| The way to play the game is to pass the ball through | | | | football has a very famous event which is held every |
| a marked area known as the goal which is a net | | | | four years known as the FIFA world cup. |
| supported by two poles. The ball used in the game is | | | | Hundreds of thousands of people come to see this |
| spherical in shape and is not too big neither too small in | | | | event and many times the attendance for the world |
| size. | | | | cup matches is more than the number of people |
| In the 11 players there is also a goal keeper whose job | | | | attending the Olympic Games. |
| is to defend their side of the team by not allowing the | | | | The game of soccer/football is played by passing the |
| ball to pass through the goal posts. The game rules | | | | ball inside the team while trying to approach the |
| does not specify any positions of the players else than | | | | opponent's goal post and score one for the team. |
| the goalkeeper. | | | | As the game requires continuous running and other |
| The teams can make their own strategies by | | | | agility maneuvers during the 45 min single break less |
| positioning the remaining 10 players at any point of the | | | | game play, the players need to have a very fit and |
| ground boundaries. The ball can only be touched by | | | | agile body. Their stamina level also needs to be high so |
| the feet, the head or sometimes the chest of the | | | | that they may not get tired during the 45 min period. |
| body. | | | | If a player gets injured during the game, there is an |
| If the ball touches the hand, it is considered a foul and | | | | option to substitute the player for another one. There |
| suitable advantage is given to the opponent team for | | | | are about 5 players in reserve thus making the whole |
| the foul. The game is won by the team which is able | | | | team of 16 people out of which 5 can be substituted. |
| to score the most goals at the end of the time limits. | | | | There is also a choice of changing a player without a |
| The time limit for the game is divided into two parts for | | | | reason. If a player is not playing well, the coach can |
| a total of 90 minutes and each of 45 minutes. | | | | choose to substitute that player with another one. But |
| In between there is a small break for the refreshment | | | | substitution occurs after a foul and not in between the |
| and relaxation of players. In one half one, team is | | | | normal game. |
| awarded the ball in their possession and in the next | | | | If at the end of the time limit, each team has the same |
| round the ball is awarded to the other team so that | | | | number of goals, the game can then be decided by |
| the justice is maintained to some extent through this | | | | the penalty shootouts. There are 5 chances given to |
| procedure. | | | | each team and only the goalkeeper and a single player |
| The football game is administered by an international | | | | from the team can come at a time. |
| body known as Fédération | | | | The player hits the ball and the goalkeeper tries to |
| Internationale de Football Association but is more | | | | defend the goal. The team at the end to have the |
| commonly recognized by its short form FIFA. The | | | | most goals wins the match. |