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DailyFoot Glossary

25 DailyFoot grid criteria explained: what each one means, the exact eligibility rule, and how many players qualify in every edition.

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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.

  1. Midfielder 1315 Players · 12 Editions
  2. Defender 1273 Players · 12 Editions
  3. Forward 1214 Players · 12 Editions
  4. Never scored for the national team 1206 Players · 12 Editions
  5. Accent (first or last name) 1155 Players · 10 Editions
  6. Surname ends in a vowel 1154 Players · 8 Editions
  7. Double letter (first or last name) 994 Players · 10 Editions
  8. First name starting with a vowel 848 Players · 12 Editions
  9. Contains the letter Z 560 Players · 9 Editions
  10. Surname of 4 letters or fewer 403 Players · 9 Editions

All criteria

  1. Goalkeeper360 Players · 5 Editions
  2. Defender1273 Players · 12 Editions
  3. Midfielder1315 Players · 12 Editions
  4. Forward1214 Players · 12 Editions
  5. World Cup winner346 Players · 8 Editions
  6. European Championship winner250 Players · 7 Editions
  7. Copa América winner168 Players · 4 Editions
  8. Africa Cup of Nations winner42 Players · 2 Editions
  9. Nations League winner79 Players · 5 Editions
  10. Olympic football gold57 Players · 4 Editions
  11. Champions League winner174 Players · 7 Editions
  12. Ballon d'Or45 Players · 2 Editions
  13. National-team captain109 Players · 7 Editions
  14. National-team coach0 Players · 0 Editions
  15. Never scored for the national team1206 Players · 12 Editions
  16. A goal every two caps113 Players · 2 Editions
  17. First name starting with a vowel848 Players · 12 Editions
  18. Single-word surname0 Players · 0 Editions
  19. Accent (first or last name)1155 Players · 10 Editions
  20. Double letter (first or last name)994 Players · 10 Editions
  21. Contains the letter Z560 Players · 9 Editions
  22. Apostrophe (first or last name)0 Players · 0 Editions
  23. Surname ends in a vowel1154 Players · 8 Editions
  24. Same initials (first + last name)221 Players · 6 Editions
  25. Surname of 4 letters or fewer403 Players · 9 Editions