World Football

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1. Under the Laws of the Game, what is the maximum number of players one team may have on the field?

   • Ten
   • Eleven
   • Twelve
   • Fifteen

2. Which international governing body organizes the men’s and women’s FIFA World Cups?

   • UEFA
   • The IOC
   • The IFAB
   • FIFA

3. When the whole ball crosses a touchline, how is play normally restarted?

   • Throw-in
   • Goal kick
   • Dropped ball
   • Corner kick

4. Which player may deliberately handle the ball inside their own penalty area, subject to the laws?

   • Any defender
   • The captain
   • The goalkeeper
   • The nearest player

5. Which card shows that a player, substitute, or substituted player has been sent off?

   • Yellow
   • Red
   • Blue
   • White

6. What informal term describes one player scoring three goals in the same match?

   • Clean sheet
   • Brace
   • Treble substitution
   • Hat-trick

7. How far is the penalty mark from the midpoint of the goal line?

   • 11 metres
   • 9.15 metres
   • 16.5 metres
   • 18 metres

8. Which country hosted and won the inaugural men’s FIFA World Cup in 1930?

   • Brazil
   • Italy
   • Uruguay
   • Argentina

9. A player standing in an offside position is penalized only after doing what?

   • Receiving any backward pass
   • Becoming involved in active play after a teammate plays or touches the ball
   • Crossing the halfway line
   • Standing nearer the goal than the goalkeeper

10. In competitions that use it, how is standard extra time divided after a tied knockout match?

    • One 20-minute period
    • Two 10-minute periods
    • One 30-minute period
    • Two equal periods of up to 15 minutes