Rules of the Game: During penalty kicks to determine the winner of a match, the goalkeeper who is the teammate of the kicker must remain on the field of play, outside the penalty area in which the kicks are being taken, and on the goal line where it meets
The African Cup of Nations, the main international football competition in Africa, was first held in 1957.
On a regulation size field, the edge of the penalty box is 18 yards from the goal line.
Australia beat American Samoa 31-0 in a 2001 World Cup Qualifying match.
Substitutions were allowed for the first time in the 1970 World Cup.