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1
Q

How many players does each soccer team start with?

A

11

2
Q

How long is each half in a soccer game?

A

45 minutes

3
Q

How long is regulation time in a soccer game?

A

90 minutes

4
Q

What is extra or stoppage time in soccer?

A

time added on by the center referee at the end of each half to compensate for stoppages in play

5
Q

How many referees are there in a FIFA soccer match?

A

three (a referee and two assistant referees) or four (if a replacement referee is used)

6
Q

What is a yellow card?

A

A caution given by the referee for an infraction by a player in a soccer game

7
Q

What is a red card?

A

ejection of a player from a soccer game

8
Q

How many yellow cards are equivalent to one red card in soccer?

A

two yellow cards = one red

9
Q

Where may a soccer goalkeeper handle the ball?

A

the 18-yard box or the penalty box of their own goal

10
Q

What is penalty kick in soccer?

A

a free shot taken from 12 yards from the goal

11
Q

When is a penalty kick awarded in soccer?

A

when either a foul or hand ball is committed by a team inside their own 18-yard box

12
Q

How long is an overtime period in soccer?

A

15 minutes

13
Q

How many overtime periods are played in the event of a tie in a soccer game?

A

two periods

14
Q

What occurs after two overtime periods when a soccer game is still tied?

A

a penalty shootout

15
Q

When does a soccer penalty shootout turn into sudden death?

A

if the fifth kicker on each team has shot, and the game is still tied

16
Q

What is the touch line in soccer?

A

the boundary that runs the length of the field

17
Q

What is the end line in soccer?

A

the boundary that runs the width of the field; the boundary where the goals are located

18
Q

What are the responsibilities of each soccer team captain?

A

to speak to the referee as the representative of his or her team

19
Q

When is a ball considered out of bounds in soccer?

A

when it has entirely crossed a boundary line (a ball is in play even if it is touching a boundary line)

20
Q

What happens when the ball goes out of bounds on the touch line in a soccer game?

A

a throw-in is awarded to the team that did not touch it last

21
Q

What is a goal kick in soccer?

A

a free kick by one’s own team from the corner of its own six-yard box

22
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What is a corner kick in soccer?

A

a free kick by the opposing team from the corner where the touch line and one’s own end line meet

23
Q

How does each soccer half begin?

A

with a kick-off from the center circle

24
Q

When does a goal kick in soccer occur?

A

when the ball has gone out of bounds across one’s goal line and was last touched by the opposing team

25
Q

When does a corner kick in soccer occur?

A

when the ball has gone out of bounds across one’s own goal line and was last touched by one’s own team

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