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