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 rules of the game were first written down in 1863 by the newly formed Football Association in England.
Unlike the Olympics, FIFA recognizes the four Home Nations of the United Kingdom - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland- as separate entities.
Everton's Dixie Dean set an English record when he scored 60 goals during the 1927-28 season.
Australia beat American Samoa 31-0 in a 2001 World Cup Qualifying match.