Test your soccer vocabulary and World Cup knowledge!

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Across
  1. 2. Main goal-scoring player
  2. 4. The last match that decides the champion
  3. 5. What players try to score in a match
  4. 7. Kick awarded after a foul in the box
  5. 8. Argentine superstar often called one of the best
  6. 9. Kick taken from the corner of the field
  7. 10. What the winning team receives
  8. 12. Shoes worn for traction on the field
  9. 13. Strike the ball with your foot
  10. 15. Moving the ball to a teammate
  11. 17. Hitting the ball with your head
  12. 18. Team strategy to prevent goals
  13. 19. Stopping the other team from scoring
  14. 21. What the referee blows to stop play
  15. 24. Country that has won the most Men’s World Cups
  16. 25. Organization that runs the World Cup
  17. 29. Award for the top scorer in the tournament
  18. 30. Attempting to score a goal
Down
  1. 1. High-pressure kick often decides a World Cup game
  2. 3. The line a ball must cross to score
  3. 6. What a team wears to play
  4. 11. Where the World Cup is held
  5. 12. Person who trains and guides the team
  6. 14. Plays both offense and defense in the middle of the field
  7. 16. Official who enforces the rules
  8. 20. Controlling the ball while running
  9. 22. Working together to succeed
  10. 23. Team strategy to score goals
  11. 26. The biggest international soccer tournament
  12. 27. Player who protects the goal
  13. 28. How players are arranged on the field