Soccer: Goal, Teams, and Ball

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Text to type: Soccer, also called football, is a game between two teams. Each team usually has eleven players. Players move the ball mainly with their feet. They try to put the ball into the other team’s goal, the large net at the end of the field. One goal gives one point. The team with more goals wins. If both teams have the same score, the result is a draw.

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Text to type: A normal soccer match has two halves of 45 minutes. The referee can add extra minutes when play stops. Most players cannot touch the ball with their hands or arms. The goalkeeper can use their hands inside the penalty area, the large box near the goal. A foul happens when a player breaks a rule, for example by kicking another player instead of the ball.

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Text to type: Players have different jobs, called positions. Goalkeepers protect the goal. Defenders try to stop attacks. Midfielders connect defense and attack. Forwards try to score goals. Some players change how a position works. German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer often moved far from his goal to pass the ball or stop an attack early. People call this active style a sweeper-keeper style.

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Text to type: Great players need a strong team. Players pass the ball, move into open spaces, and help one another. Argentina showed this teamwork at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Captain Lionel Messi scored two goals in the final. Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez also made an important late save. Argentina and France drew 3–3, and Argentina won the penalty shootout. One star was important, but the whole team created the victory.

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Text to type: Women’s soccer has many famous stars. Marta, from Brazil, scored 17 goals in FIFA Women’s World Cup matches, a World Cup record. She is known for skillful movement and close control of the ball. Homare Sawa captained Japan when the team won the 2011 Women’s World Cup. She scored five goals in that tournament and received the Golden Boot as its top scorer.

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Text to type: A player can become famous through skill, records, trophies, and exciting moments. Brazilian star Pelé won the men’s World Cup three times: in 1958, 1962, and 1970. Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal has won five Ballon d’Or awards, which honor an outstanding player. These famous football players have different styles, but both scored many goals and inspired fans around the world.

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