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Module 1 of 5
What is Soccer?
Known as football everywhere outside North America, soccer is the world’s most-watched sport with over 4 billion fans.
Standard soccer pitch — 100–110m long, 64–75m wide
11 Players Per Side
1 goalkeeper, defenders, midfielders, and forwards. Up to 5 substitutions per game.
90 Minutes
Two 45-minute halves. The referee adds stoppage time for delays and injuries.
The Objective
Get the ball fully across the opponent’s goal line. Most goals at full time wins.
No Hands
Only the goalkeeper may use their hands, inside their own penalty area.
Offside Rule
A player is offside if nearer the goal than both the ball and the second-to-last defender.
Cards
Yellow = caution. Two yellows = red. Red card means sent off for the rest of the match.
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The Official Rules of the Game.
Module 2 of 5
The Official Rules
17 Laws of the Game maintained by IFAB.
- Law 1 — The FieldRectangular pitch. Goals: 8 yards wide, 8 feet high.
- Law 3 — Players11 per team. Minimum 7 to continue.
- Law 5 — The RefereeDecision is final. They are the timekeeper.
- Law 7 — DurationTwo 45-min halves. No clock stops during open play.
- Law 9 — Ball In/OutOut only when it fully crosses the line.
- Law 11 — OffsideOnly an offense when actively involved in play.
- Law 12 — FoulsDirect free kicks for handball, pushing, tripping, kicking.
- Law 14 — Penalty KickFor fouls inside the penalty area. Taken from 12 yards.
- Law 15 — Throw-InBoth feet on ground, both hands on ball, from behind the head.
- Law 16 — Goal KickWhen attacker last touches ball before it crosses goal line.
Next: World Cup
History and facts behind the biggest sporting event.
Module 3 of 5
The FIFA World Cup
More viewers than the Olympics. Held every four years.
5B+
People watched the 2022 World Cup in Qatar — over 60% of the world’s population.
1930
First World Cup in Uruguay. Uruguay beat Argentina 4-2 in the final.
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Countries have won the World Cup. Brazil 5×, Germany & Italy 4×, France & Argentina 3×.
17
Pelé was 17 when he scored in the 1958 final — youngest ever.
104
Matches in 2026 across 16 stadiums in USA, Mexico, and Canada.
Timeline
1930
Uruguay hosts and wins the inaugural World Cup.
1994
First World Cup in the USA. 3.6M fans — highest total attendance ever.
2022
Argentina wins in Qatar. Messi lifts the trophy after a dramatic final vs France.
2026
USA, Mexico & Canada co-host. Final at MetLife Stadium, NJ on July 19.
Next: Legends
The greatest players who ever kicked a ball.
Module 4 of 5
Soccer Legends
These names defined eras and inspired billions worldwide.
Pelé (1940–2022)
Won 3 World Cups. Scored 1,000+ goals. Only player to win three World Cups.
Diego Maradona
Won 1986 World Cup. “Hand of God” AND “Goal of the Century” — same game.
Franz Beckenbauer
Won the World Cup as player (1974) and manager (1990). “Der Kaiser.”
Lionel Messi
8× Ballon d’Or. Won the 2022 World Cup. Now plays for Inter Miami in MLS.
Cristiano Ronaldo
5× Ballon d’Or. All-time top scorer in international football — 130+ goals.
Zinedine Zidane
Won 1998 World Cup. Won 3 Champions Leagues as Real Madrid manager.
Johan Cruyff
Invented “Total Football.” The “Cruyff Turn” is still used in every game today.
Ronaldo (R9)
Top scorer at 1998 & 2002 World Cups. His 2002 final — 2 goals vs Germany — is legendary.
Next: USA & Soccer
Soccer’s growing impact in the USA.
Module 5 of 5
Soccer in the USA
The fastest-growing major sport in America.
30M
Americans play soccer — more than any other country by total participation.
1994
USA hosted the World Cup — 68,604 fans per game, still the highest average ever.
1996
MLS was born. Now 30 teams across the USA and Canada.
2023
Messi joined Inter Miami — the most-watched sports announcement in US history.
2026 World Cup
USA hosts 11 of 16 venues. Final at MetLife Stadium, NJ, July 19.
USMNT
Best finish: 3rd in 1930. Beat England 1-0 in 1950. Group D in 2026.
USWNT — 4× Champions
Most successful Women’s World Cup team: 1991, 1999, 2015, 2019.
Growing MLS
22,000+ fans per game — more than NBA and NHL.
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