Start
Welcome to the digital Escape Room 2026
Agents, you have been recruited by the INTERPOL and the FIFA in the utmost secrecy. We are at the UEFA headquarters in Zurich. The urn you see appears intact, but the Cup it contains is made of cheap resin. The theft occurred here, before the trophy was shipped to Los Angeles. Although the criminals were careful, no one is perfect: they left microscopic traces that only a scientist expert could detect. Your first mission is to analyze the urn's base. If we identify the origin of the biological remains, we will know which country the thief hid in before the heist.
The Cup has been stolen
The World Cup left the UEFA headquarters at 9:00 on an armored van. Its destination was Zurich airport to load it onto a private plane. We know that the airport is exactly 20 km from the headquarters. The report confirms that the van arrived at its destination at 9:15. Your first mission: calculate the average speed at which the van traveled. We need this data to know if the thieves had enough time to make the "swap".
What is the average speed in km/h?
Attention! First Code
The ANTHEM hanged man
Agents, during the theft of the World Cup, the thieves used music as a code to communicate during the escape, leaving a sound file encrypted in the field Hard Rock Stadium, in Miami, one of the venues in the United States for the 2026 World Cup. We have detected three instruments related to football anthems and chants. But their names have been hidden deliberately to protect the information. Your mission is to discover each of these instruments.
What instrument is it?
What instrument is it?
What instrument is it?
ERROR!
You need to work harder to discover the secret instrument. It is larger than it appears.
12 seconds of penalty
try again
ERROR!
Well, you didn't figure it out. A hint: Wind and three fingers are used to play the notes.
12 seconds of penalty
try again
ERROR!
Okay, yes, this one costs a bit more. You will need to refine the search because you're not solving it.
12 seconds penalty
try again
Attention! second Code
The handwritten letter
In the technician's ticket office who handled the urn before the theft, a handwritten note has been found. It mentions no city.
It is unsigned, but it seems that the person who wrote it was trying to leave a clue… without being discovered. Read it very carefully and keep pressing the green arrow.
Click on the image to enlarge
The handwritten letter
Look for clues about a Spanish writer who won a Nobel Prize in Literature. He was Galician by birth, quite grumpy and controversial. He wrote a book about a journey on foot through a province in Spain's interior. The name of that province will give you a final clue about the city where the stolen cup might be now.
We are at the Akron stadium in Guadalajara (Mexico). As you may know, in Mexico the main language spoken is Spanish, but it coexists with more than 68 indigenous languages recognized. This often makes it difficult to properly recognize the types of words. This is important because, in the locker rooms of this magnificent stadium, a note with information that could be key has been found. Well, your knowledge of the types of words will determine whether you get the next code.
The Nouns Challenge
Drag the nouns that are in the following text. Watch out! Make your decision carefully, because if you make mistakes, you'll have to start over after a 12-second penalty.
soccer
organization
transferred
The
Drag the nouns here
trophy
secure
building
to
where
it
was
Zurich
in
watched
during
night
the
trip
before
the
ERROR!
It seems you are not very clear about what a noun is. Noun: word that designates people, animals, plants, or very diverse realities that have independent existence, in reality or by abstraction.
12 seconds of penalty
try again
Attention! Third Code
National anthems
Agents, we have intercepted a file with several fragments of national anthems that the thieves left as a clue during their escape. But, only three contain crucial information.
Your mission: 1) Listen carefully to all the fragments. 2) Identify which country each fragment belongs to by dragging its flag over the audio.
⚠️ Attention!: incorrect fragments are traps. Don't be fooled: listen carefully to each hymn before deciding.
National anthems
Press on an speaker to listen to a national anthem (it may take a few seconds to sound). Press it again to stop. Then, with the rest. When you know which country each one belongs to, drag the flag to its anthem.
Italy
Germany
Brazil
National anthems
Fantastic! All that's left is to place the three flags in the correct order, according to the year in which each country won its first World Cup.
1st World Cup victory 1934
1st World Cup victory 1954
1st World Cup victory 1958
ERROR!
Wow!, it seems you don't know much about anthems. Or is it that you don't write down the order on a paper to avoid confusing the flags?
12 seconds of penalty
try again
ERROR!
It seems you're not doing very well in football history. Or maybe it's that you don't read the victories carefully?
