Rules of the Game: A free kick awarded to the defending team inside its own goal area can be taken from any point within the goal area.
Soccer was first played as an official Olympic competition in 1908. Great Britain won the Gold that year.
The first Women’s World Cup was held in China in 1991.
The 1970 and 1986 World Cups were held in Mexico.
The 1970 World Cup was the first to be televised in color.