Rules of the Game: The distance between the posts of an official goal is 8 yards (7.32 m) and the distance from the lower edge of the crossbar to the ground is 8 feet (2.44 m).
The mascot for the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the USA was a dog character named Striker.
Mexico's most famous stadium, Estadio Azteca, has an official seating capacity of 114,465.
Landon Donovan is the only four-time winner of the Honda Player of the Year award, which is given by sports media to the best player on the US Men's National Team.
England played its first-ever international soccer match on November 30, 1872 against Scotland.