12 seconds of penalty
try again
Attention! Fourth Code
&
The lighting of Boston Stadium
The thieves have arrived at Boston Stadium to get lost among the 65,000 spectators it can hold and not be located by the police. In this stadium, the lighting is special on game day. The lights of the World Cup logo: red, green, white, and blue turn on periodically.
When do the lights match at the same time?
15 s
12 s
10 s
10 s
Attention! fifth Code
Clue in Mexico City!
The suspect fled from Estadio Azteca leaving a briefcase with air from outside. To analyze the gas and find its hiding place, you must calibrate the sensor according to the local atmospheric conditions. Quickly, time flies!
The atmosphere puzzle
The first step is to place each layer of the atmosphere in its position so that the sensor connects.
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
Troposphere
Exosphere
Mesosphere
The composition of the air
The air sensor is configured to detect Nitrogen, the gas that actually fills the lungs of the players in the Azteca Stadium, even if they do not use it to live. Tap the percentage that represents the exact amount of this gas in the atmosphere.
100
75
50
25
78%
100%
0.04%
21%
ERROR!
No, we are not talking about all the gases that make up the atmosphere. Remember, air is not a pure gas, it is a mixture of gases.
12 seconds of penalty
try again
ERROR!
That is Oxygen (O2). It is essential for life, but it is not the most abundant in the air.
12 seconds of penalty
try again
ERROR!
Oops! Too little. That is Carbon Dioxide (CO2). It is the gas we exhale when we breathe.
12 seconds of penalty
try again
Altitude effect
We are now traveling to BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, which is practically at sea level. At this altitude, there is more air above us than in high mountains. According to this, what will be the atmospheric pressure in the Canadian stadium compared to the Azteca Stadium, located at 2,195m altitude? Indicate it by clicking on the globe that reflects the solution.
Error!
Warning! The more air there is above the balloon, the less inflated it can be because more pressure will exert the air on its walls.
12 seconds of penalty
try again
Attention! sixth Code
Mythology-loving suspects
Spain will debut in the World Cup in Atlanta, where they will face the Cape Verde team on July 15 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. But, beyond the football aspect, the name of that city has an interesting origin related to transportation history. And this, in turn, has a mythological roots. We know that the suspects are big fans of history and mythology. Maybe that will help us learn more about the whereabouts of the Cup.
Suspected mythology enthusiasts
Question 1/3
Suspicious mythology enthusiasts
Question 2/3
Suspected mythology enthusiasts
Question 3/3
Clue at the Metropolitan Museum!
We continue our search by leveraging all the information that our suspect's interest in history, mythology, and art can provide us. On this occasion, we travel to New York to visit The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Next, we will carefully review some of its main works to better understand the suspect's way of thinking. Pay attention, as every detail could be decisive.
Hint at the Metropolitan Museum!
Drag the brush of each artist with their work from the Metropolitan.
Jacques Louis David
Caravaggio
Johannes Vermeer
Rembrandt
Jan van Eyck
Attention! seventh Code
CHOOSE the best players
Quick!, we need the latest code to catch the thieves of the Cup. You will have to complete the template. Click on each player and calculate their average. A mark the results on a paper.
Player B
Player C
Player A
Choose the best players
Enter the average of each player
CHOOSE the best defender
Take the player with best average to the defense icon.
Player A
Player B
CBF
Player C
ERROR!
Oops! You chose the wrong best defender. Wait for the penalty seconds to pass and try again.
12 seconds of penalty
try again
Now... choose the best right winger
The selector will choose the player with most minutes in the 25/26 season.
Player B: 3040min
CHOOSE the best right winger
Take the player with best average to the rightmost icon.
Player A
Player B
Player C
ED
ERROR!
Oops! You chose the wrong right winger. Wait for the penalty seconds to pass and try again.
12 seconds of penalty
try again
Choose the best forward
Let's go with the final challenge. To choose the best forward, we will look at the rating graphs of each player, which consider: number of MVP awards, ball possession, fouls, shots on target, and number of goals. The selector will choose the most consistent forward, the player who performs at their best in every match.
Player B
Player C
Player A
Choose the best forward
Drag the player with the more regular rating graph to the forward icon
Player A
Player B
DC
Player C
ERROR!
Wow! It looks like not. Wait for the penalty and try again.
