DailyFoot Glossary
25 DailyFoot grid criteria explained: what each one means, the exact eligibility rule, and how many players qualify in every edition.
25Matching clues
4Positions
8Trophy clues
100%Game data
Criteria mix
- Positions
- 4
- Trophy clues
- 8
- Career facts
- 4
- Name patterns
- 9
The biggest player pools
A live comparison from DailyFoot's own edition data. Bright bars measure distinct qualifying players, while dark bars show how widely each clue appears across editions.
- Midfielder 1315 Players · 12 Editions
- Defender 1273 Players · 12 Editions
- Forward 1214 Players · 12 Editions
- Never scored for the national team 1206 Players · 12 Editions
- Accent (first or last name) 1155 Players · 10 Editions
- Surname ends in a vowel 1154 Players · 8 Editions
- Double letter (first or last name) 994 Players · 10 Editions
- First name starting with a vowel 848 Players · 12 Editions
- Contains the letter Z 560 Players · 9 Editions
- Surname of 4 letters or fewer 403 Players · 9 Editions
All criteria
- Goalkeeper360 Players · 5 Editions
- Defender1273 Players · 12 Editions
- Midfielder1315 Players · 12 Editions
- Forward1214 Players · 12 Editions
- World Cup winner346 Players · 8 Editions
- European Championship winner250 Players · 7 Editions
- Copa América winner168 Players · 4 Editions
- Africa Cup of Nations winner42 Players · 2 Editions
- Nations League winner79 Players · 5 Editions
- Olympic football gold57 Players · 4 Editions
- Champions League winner174 Players · 7 Editions
- Ballon d'Or45 Players · 2 Editions
- National-team captain109 Players · 7 Editions
- National-team coach0 Players · 0 Editions
- Never scored for the national team1206 Players · 12 Editions
- A goal every two caps113 Players · 2 Editions
- First name starting with a vowel848 Players · 12 Editions
- Single-word surname0 Players · 0 Editions
- Accent (first or last name)1155 Players · 10 Editions
- Double letter (first or last name)994 Players · 10 Editions
- Contains the letter Z560 Players · 9 Editions
- Apostrophe (first or last name)0 Players · 0 Editions
- Surname ends in a vowel1154 Players · 8 Editions
- Same initials (first + last name)221 Players · 6 Editions
- Surname of 4 letters or fewer403 Players · 9 Editions