТ-д оролцогч улсуудын нийслэл хотууд болон “Реал” нэртэй холбоотой үгс багтжээ. Тоглолтын хүндрэлийн түвшинг 5-аас 3 гэж үнэлсэн байна.
Шинэ дугаар бүр орон нутгийн цагаар шөнө дунд нээгддэг. Тоглогчид тоглолтын үр дүнгээ хуваалцах боломжтой бөгөөд нийтлэлд багтсан заавар, хариултуудыг ашиглан сорилтыг давах боломжтой.
Дэлгэрэнгүй эх сурвалжийг харах
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Need help with today’s Connections: Soccer Edition puzzle? You’ve come to the right place.
Welcome to Connections: Soccer Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.
A quick public service announcement before we continue: The bottom of this article includes the answers — and hints — for the four categories. So if you want to solve the board hint-free, we recommend you play before continuing.
You can access today’s game here.
Today’s difficulty
Game No. 36’s difficulty: 3 out of 5
Connections: Soccer Edition hints for July 16, 2026
Scroll below for one answer in each of the four categories.
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Yellow: PENALTY BOX
Green: CLOCK
Blue: ALGIERS
Purple: BETIS
Connections: Soccer Edition answers for July 16, 2026
Scroll below for the full answers to each of the four categories.
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Yellow
Markings on a pitch: PENALTY BOX, SIX-YARD BOX, HALFWAY LINE, TOUCHLINE
Green
Sights around a stadium: SPIDERCAM, SCOREBOARD, CLOCK, BIG SCREEN
Blue
Alliterative capital cities of 2026 World Cup teams: ALGIERS, TUNIS, BRASÍLIA, BRUSSELS
Purple
Real _____: SALT LAKE, BETIS, MADRID, OVIEDO
What is Connections: Soccer Edition?
Connections: Soccer Edition is a new, daily puzzle for the 2026 World Cup designed for players to find connections between 16 words on the game board.
The game’s objective is to group sixteen words or objects into four groups of four based on commonalities within each group as quickly as possible. You are allowed to make three mistakes but fail a fourth time and the game ends with the answers being revealed.
Each puzzle has exactly one solution, so watch out for words or items that seem to belong to multiple categories!
Category examples:
Teams making World Cup debut in 2026: Cape Verde, Jordan, Curaçao, Uzbekistan
Penalty ____: Spot, Kick, Taker, Shootout
Each category group is assigned a color, which is revealed when you solve it, ranging from easy (yellow) to medium (green) to challenging (blue) to difficult (purple). Of course, these group rankings are subject to interpretation, so you may solve a harder one before an easier one!
Who creates the puzzles for Connections: Soccer Edition?
I do! My name is Will Jeanes and I create Connections: Soccer Edition and work as a senior editor at The Athletic. I also do some writing, focusing mostly on soccer history and statistics.
The next puzzle will be available at midnight in your time zone. Thanks for playing — and share your scores in the comments!
