Soccer Basics
This sport is played mainly with your feet.
What is soccer?
This player is allowed to use their hands inside the penalty area.
Who is the goal keeper?
A player commits this violation by purposely touching the ball with their hand.
What is a handball?
The biggest soccer tournament in the world.
What is the FIFA World Cup?
Moving the ball while running is called this.
What is dribbling?
A team scores by getting the ball into this structure.
What is the goal?
This position's main job is scoring goals.
Who is the striker?
The game begins with this kick from the center circle.
What is a kickoff?
This country has won the most men's World Cups.
What is Brazil?
Kicking the ball to a teammate is called this.
What is passing?
Each team has this many players on the field at one time.
What is 11?
These players often help both the offense and defense.
Who are midfielders?
This official enforces the rules during the game.
Who is the referee?
Soccer is commonly called this in most countries.
What is football?
Using your forehead to play the ball is called this.
What is heading?
The World Cup is played every ___ years.
What is 4 years.
These players usually stay closest to their team's goal and try to stop attacks.
Who are defenders?
A player is offside if they are closer to the opponent's goal than both the ball and this defender when the pass is made.
Who is the second-to-last defender?
Lionel Messi is from this South American country.
What is Argentina?
When a player tricks an opponent with fancy footwork, they may perform this move.
What is a feint (or fake)?
The official length of a professional soccer match is this many minutes, not counting extra time.
What is 90 minutes?
A team has 4 defenders, 4 midfielders, and 2 forwards. This formation is written as:
What is 4-4-2?
This card results in a player being removed from the game.
What is a red card?
Cristiano Ronaldo is from this European country.
What is Portugal?
A player dribbles past three defenders and then passes to a teammate who scores. The pass that directly led to the goal is called this.
What is an assist?