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Soccer Fun Facts
100

The number of players on a soccer team at one time.

What is 11?

100

The footwear players wear on their feet.

What are cleats?

100

An outdoor playing field for sports like soccer, rugby or cricket are called this. 

What is a pitch?

100

Three North American countries are teaming up to host the FIFA World Cup 2026. They are Canada, The United States and _______.

What is Mexico?

100

True or False: The Netherlands' orange jersey colour was inspired by the colour of the Dutch national flag.

What is false? The orange colour represents the Dutch Royal Family.

200

The length of time for a standard soccer game.

What is 90 minutes. 45 minutes for each half with a 15 minute break in between. 

200

A soccer uniform is called this

What is a kit?

200

FIFA states that the playing surface must be this colour. 

What is green?

200

This is city will be hosting the final game of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. 

What is New Jersey? 

200

The Brazilian soccer player Pelé holds the record for being the youngest goal scorer, the youngest hat-trick scorer, and the youngest hat-trick scorer in a World Cup final game. He archieved all these records at the age of ___ during the 1958 World Cup.

What is 17?

300

A yellow card means a warning. This colour card means the player is ejected from the game. 

What is a red card?

300

True or false: soccer balls were originally made from animal bladders.

What is true? 

300

The standard size of a soccer field can range from 100 to 130 yards long. It's size is roughly the equivalent to 2 of these sports courts combined. 

What is basketball?

300

The number of nations making their FIFA World Cup 2026 debut. 

What are 4 nations - Uzbekistan, Curaçao, Cape Verde and Jordan?

300

Sherlock Holmes author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a founder and a football player on Portsmouth FC and played this position.

What is goalkeeper?

400

4 positions for one soccer team are: forwards, defenders, midfielders and ____________.

What is a goalkeeper?

400

It is estimated that 55% of all soccer balls are produced in this country.

What is Pakistan?

400

The size of a soccer goal is 8 feet tall and ___ feet wide. 

What is 25 feet wide?

400

This nation has won the most FIFA World Cup titles. 

What is Brazil? They have won 5 titles in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002. 

400

The all-time record for the most international goals in soccer history, male or female is held by this individual.

Who is Christine Sinclair? Canadian forward, with 190 goals. She has the most caps for the Canada women's national soccer team, with 328 matches in 23 years.

500

When a player scores three goals in one game.

What is a hat trick? 

500

True or false: traditional soccer balls are made of 32 panels stitched in two shapes: triangles and squares. 

What is false? The two shapes are pentagons (five sides) and hexagons (six sides). 

500

True or false: the center line of the football stadium in Macape, Brazil is exactly on the equator line, so competing teams in a match are always on different hemispheres. 

What is true?

500

The first men's World Cup took place in Uruguay with 13 teams in this year.

What is 1930? 

500

This country scored the most number of the goals in a qualifier game against American Samoa on April 11, 2001. The score was 31-0.

What is Australia? This match inspired the film "Next Goal Wins".

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