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Missing 11Daily Football Lineup Game: Name the Starting XI

Missing 11 shows you a famous match and one team's formation, and asks you to name every player in that starting lineup. Each position is its own word puzzle: type a surname and the letters turn green, yellow or gray, with six tries per player. It's free to play in your browser, with one lineup a day and no account needed. There is no unlimited mode, but past puzzles can be replayed from the archive.

Play Missing 11 →Opens the official site, playfootball.games

How to play Missing 11

  1. Read the match details: competition, season, score and which side's XI you need.
  2. Tap a position on the pitch to start guessing that player's name.
  3. Letters turn green when right and in place, yellow when in the name elsewhere, gray when absent; you get six guesses per player.
  4. Fill the whole XI, then use Previous to replay earlier lineups.

Tips

  • Start with the players you remember best: their letters do not help the others, but locking them in saves time.
  • Think about the season shown: loan players and squad rotation often explain the names you forget.
  • Hard mode hides more help once you know the format.

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Missing 11 FAQ

What is Missing 11?

Missing 11 shows you a famous match and one team's formation, and asks you to name every player in that starting lineup. Each position is its own word puzzle: type a surname and the letters turn green, yellow or gray, with six tries per player. It's free to play in your browser, with one lineup a day and no account needed.

Is Missing 11 free?

Yes. It's free to play in your browser, with one lineup a day and no account needed.

Does Missing 11 have an unlimited mode?

There is no unlimited mode, but past puzzles can be replayed from the archive.

Can you play Missing 11 on a phone?

Yes, in the phone browser.

Where is the official Missing 11 site?

Missing 11 is played at playfootball.games, made by PlayFootball.Games.

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