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
The mascot for the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico was a sombrero-wearing jalapeno pepper named Pique.
The mascot for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France was a cockerel (or rooster) named Footix.
CONMEBOL, the South American Football Confederation, was founded in 1916 and has 10 member associations.
The Houston Dynamo edged the New England Revolution in the MLS Cup in both 2006 and 2007.