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 mascot for the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico was a boy character named Jaunito.
U.S. Men’s National Team played their first ever game in 1916 vs. Sweden in Stockholm.
Mexican goalkeeper Antonio Carbajal played in five consecutive World Cups (1950-66).
The United States Women's national team played its first-ever international soccer match on August 18, 1985 against Italy near Venice.