Rules of the Game: The referee indicates an indirect free kick by raising his arm above his head. He maintains his arm in that position until the kick has been taken and the ball has touched another player or goes out of play.
The United States joined FIFA in 1913.
The mascot for the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico was a boy character named Jaunito.
CONCACAF, the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Footbal, was founded in 1961 and has 40 member associations.
Mexico's most famous stadium, Estadio Azteca, has an official seating capacity of 114,465.