Soccer Rules

Question 1

How many players does each soccer team start with?

Answer 1

11

Question 2

How long is each half in a soccer game?

Answer 2

45 minutes

Question 3

How long is regulation time in a soccer game?

Answer 3

90 minutes

Question 4

What is extra or stoppage time in soccer?

Answer 4

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

Question 5

How many referees are there in a FIFA soccer match?

Answer 5

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

Question 6

What is a yellow card?

Answer 6

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

Question 7

What is a red card?

Answer 7

ejection of a player from a soccer game

Question 8

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

Answer 8

two yellow cards = one red

Question 9

Where may a soccer goalkeeper handle the ball?

Answer 9

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

Question 10

What is penalty kick in soccer?

Answer 10

a free shot taken from 12 yards from the goal

Question 11

When is a penalty kick awarded in soccer?

Answer 11

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

Question 12

How long is an overtime period in soccer?

Answer 12

15 minutes

Question 13

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

Answer 13

two periods

Question 14

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

Answer 14

a penalty shootout

Question 15

When does a soccer penalty shootout turn into sudden death?

Answer 15

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

Question 16

What is the touch line in soccer?

Answer 16

the boundary that runs the length of the field

Question 17

What is the end line in soccer?

Answer 17

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

Question 18

What are the responsibilities of each soccer team captain?

Answer 18

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

Question 19

When is a ball considered out of bounds in soccer?

Answer 19

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

Question 20

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

Answer 20

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

Question 21

What is a goal kick in soccer?

Answer 21

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

Question 22

What is a corner kick in soccer?

Answer 22

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

Question 23

How does each soccer half begin?

Answer 23

with a kick-off from the center circle

Question 24

When does a goal kick in soccer occur?

Answer 24

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

Question 25

When does a corner kick in soccer occur?

Answer 25

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