“The Athletic”-ийн редакторын бэлтгэдэг хөлбөмбөгийн сэдэвт оньсого тоглоом нь хөгжөөн дэмжигчдийг 16 үгийг дөрвөн бүлэгт зөв ангилахыг уриалж байна.
2026 оны долдугаар сарын 11-ний өдрийн тоглолт нь таван оноос гурван онооны хүндрэлтэй гэж үнэлэгдлээ. Тоглоомын дүрэм ёсоор тоглогчид 16 үгийг нийтлэг шинж чанараар нь дөрвөн бүлэгт хуваах бөгөөд гурваас дээш алдаа гаргасан тохиолдолд тоглолт дуусдаг байна.
Өнөөдрийн оньсого нь тоглогчийн байхгүй болсон шалтгаан (INJURED, SUSPENDED, DROPPED, CUP-TIED), Аваргуудын лигийн финал болсон цэнгэлдэхүүд (ALLIANZ, OLYMPIC, MILLENNIUM, HAMPDEN), “Cup” гэсэн үгээр төгсөх нэршил (FA, WORLD, MLS, SUPER) болон 2026 оны Дэлхийн аварга шалгаруулах тэмцээний гоол оруулагчдын ижил дуудлагатай үгс (MESSY, CANE, SERMON, NOOSA) гэсэн дөрвөн ангилалтай байна.
“The Athletic”-ийн ахлах редактор Уилл Жинс энэхүү оньсогыг хөлбөмбөгийн түүх, статистик мэдээлэлд тулгуурлан бүтээдэг. Тоглоомын шинэ дугаар өдөр бүр таны бүс нутгийн цагаар шөнө дунд нээгдэх бөгөөд хэрэглэгчид өөрсдийн оноогоо хуваалцах боломжтой.
Дэлгэрэнгүй эх сурвалжийг харах
Эх сурвалжийг нээх ↓
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. 31’s difficulty: 3 out of 5
Connections: Soccer Edition hints for July 11, 2026
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Yellow: DROPPED
Green: ALLIANZ
Blue: SUPER
Purple: CANE
Connections: Soccer Edition answers for July 11, 2026
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Yellow
Reason for player absence: INJURED, SUSPENDED, DROPPED, CUP-TIED
Green
Champions League final stadiums: ALLIANZ, OLYMPIC, MILLENNIUM, HAMPDEN
Blue
_____ Cup: FA, WORLD, MLS, SUPER
Purple
Homophones of 2026 World Cup scorers: MESSY, CANE, SERMON, NOOSA
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!