12 seconds of penalty
try again
Attention! eighth Code
You are about to reach the end. Have you written down all the codes?
You have recovered the World Cup!
Digital Escape Room 2026 completed Congratulations!
FIFA World Cup Organizers 2026
Player A
Player C
Player B
Correct!
Originally, the city was called Marthasville, but it changed to Atlanta because of the Western & Atlantic Railroad. And, in turn, "Atlantic" comes from the Greek mythological titan Atlas.
Quick, keep going, there are more challenges ahead.
try again
Correct!
Although there are many references to the Iberian Peninsula in Greek mythology, the main symbol on the Spanish coat of arms is the Columns of Hercules.
Quick, keep going, there are more challenges ahead.
try again
When do the four colors glow at the same time?
15 s
12 s
10 s
10 s
GUITARRÓN
It is a large string instrument that looks like a guitar, but bigger and round. Used in music mariachi and traditional Mexican music. Used in anthems or song adaptations in stadiums.
try again
Correct!
Indeed, the more air there is, the more pressure on the walls of the balloon and, therefore, it will be less inflated. BRAVO!
Come on, keep going; onto the rest of the challenges.
Music file validated!
Well done! You have correctly identified the hymn fragments and placed the flags correctly. Now we can track the movement of the criminals accurately. Prepare your senses: the next clue will bring you closer to recover the Cup before it disappears forever.
Player B
Player A
snare drum
ALSO KNOWN AS DRUM. Its sound is more sharp and dry, while many drums can be deep or profound. Marks the beat and keeps the entire crowd coordinated. Essential for the rolls that accompany football chants.
Correct!
That's right, the most abundant gas in our atmosphere is NITROGEN, at 78%. BRAVO!
Quick, keep going, there are more challenges ahead.
trumpet
It is a wind instrument made of metal that is played by blowing air. Very common in mariachi, energizing festive songs. Its sound bright adapts to anthems or bar shouts. Although it seems small, its sound can be heard from very far away!
What is the average speed in km/h?
Player C
Correct!
If we travel northwest from Atlanta, we will reach Athens in an hour and a half by car. And, as is evident, that name comes from the goddess Athena.
Quick, keep going, there are more challenges ahead.
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Start
Welcome to the digital Escape Room 2026
Agents, you have been recruited by the INTERPOL and the FIFA in the utmost secrecy. We are at the UEFA headquarters in Zurich. The urn you see appears intact, but the Cup it contains is made of cheap resin. The theft occurred here, before the trophy was shipped to Los Angeles. Although the criminals were careful, no one is perfect: they left microscopic traces that only a scientist expert could detect. Your first mission is to analyze the urn's base. If we identify the origin of the biological remains, we will know which country the thief hid in before the heist.
The Cup has been stolen
The World Cup left the UEFA headquarters at 9:00 on an armored van. Its destination was Zurich airport to load it onto a private plane. We know that the airport is exactly 20 km from the headquarters. The report confirms that the van arrived at its destination at 9:15. Your first mission: calculate the average speed at which the van traveled. We need this data to know if the thieves had enough time to make the "swap".
What is the average speed in km/h?
Attention! First Code
The ANTHEM hanged man
Agents, during the theft of the World Cup, the thieves used music as a code to communicate during the escape, leaving a sound file encrypted in the field Hard Rock Stadium, in Miami, one of the venues in the United States for the 2026 World Cup. We have detected three instruments related to football anthems and chants. But their names have been hidden deliberately to protect the information. Your mission is to discover each of these instruments.
What instrument is it?
What instrument is it?
What instrument is it?
ERROR!
You need to work harder to discover the secret instrument. It is larger than it appears.
12 seconds of penalty
try again
ERROR!
Well, you didn't figure it out. A hint: Wind and three fingers are used to play the notes.
12 seconds of penalty
try again
ERROR!
Okay, yes, this one costs a bit more. You will need to refine the search because you're not solving it.
12 seconds penalty
try again
Attention! second Code
The handwritten letter
In the technician's ticket office who handled the urn before the theft, a handwritten note has been found. It mentions no city. It is unsigned, but it seems that the person who wrote it was trying to leave a clue… without being discovered. Read it very carefully and keep pressing the green arrow.
