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 penalty kicks to determine the winner of a match, all players, except the player taking the kick and the two goalkeepers, must remain within the center circle.
The African Cup of Nations, the main international football competition in Africa, was first held in 1957.
The Oceania Football Confederation consists of New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and nine other Pacific island nations.
The first international soccer game was played in Glasgow, Scotland in 1872.