Football Flashcards
(41 cards)
What does FIFA stand for?
The Federation Internationale de Football Association
when did football become an Olympic sport?
1908
When was games like football played in Ancient China using balls made of animal skin?
2500 BC
what is the touch lines/sidelines
Two lines that mark the boundaries of the longer part of the field
what are Goal lines?
two lines that mark the boundaries of the shorter part of the field
what are Halfway lines?
lines that divide the field into 2 halves
what is the center circle?
A circle in the middle of the field
what is the penalty mark?
a spot in the field that is 11 metres in front and in line with the centre of the goal
what is football
A team sport played between 2 teams of 11 players each, who use their feet to kick the ball into a net and score more goals than your opponents
when did British soldiers said that they started playing the game by kicking the skulls of defeated soldiers from liberated villages
217 AB
when did Mexicans and Central American people play rubberball games which were similar in some ways to football
600 -1600s
when did the modern form of football originate in england
1830s
when were the cambridge rules drawn up in england
1848
when was the football association founded in england
1863
when was the first international football match between england and scotland
1872
when did the 4 british associations form the international football association board
1883
when was the penalty kick introduced
1888
when was FIFA established
On may, 21, 1904
where was FIFA established
at a meeting in Paris
where were the deligates from in the meeting in Paris
france, Belgium, Denmark, netherlands, spain, Sweden and Switzerland
when did football become an olympic event
1908
when was the first world cup held
1930
WHERE was the first world cup held
in Uruguay
when was the first world youth tournament
1977