Click on the image to enlarge
The handwritten letter
Look for clues about a Spanish writer who won a Nobel Prize in Literature. He was Galician by birth, quite grumpy and controversial. He wrote a book about a journey on foot through a province in Spain's interior. The name of that province will give you a final clue about the city where the stolen cup might be now.
We are at the Akron stadium in Guadalajara (Mexico). As you may know, in Mexico the main language spoken is Spanish, but it coexists with more than 68 indigenous languages recognized. This often makes it difficult to properly recognize the types of words. This is important because, in the locker rooms of this magnificent stadium, a note with information that could be key has been found. Well, your knowledge of the types of words will determine whether you get the next code.
The Nouns Challenge
Drag the nouns that are in the following text. Watch out! Make your decision carefully, because if you make mistakes, you'll have to start over after a 12-second penalty.
soccer
organization
transferred
The
Drag the nouns here
trophy
secure
building
to
where
it
was
Zurich
in
watched
during
night
the
trip
before
the
ERROR!
It seems you are not very clear about what a noun is. Noun: word that designates people, animals, plants, or very diverse realities that have independent existence, in reality or by abstraction.
12 seconds of penalty
try again
Attention! Third Code
National anthems
Agents, we have intercepted a file with several fragments of national anthems that the thieves left as a clue during their escape. But, only three contain crucial information.
Your mission: 1) Listen carefully to all the fragments. 2) Identify which country each fragment belongs to by dragging its flag over the audio.
⚠️ Attention!: incorrect fragments are traps. Don't be fooled: listen carefully to each hymn before deciding.
National anthems
Press on an speaker to listen to a national anthem (it may take a few seconds to sound). Press it again to stop. Then, with the rest. When you know which country each one belongs to, drag the flag to its anthem.
Italy
Germany
Brazil
National anthems
Fantastic! All that's left is to place the three flags in the correct order, according to the year in which each country won its first World Cup.
1st World Cup victory 1934
1st World Cup victory 1954
1st World Cup victory 1958
ERROR!
Wow!, it seems you don't know much about anthems. Or is it that you don't write down the order on a paper to avoid confusing the flags?
12 seconds of penalty
try again
ERROR!
It seems you're not doing very well in football history. Or maybe it's that you don't read the victories carefully?
12 seconds of penalty
try again
Attention! Fourth Code
&
The lighting of Boston Stadium
The thieves have arrived at Boston Stadium to get lost among the 65,000 spectators it can hold and not be located by the police. In this stadium, the lighting is special on game day. The lights of the World Cup logo: red, green, white, and blue turn on periodically.
When do the lights match at the same time?
15 s
12 s
10 s
10 s
Attention! fifth Code
Clue in Mexico City!
The suspect fled from Estadio Azteca leaving a briefcase with air from outside. To analyze the gas and find its hiding place, you must calibrate the sensor according to the local atmospheric conditions. Quickly, time flies!
The atmosphere puzzle
The first step is to place each layer of the atmosphere in its position so that the sensor connects.
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
Troposphere
Exosphere
Mesosphere
The composition of the air
The air sensor is configured to detect Nitrogen, the gas that actually fills the lungs of the players in the Azteca Stadium, even if they do not use it to live. Tap the percentage that represents the exact amount of this gas in the atmosphere.
100
75
50
25
78%
100%
0.04%
21%
ERROR!
No, we are not talking about all the gases that make up the atmosphere. Remember, air is not a pure gas, it is a mixture of gases.
12 seconds of penalty
try again
ERROR!
That is Oxygen (O2). It is essential for life, but it is not the most abundant in the air.
12 seconds of penalty
try again
ERROR!
Oops! Too little. That is Carbon Dioxide (CO2). It is the gas we exhale when we breathe.
12 seconds of penalty
try again
Altitude effect
We are now traveling to BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, which is practically at sea level. At this altitude, there is more air above us than in high mountains. According to this, what will be the atmospheric pressure in the Canadian stadium compared to the Azteca Stadium, located at 2,195m altitude? Indicate it by clicking on the globe that reflects the solution.
Error!
Warning! The more air there is above the balloon, the less inflated it can be because more pressure will exert the air on its walls.
12 seconds of penalty
try again
Attention! sixth Code
Mythology-loving suspects
Spain will debut in the World Cup in Atlanta, where they will face the Cape Verde team on July 15 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. But, beyond the football aspect, the name of that city has an interesting origin related to transportation history. And this, in turn, has a mythological roots. We know that the suspects are big fans of history and mythology. Maybe that will help us learn more about the whereabouts of the Cup.
