Geosportle #10: answers for Tuesday, 13 October 2026
The five sports moments from Geosportle #10. Haven’t played it yet? Replay it first: each answer below stays hidden until you tap.
25 players · average score 383/1000
⚽ Football · Question 1
Andrés Iniesta's extra-time strike against the Netherlands won his country its first World Cup.
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Soccer City, Johannesburg, South Africa · 2010
Spain beat the Netherlands 1–0 after extra time in the 2010 final at Soccer City, Johannesburg, the first World Cup held in Africa. Iniesta scored in the 116th minute of a bruising match.
From Geosportle #10 (13 October 2026) · Source: Wikipedia
🏅 More sports · Question 2
Babe Ruth appeared to point towards the bleachers during the World Series, then hit the next pitch there for a home run.
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Wrigley Field, Chicago, United States · 1932
In Game 3 of the 1932 World Series against the Chicago Cubs, the Yankees star seemed to predict his home run off Charlie Root. Whether he really 'called' it is still argued about today.
From Geosportle #10 (13 October 2026) · Source: Wikipedia
🏃 Athletics · Question 3 · ×2
Eliud Kipchoge became the first person to run a marathon distance in under two hours, paced by rotating teams of runners.
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Prater, Vienna, Austria · 2019
Kipchoge ran 1:59:40 on a flat loop along a tree-lined park avenue in Vienna in October 2019. It was not an official record because of the rotating pacemakers and a laser-guided pace car.
From Geosportle #10 (13 October 2026) · Source: Wikipedia
🏏 Cricket · Question 4 · ×3
Following on, the hosts won after Ian Botham's 149 not out and Bob Willis's 8 for 43, at odds of 500–1 mid-match.
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Headingley, Leeds, England · 1981
Australia needed just 130 to win after making England follow on in 1981, but Bob Willis took 8 for 43 to win the Test by 18 runs in Leeds. It turned the series and became known as Botham’s Ashes.
From Geosportle #10 (13 October 2026) · Source: Wikipedia
⛳ Golf · Question 5 · ×3
Tiger Woods won a major championship by a record 15 strokes, finishing as the only player under par.
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Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, United States · 2000
Woods finished at 12 under par at the 2000 U.S. Open on the Monterey Peninsula in California, 15 strokes clear of Ernie Els and Miguel Ángel Jiménez, the largest winning margin in a major.
From Geosportle #10 (13 October 2026) · Source: Wikipedia
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