Twenty-five of the greatest footballers who ever lived — and one question per face: where do they actually come from? Drag each legend's token onto their home country, from Pelé's Brazil to Puskás's Hungary.

The stars are easy; the map is not. Everyone knows Messi is Argentine — but can you find Croatia for Modrić without hovering, and do you know which West African country each of Drogba, Weah, and Mané calls home?

The set spans a century of football: Yashin's Soviet Union-era Russia and George Best's Northern Ireland sit next to Haaland and Son Heung-min, so the quiz doubles as a tour of where the game's greatness has come from.

How to play

• Drag each player's token from the tray onto a ring on the map. Landing in the right country is what counts — the exact spot doesn't matter.
• Players from the same country are interchangeable: Argentina has two rings, and Messi and Maradona can swap freely between them.
• A drop snaps to the nearest ring within a comfortable radius; dropping onto an occupied ring bumps that token back to the tray.
• Nothing is scored until you press Confirm — rearrange as long as you like first.
• The timer counts up; Give Up grades what you've placed and reveals the rest.

What counts in this quiz

• 25 legends from 24 countries — the country shown is the nation each player represented (or represents) in international football.
• England, Northern Ireland, and Wales count as separate footballing nations, exactly as FIFA treats them — George Best's ring is in Northern Ireland, not a generic "UK".
• Every era counts: retired icons, late greats, and current stars share the same map.

What's not included — and why

• Club countries are traps, not answers: Zidane's ring is France, not Spain, no matter how many Champions League finals he decided in Madrid.
• Birthplace technicalities don't override football nationality — the ring belongs to the country whose shirt the player wore.
• Nobody from the same country needs a specific ring: there's no "wrong Argentina" — any ring of the right country counts.

Good to know

• George Weah is the only African player ever to win the Ballon d'Or — and later became President of Liberia, the only former player to lead a country.
• Lev Yashin, the "Black Spider", is still the only goalkeeper ever to win the Ballon d'Or.
• Ferenc Puskás scored 84 goals in 85 games for Hungary, then won three European Cups with Real Madrid — FIFA's award for the best goal of the year carries his name.
• George Best never played at a World Cup: Northern Ireland never qualified during his career, which is half the legend and all of the tragedy.