Rules of the Game: The player making a throw-in may not touch the ball again until it has touched another player.
Unlike the Olympics, FIFA recognizes the four Home Nations of the United Kingdom - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland- as separate entities.
Attendance for the 1950 World Cup Final at Maracana Stadium in Brazil was an amazing 199,500!
On a regulation size field, the edge of the penalty box is 18 yards from the goal line.
The North American Soccer League (NASL) existed from 1968 to 1984 with teams in the United States and Canada.