Rules of the Game: A goal cannot be scored directly from a throw-in.
CONCACAF, the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Footbal, was founded in 1961 and has 40 member associations.
The first African nation to qualify for the World Cup was Egypt in 1934. The second was Morocco in 1970.
On a regulation size field, the edge of the penalty box is 18 yards from the goal line.
The United States played its first-ever official international soccer match on August 20, 1916 against Sweden in Stockholm.