Rules of the Game: For international matches the field of play must have dimensions of: Length: minimum 100 m (110 yds), maximum 110 m (120 yds); Width: minimum 64 m (70 yds), maximum 75 m (80 yds).
Rules of the Game: The ball is in play at all other times it rebounds from either the referee or an assistant referee when they are on the field of play.
Uruguay beat Argentina to win the first World Cup in 1930 in front of a crowd of 93,000 people.
The Copa del Rey, an annual cup tournament in Spain involving more than 80 teams, was first played in 1902.
The National Soccer Hall of Fame is located in Oneonta, New York.