Rules of the Game: The distance between the posts of an official goal is 8 yards (7.32 m) and the distance from the lower edge of the crossbar to the ground is 8 feet (2.44 m).
FIFA is made of of six confederations: AFC, CAF, CONMEBOL, CONCACAF, OFC and UEFA.
America's best performance in the World Cup since 1930 came in 2002, when the Yanks made it to the quarterfinals.
The Houston Dynamo edged the New England Revolution in the MLS Cup in both 2006 and 2007.
Bora Milutinovic is the only man to coach five World Cups with five different teams: Mexico, Costa Rica, United States, Nigeria and China.