Soccer

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  1. 3. the area where the ball starts at the beginning of games, and after goals are scored
  2. 4. a player can be sent immediately off the field with a ____ card, and if they get two yellow cards
  3. 6. number of teams in the World Cup
  4. 8. the one player on a soccer team who is allowed to touch the ball with their hands
  5. 12. team with the ball
  6. 13. the name given for a player hitting the ball with their head
  7. 17. when a player breaks a rule, it is called a _____
  8. 20. soccer is called _____ in most of the world, except the US and Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and parts of Asia
  9. 21. a caution is given by a ______ card
  10. 24. if an attacking player is in front of all the defending players, they are ______.
  11. 25. team without the ball
  12. 26. the World Cup will be held in _______ in 2018
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  1. 1. the international soccer competition held every four years is called the ____ Cup
  2. 2. the ______ area is the only area where the goalkeeper can pick up the ball
  3. 5. running with the ball in soccer
  4. 7. the Australian World Cup team is called the _________
  5. 9. the name of a soccer field
  6. 10. all soccer pitches are this shaped
  7. 11. the most successful country at the World Cup is ______
  8. 14. the umpire is called a ______
  9. 15. the female Australian World Cup team is called the ________
  10. 16. the scoring area of a soccer pitch
  11. 18. when the ball goes over the boundary, the other team _______ the ball in instead of kicking it
  12. 19. time in a game is split into two ______ sections
  13. 22. the number of players on each team allowed on the pitch
  14. 23. the international organisation of soccer is called _____