Lionel ____ was the losing captain in the first shock result of the 2022 World Cup Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MESSI Lionel ____ was the losing captain in the first shock result of the 2022 World Cup (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Dec 11, 2022
3% ARG World Cup champs of 1978, 1986 and 2022: Abbr. (3) New York Times Sep 17, 2025
3% OLE World Cup cheer (3) USA Today Aug 11, 2025
2% OMG [Shocking!] (3) New York Times Sep 24, 2025
2% EGYPT First African nation to qualify for the Fifa World Cup, in 1934 (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Sep 21, 2025
2% ASA "___ result ..." (3) The Atlantic Sep 21, 2025
2% AGHAST Shocked (6) Eugene Sheffer Sep 15, 2025
2% ND Shock (2) USA Today Quick Sep 13, 2025
2% STUN Shock (4) USA Today Quick Sep 13, 2025
2% OUTCOME Result (7) The Telegraph Quick Sep 9, 2025

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