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August Answers for Football History Quiz
Soccer laws: Answer 1

One game suspension that can be extended by the FIFA’s disciplinary committee

Players sent off during a World Cup match through a direct red card are automatically suspended for their team’s next game. FIFA’s disciplinary committee has the
power to extend the suspension according to their discretion.

Soccer laws: Answer 2
7 players

According to Law 3 of FIFA’s Laws of the Game, the minimum number of players in
a football match is seven, but it allows the football federation of each country to set
its own minimum number of players.

Soccer laws: Answer 3
12 yards (10.97 meters)

Law 1 of FIFA football rules, “Field of Play”, states that the distance between the
goal line and the penalty spot has to be 12 yards, or about 11 meters.

Soccer laws: Answer 4

An indirect free-kick is given to the opponents from the point where he
handles the ball
An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a goalkeeper, inside his
own penalty area, handles the ball directly after a throw-in by a teammate. However,
the goalkeeper may play the ball using other parts of his body without being penalized. Law 15 governs the throw-in rules in football .

Soccer laws: Answer 5

Yes, a corner kick has the same rule for a direct free-kick
Law 17 allows a player to score a goal from a corner kick, even if the ball is not
touched by any other player. Thismethod of scoring in football is known in Latin
America as “Olympic goal”.