Core soccer (association football) rules, positions, and scoring, plus key historical milestones and World Cup facts, one concept or fact per card.
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- How many players from each team are on the field at one time in soccer, including the goalkeeper?
- 11
- How long is a standard professional soccer match, not counting stoppage time?
- 90 minutes (two 45-minute halves)
- What is the only position allowed to use their hands within their own penalty area?
- Goalkeeper
- What is the term for a goal scored when the ball crosses the goal line between the posts and under the crossbar?
- A goal
- What is it called when a player is in an offensive position with fewer than two defenders between them and the goal when the ball is played to them?
- Offside
- What is the term for a free kick awarded when a foul occurs inside the penalty area, taken from the penalty spot?
- A penalty kick
- What card is shown for a serious foul or unsporting conduct, serving as a warning?
- A yellow card
- What card results in a player being sent off and their team playing a man down for the rest of the match?
- A red card
- What is the term for a match ending in a tie after regulation, with no winner declared?
- A draw
- What method is used to decide a winner in knockout matches that remain tied after extra time?
- A penalty shootout
- What international tournament, held every four years, is the sport's most prestigious competition for national teams?
- The FIFA World Cup
- What organization governs international soccer and organizes the World Cup?
- FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association)
- What country won the first FIFA World Cup in 1930?
- Uruguay
- What country has won the most FIFA World Cup titles?
- Brazil
- What Argentine player led his country to World Cup victory in 2022 and is considered one of the greatest players ever?
- Lionel Messi