Rules of the Game: For FIFA matches, the ball should have a circumference of not more than 70 cm (28 ins) and not less than 68 cm (27 ins).
Rules of the Game: In the event that the game ball should burst or fail somehow during the run of play, the referee will immediately stop the match until the game can be resumed by calling for a drop ball at the spot of the failure with a fresh ball.
American Bert Patenaude scored the first hat trick in World Cup history in a 3-0 victory over Paraguay in 1930.
American Bert Patenaude scored the first hat trick in World Cup history in a 3-0 victory over Paraguay in 1930.
Substitutions were allowed for the first time in the 1970 World Cup.
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