Q 01/05

How many players does each soccer team have on the field at the start of a match?

A) Nine

B) Ten

C) Eleven

D) Twelve

Answer · why

C) Eleven

Eleven players per side start a match, including one goalkeeper; the Laws of the Game abandon a match if a team drops below seven players.

Q 02/05

Which player is the only one allowed to pick up the ball with their hands during play?

A) The captain

B) The goalkeeper

C) The striker

D) The referee

Answer · why

B) The goalkeeper

Even the goalkeeper can only do it inside their own penalty area.

Q 03/05

How long is each half of a regular soccer match?

A) 30 minutes

B) 45 minutes

C) 60 minutes

D) 20 minutes

Answer · why

B) 45 minutes

Each half lasts 45 minutes, so two halves make 90 minutes, plus whatever stoppage time the referee adds on at the end of each half.

Q 04/05

Roughly how many people play soccer around the world, making it the planet's most popular sport?

A) 25 million

B) 250 million

C) 2.5 million

D) 1 billion

Answer · why

B) 250 million

About 250 million people play soccer: FIFA's 2006 Big Count tallied roughly 265 million players in more than 200 countries and territories, far more t...

Q 05/05

How often is the men's FIFA World Cup held?

A) Every year

B) Every two years

C) Every four years

D) Every ten years

Answer · why

C) Every four years

The men's World Cup is held every four years, with 22 editions played between 1930 and 2022; only a world war has ever interrupted the cycle.