NYT Connections Soccer Edition Puzzle #10 — Answers for June 20, 2026
✅ Full Answers
🟨 POST-GAME RECOVERY
ICE BATH
MASSAGE
REST
WARM DOWN
🟩 HOSTED WORLD CUP
CHILE
MEXICO
JAPAN
SPAIN
🟦 SCORED FOR ENGLAND AT WORLD CUP
BELLINGHAM
LINEKER
RASHFORD
TRIPPIER
🟪 CHELSEA CARETAKER HEAD COACHES
HIDDINK
HOLLAND
LAMPARD
MCFARLANE
🎯 Strategy Tips
Focus on the recovery terms first to narrow down the board. If you get stuck on the managers or goalscorers, look carefully at the precise tournament history to sort out who actually converted their chances for country versus who held the clipboard at Stamford Bridge.
⚠️ Red Herring Warning: LAMPARD is a major trap for the England World Cup goalscorers category, as he is an iconic England midfielder. However, he famously never managed to score a goal in a World Cup tournament (including his disallowed goal in 2010!), meaning he belongs exclusively with the Chelsea caretakers.