Soccer Basics
The only player on the field allowed to touch the ball with their hands or arms during normal play.
Goalkeeper or Goalie
This Argentinian is the most decorated player in the history of professional football, having won 46 team trophies.
Lionel Messi
This nation has won the most men's FIFA World Cups with five titles.
Brazil
This European country is famous for orange jerseys, windmills, and total football.
Netherlands
This country is home to the ancient city of Luxor and much of the Nile River’s most famous history.
Egypt
The official length of a standard, professional soccer match is this many minutes.
90 minutes.
This Portuguese footballer has been named the world's best player five times by FIFA.
Cristiano Ronaldo
This country won the most recent World Cup in 2022.
Argentina
This South American country is named after the imaginary line that runs around the middle of the Earth.
Ecuador
This country is both a nation and a continent, and its capital is Canberra.
Australia
A hard or protective piece of equipment worn under the socks to protect the lower legs from injury.
Shin Guard
In 2018, this Frenchman became only the second teenager to score in a World Cup final. In 2024, he fulfilled his childhood dream by officially joining Real Madrid.
Kylian Mbappé
This country hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the first held in the Middle East.
Qatar
This country is known for Vienna and the Alps.
Austria
This country is famous for fjords, the northern lights, and producing striker Erling Haaland.
Norway
This color card is shown to a player to immediately eject them from the game.
Red Card
Nicknamed "Captain America," this player became the youngest player to ever captain the USMNT in 2018.
Christian Pulisic
This country won the second most recent World Cup in 2018.
France
This North African country played Argentina and will play Austria in KC.
Algeria
This African nation became the first from its continent to reach a World Cup semifinal in 2022.
Morocco
This type of kick is awarded to the opposing team when the defending team kicks the ball entirely over their own end line.
Corner Kick
This footballer holds the record for the most goals for the England men's national team, with 81 goals.
Harry Kane
In 2010, this European nation defeated the Netherlands in South Africa to claim their first-ever World Cup title.
Spain
This Dutch Caribbean island, known for its beaches tucked into coves and its expansive coral reefs earned their first ever World Cup Point last Saturday.
Curaçao
This Atlantic island nation, located about 350 miles off the west coast of Africa, made history by qualifying for its first-ever FIFA World Cup in 2026.
Cape Verde