Soccer Lingo
This is the term for kicking the ball between an opponent's legs.
What is a nutmeg?
This country has won the most Women's World Cup titles.
What is the United States?
The UEFA Women’s Champions League is the top club competition for women’s soccer teams in this continent.
What is Europe?
This color card is given for a serious offense and results in an ejection from the game.
What is a red card?
This former USWNT captain is the all-time leading goal scorer for the U.S.
Who is Abby Wambach?
A pass that splits defenders and sends a teammate toward goal is called this.
What is a through ball?
The most-watched women’s soccer match in history was the 2019 Women’s World Cup Final, which had this many viewers. (Hint: Over 200 million!)
What is 263 million?
The fastest recorded soccer kick traveled at this many miles per hour. (Hint: Over 100!)
What is 131 mph?
A soccer game is played with this many players on the field at a time.
What is 22?
This U.S. goalkeeper holds the record for the most career shutouts in international women's soccer.
Who is Hope Solo?
When a player scores three goals in one game, they have achieved this.
What is a hat trick?
The record for the most goals scored in a single Olympic women's soccer tournament by one player is ___.
What is 10 by Christine Sinclair?
The youngest player to ever score in a Women’s World Cup was this many years old.
What is 16 years old?
(Elena Danilova of Russia)
A penalty kick is taken from this distance away from the goal.
What is 12 yards?
She became the first woman to appear on the cover of the FIFA video game series.
Who is Alex Morgan?
A high kick where a player falls backward to strike the ball is known as this.
What is a bicycle kick?
The fastest goal ever scored in a professional soccer game happened in just this many seconds.
What is 2 seconds?
This country was the first to form an official professional women’s soccer league.
What is the United States?
This is the minimum number of players a team must have on the field to continue a game. (Normally 11v11)
What is 7?
She is the only player, male or female, to win six FIFA World Player of the Year awards.
Who is Marta?
The curved path of a free kick taken with spin is often called this, made famous by David Beckham.
What is bending the ball?
The most red cards ever given in a single professional match was this shocking number.
What is 36 red cards?
(The referee, Damian Rubino, decided to send off every single player on both teams, including substitutes and some coaching staff.)
The only African country to make it past the quarter-finals in the Women’s World Cup is ___.
What is Nigeria?
A goalkeeper can only hold the ball for this many seconds before releasing it.
What is 6 seconds?
As of early 2025, this former San Diego Wave player holds the record for the highest-paid signing contract in women's soccer. (1.1 million)
Who is Naomi Girma?