Suspected mythology enthusiasts
Question 1/3
Suspicious mythology enthusiasts
Question 2/3
Suspected mythology enthusiasts
Question 3/3
Clue at the Metropolitan Museum!
We continue our search by leveraging all the information that our suspect's interest in history, mythology, and art can provide us. On this occasion, we travel to New York to visit The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Next, we will carefully review some of its main works to better understand the suspect's way of thinking. Pay attention, as every detail could be decisive.
Hint at the Metropolitan Museum!
Drag the brush of each artist with their work from the Metropolitan.
Jacques Louis David
Caravaggio
Johannes Vermeer
Rembrandt
Jan van Eyck
Attention! seventh Code
CHOOSE the best players
Quick!, we need the latest code to catch the thieves of the Cup. You will have to complete the template. Click on each player and calculate their average. A mark the results on a paper.
Player B
Player C
Player A
Choose the best players
Enter the average of each player
CHOOSE the best defender
Take the player with best average to the defense icon.
Player A
Player B
CBF
Player C
ERROR!
Oops! You chose the wrong best defender. Wait for the penalty seconds to pass and try again.
12 seconds of penalty
try again
Now... choose the best right winger
The selector will choose the player with most minutes in the 25/26 season.
Player B: 3040min
CHOOSE the best right winger
Take the player with best average to the rightmost icon.
Player A
Player B
Player C
ED
ERROR!
Oops! You chose the wrong right winger. Wait for the penalty seconds to pass and try again.
12 seconds of penalty
try again
Choose the best forward
Let's go with the final challenge. To choose the best forward, we will look at the rating graphs of each player, which consider: number of MVP awards, ball possession, fouls, shots on target, and number of goals. The selector will choose the most consistent forward, the player who performs at their best in every match.
Player B
Player C
Player A
Choose the best forward
Drag the player with the more regular rating graph to the forward icon
Player A
Player B
DC
Player C
ERROR!
Wow! It looks like not. Wait for the penalty and try again.
12 seconds of penalty
try again
Attention! eighth Code
You are about to reach the end. Have you written down all the codes?
You have recovered the World Cup!
Digital Escape Room 2026 completed Congratulations!
FIFA World Cup Organizers 2026
Player A
Player C
Player B
Correct!
Originally, the city was called Marthasville, but it changed to Atlanta because of the Western & Atlantic Railroad. And, in turn, "Atlantic" comes from the Greek mythological titan Atlas.
Quick, keep going, there are more challenges ahead.
try again
Correct!
Although there are many references to the Iberian Peninsula in Greek mythology, the main symbol on the Spanish coat of arms is the Columns of Hercules.
Quick, keep going, there are more challenges ahead.
try again
When do the four colors glow at the same time?
15 s
12 s
10 s
10 s
GUITARRÓN
It is a large string instrument that looks like a guitar, but bigger and round. Used in music mariachi and traditional Mexican music. Used in anthems or song adaptations in stadiums.
try again
Correct!
Indeed, the more air there is, the more pressure on the walls of the balloon and, therefore, it will be less inflated. BRAVO!
Come on, keep going; onto the rest of the challenges.
Music file validated!
Well done! You have correctly identified the hymn fragments and placed the flags correctly. Now we can track the movement of the criminals accurately. Prepare your senses: the next clue will bring you closer to recover the Cup before it disappears forever.
Player B
Player A
snare drum
ALSO KNOWN AS DRUM. Its sound is more sharp and dry, while many drums can be deep or profound. Marks the beat and keeps the entire crowd coordinated. Essential for the rolls that accompany football chants.
Correct!
That's right, the most abundant gas in our atmosphere is NITROGEN, at 78%. BRAVO!
Quick, keep going, there are more challenges ahead.
trumpet
It is a wind instrument made of metal that is played by blowing air. Very common in mariachi, energizing festive songs. Its sound bright adapts to anthems or bar shouts. Although it seems small, its sound can be heard from very far away!
What is the average speed in km/h?
Player C
Correct!
If we travel northwest from Atlanta, we will reach Athens in an hour and a half by car. And, as is evident, that name comes from the goddess Athena.
Quick, keep going, there are more challenges ahead.