How to play Football Grid: rules and tips to complete it
Football Grid, also known as Tiki-Taka-Toe, is a 3×3 grid. The rows and columns are clubs, national teams or trophies (Ballon d'Or, World Cup winner). Each square is where a row meets a column, and you need a footballer who fits both.
Rules
- You have 9 guesses in total (12 on easy). Each wrong answer uses one.
- You can't repeat a player.
- Any first-team spell counts, including well-known loans.
- The grid changes every day at midnight and is the same for everyone.
Tips to complete it
1. Start with the hardest square
Before typing anything, look at all nine squares and find the one with the fewest possible answers (a small club with an unusual national team, say). Solve it first so you don't use the only player who fits it somewhere else.
2. Save your "wildcards"
Some players went through lots of big clubs: Zlatan Ibrahimović, Nicolas Anelka, Samuel Eto'o, Ángel Di María, Romelu Lukaku or Álvaro Morata fit loads of squares. Don't spend them on an easy square if they could save a hard one.
3. Think about loans
Many players spent a year on loan at clubs nobody remembers. If a square looks impossible, think of young players from a big club who were loaned out.
4. Trophy squares
For "World Cup winner" think of the winning squads: Spain 2010 and 2026, Germany 2014, France 2018, Argentina 2022. For "Ballon d'Or" the list is short: learn it.
5. If you get stuck
The solutions page shows yesterday's answers and hides today's, in case you need a clue.
Levels
Easy has very well-known clubs and teams and more guesses; hard has rarer combinations. Each level has its own daily grid, so you can play all three.
Frequently asked questions
What is Tiki-Taka-Toe?
Another name for Football Grid: a 3×3 tic-tac-toe where each square is filled with a footballer who fits its row and column.
How many guesses do you get in Football Grid?
Nine on medium and hard, and twelve on easy.