Basic Facts
World Cup
Free kicks
Numbers
Famous futboleros
100
This is the number of feet that must stay on the ground when taking a throw in.
What is two feet?
100
The country hosting the 2015 Women's World Cup.
Who is Canada?
100
This type of free kick demands that two players touch the ball before it crosses the goal line, for it to be considered a goal.
What is an indirect kick?
100
The number of girls on our fifth grade soccer team.
What is seven?
100
In 1855, this person invented the modern day soccer ball.
Who is Charles Goodyear?
200
The professional men's soccer team in Los Angeles.
What is the LA Galaxy?
200
Uruguay hosted the first World Cup in this year.
What is 1930?
200
This type of kick places the ball on the penalty mark and is a one-on-one situation with the goalkeeper.
What is a penalty kick?
200
The yard line that a goal kick is taken from.
What is the 6-yard line?
200
This Barcelona player was born on June 24, 1987, in Argentina.
Who is Lionel Messi?
300
The second "F" in FIFA stands for this word.
What is football?
300
This is the reason why the World Cup was not played in 1942 and 1946.
What is World War II?
300
If you pass the ball back to your own goalkeeper and they use their hands to pick it up, the other team gets this kind of free kick.
What is an indirect kick?
300
In a 4-3-3 formation, this is the number of forwards.
What is three?
300
Many people would say he's the great soccer player of all time.
Who is Pele?
400
The last defender, before the goalkeeper, is called this.
What is the sweeper?
400
In the 2010 World Cup, this animal correctly predicted the winners of the semi-final and final games.
What is an octopus? (Paul the Octopus)
400
A foul will result in this kind of free kick.
What is a direct kick?
400
The uniform number that Pele wore for Brazil in the World Cup.
What is #10?
400
This British soccer player, who wore #23, played for the LA Galaxy from 2007 - 2012.
Who is David Beckham?
500
In MLS, this is the number of ounces/psi that each soccer ball must have in order to be in regulation of the rules.
What is 12 - 14 ounces/psi?
500
In 2014, in Brazil, this team won the World Cup finals.
Who is Germany?
500
The number of yards the opposite team must be from where the free kick is being taken.
What is 10 yards?
500
The number of team members on the opposite team who must be between you and their goal to keep you onside.
What is two?
500
This U.S. soccer player won the World Cup twice, two Olympic goal medals (for soccer) and four NCAA National Championships.
Who is Mia Hamm?
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