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Guess the FIFA World Cup host nation! (1/6) "Forza Azzurri!" We hosted the 1990 World Cup and are famous for Paolo Maldini. Who are we? — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the June 9 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
ITALY
5 letters
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Where this clue appears
June 9 2026
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword June 9 2026
ITALY
Land of pizza and pasta
ITALY
5
Rome's country
ITALY
5
Country with a rich world-class cuisine that one can tour in real life or in the 1953 movie "Roman Holiday"
ITALY
5
European country shaped like a boot
ITALY
5
Florence's country
ITALY
5
Country with Turin and Naples
ITALY
5
Where you'd find Venice
ITALY
5
Rome's country
ITALY
5
Europe's "boot"
ITALY
5
Qatar and ___, countries that shared the high jump gold medal at the Olympics held in 2021
ITALY
5
Milan's home
ITALY
5
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