Rules of the Game: If a team finishes a match with a greater number of players than their opponents and penalty kicks are taken to determine the winner of a match, that team shall reduce their numbers to equal that of their opponents. The team captain has
The mascot for the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina was a boy character named Gauchito.
The African Cup of Nations, the main international football competition in Africa, was first held in 1957.
Alan Shearer has scored more goals in the English Premier League than any other player (240).
199,854 people filled Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro to watch the 1950 World Cup final between Brazil and Uruguay.