Rules of the Game: An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a goalkeeper takes more than six seconds while controlling the ball with his hands before releasing it from his possession.
Rules of the Game: The ball is in play at all other times, including when it rebounds from a goalpost, crossbar or corner flag post and remains in the field of play.
The mascot for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France was a cockerel (or rooster) named Footix.
America's best performance in the World Cup since 1930 came in 2002, when the Yanks made it to the quarterfinals.
London's new Wembley Stadium, which opened in 2007, has a seating capacity of 90,000.