Rules of the Game: Within each penalty area, a penalty mark is made 12 yards (11 m) from the midpoint between the goalposts and equidistant to them. An arc of a circle with a radius of 10 yards (9.15 m) from each penalty mark is drawn outside the penalty
Did you know a goal is three times as wide as it is tall?.
The mascot for the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina was a boy character named Gauchito.
The mascots for the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea/Japan were futuristic, computer-generated creatures named Ato, Kaz and Nik.
The African Cup of Nations, the main international football competition in Africa, was first held in 1957.