Rules of the Game: During penalty kicks to determine the winner of a match, the goalkeeper who is the teammate of the kicker must remain on the field of play, outside the penalty area in which the kicks are being taken, and on the goal line where it meets
Rules of the Game: during a penalty kick, the players other than the kicker must be inside the field of play but outside the penalty area and at least 9.15 m (10 yds) from the penalty mark.
Goalkeeper is the only position to be explicitly part of the rules of the game since they were codified in the 19th century.
The African Cup of Nations, the main international football competition in Africa, was first held in 1957.
Mexican goalkeeper Antonio Carbajal played in five consecutive World Cups (1950-66).
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