Rules of the Game: An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a goalkeeper touches the ball with his hands after he has received it directly from a throw-in taken by a teammate.
Each FIFA World Cup since 1966 has its own mascot, starting with World Cup Willie (a lion).
The United States is a member of CONCACAF, the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football.
The Netherlands' Ernie Brandt is the only man to score a goal for both teams in a World Cup game, accomplishing the feat in 1978.
Substitutions were allowed for the first time in the 1970 World Cup.
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