Tap a nation

About

NationGuess is part of Guessing Time.

The rules in full

A hidden nation is chosen every day. To play, tap any nation on the map. It goes into the bar at the top; press Guess there to spend a guess on it, or Cancel to pick a different one.

Each of your guesses gives you clues by comparing your guessed nation to the hidden nation. You have 7 guesses.

Each guess is placed on all 5 scales. The arrow on your guess points toward the hidden nation, and the shaded band shows the range where it can still be. means your guess matches the value of the hidden nation.

The hidden nation is one of 180: every FIFA member nation with at least 350,000 people.

The map shows latitude only. It greys out the nations that clue has ruled out; a nation still in colour may already be ruled out by one of the other five. Grey land you cannot pick is either already guessed or never the answer — tap it and it says which.

World Cup best covers 1978–2026. Early exit means a group-stage or round-of-32 exit.

Data

Nation data from REST Countries and the World Bank. World Cup results cover 1978–2026.

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How to play

You have 7 guesses to find today’s secret nation.

Start by guessing any nation. Each guess gives you clues.