Game-changing mistake for a World Cup defender Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Game-changing mistake for a World Cup defender featured in New York Times Mini puzzle on August 15, 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OWNGOAL.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OWNGOAL Game-changing mistake for a World Cup defender (7) New York Times Mini Aug 15, 2026
3% REF World Cup official (3) New York Times Midi Aug 13, 2026
3% USA Co-host of the 2026 World Cup (3) New York Times Midi Aug 11, 2026
3% SPAIN 2026 World Cup winner (5) The Atlantic Aug 10, 2026
3% ESP Spain, on World Cup scoreboards (3) New York Times Midi Aug 10, 2026
3% FIFA World Cup org. (4) The Atlantic Aug 8, 2026
3% OLE World Cup cheer (3) Eugene Sheffer Jul 30, 2026
3% ERROR Mistake (5) Commuter Jul 27, 2026
3% UR World Cup org. (2) USA Today Quick Jul 19, 2026
3% FOUR No. of World Cup wins for Germany (4) USA Today Quick Jul 19, 2026

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