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.
The African Cup of Nations, the main international football competition in Africa, was first held in 1957.
The first African nation to qualify for the World Cup was Egypt in 1934. The second was Morocco in 1970.
Saudi Arabia, Iran and Japan have each won the Asian Cup championship three times.
The CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup, first held in 1963, has been won seven times by Mexico and four times by the USA.
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