Country that's won the World Cup four times (but failed to qualify in 2018, 2022 and 2026) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Country that's won the World Cup four times (but failed to qualify in 2018, 2022 and 2026) featured in New York Times Mini puzzle on June 17, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ITALY.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ITALY Country that's won the World Cup four times (but failed to qualify in 2018, 2022 and 2026) (5) New York Times Mini Jun 17, 2026
63% ARGENTINA Winning country at the 2022 World Cup (9) New York Times Apr 12, 2026
59% QATAR 2022 World Cup host (5) Newsday May 24, 2026
47% OLE World Cup cheer (3) Wall Street Journal Jun 9, 2026
47% IRAN World's largest country with a four-letter name (4) New York Times Jun 8, 2026
47% FIFA World Cup org. (4) USA Today May 21, 2026
47% ITA Winner of four FIFA World Cups, for short (3) LA Times Daily Apr 15, 2026
45% ASTROS 2022 World Series champs (6) Wall Street Journal May 6, 2026
45% ASIA Continent that hosted the 2002 and 2018 FIFA World Cups (4) New York Times Midi Mar 6, 2026
43% SS DVR World Cup matches with this (2) USA Today Quick Jun 12, 2026

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