(a) Yes, always. |
(b) No |
(c) No, unless the Rules of the Competition stipulate it. |
(d) The decision is at the discretion of the referee. |
Reference: Law 7 - The Duration of the Match ; Law 8 - The Start and Restart of Play |
(a) The player is sent off for violent conduct. Play is restarted with an indirect free kick from where the ball was located when play was stopped. |
(b) The player is sent off for serious foul play. Play is restarted with an indirect free kick from the place where the object was thrown. |
(c) The player is sent off for violent conduct. Play is restarted with a direct free kick from the place where the object was thrown. |
(d) None of the previous answers is correct. |
Reference: LOTG 2016/2017 page 89 - Play is restarted with an indirect free kick if a player standing inside the field of play throws an object at any person outside the field of play |
(a) Not shorter than 5 ft (1.5m) |
(b) Not higher than 5 ft (1.5m) |
(c) Not shorter than 5 ft (1.5m) and not higher than 6 ft (1.8m). |
(d) Law 1 only indicates that the flagposts should not be pointed. |
Reference: Law 1 - The Field of Play ; Law 2 - The Ball |
(a) The referee has the corner kick retaken with a new ball. |
(b) The referee awards a dropped ball to be taken with a new ball inside the corner arc. |
(c) The referee awards a dropped ball to be taken with a new ball where the ball touched the foreign object. |
(d) None of the answers is completely correct. |
Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick |
(a) From the outer-most edge of a post and the crossbar. |
(b) From the outer-most edge of a post. |
(c) From the outside of each goalpost. |
(d) From the inside of each goalpost. |
Reference: Law 1 - The Field of Play ; Law 2 - The Ball |
(a) The referee orders the free kick to be retaken. |
(b) The referee awards a dropped ball where the ball touched the ground the second time. |
(c) The referee applies advantage or awards an indirect free kick to the opposing team, which is taken from the place where the infringement was committed. |
(d) None of the answers is correct. |
Reference: Law 13 - Free Kicks |
(a) 10 minutes. |
(b) 15 minutes. |
(c) 12 minutes. |
(d) 5 minutes. |
Reference: Law 7 - The Duration of the Match ; Law 8 - The Start and Restart of Play |
(a) The referee sends off the player and play is restarted with an indirect free kick. |
(b) The referee cautions the player and play is restarted with an indirect free kick. |
(c) The referee either cautions or sends off the player as appropriate. Play is restarted with either a penalty kick or a direct free kick. |
(d) The referee cautions the player and restarts play with a dropped ball. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) The referee punishes the more serious offence by awarding a direct free kick or penalty kick if the offence took place inside his own penalty area. |
(b) The referee punishes the more serious offence by awarding an indirect free kick or penalty kick if the offence took place inside the penalty area. |
(c) The referee awards a dropped ball. |
(d) The referee allows play to continue and takes no action. |
Reference: Law 13 - Free Kicks |
(a) The referee awards a throw-in to the opposing team. |
(b) The referee orders the throw-in retaken. |
(c) The referee allows play to continue because an infringement has to be committed with both feet. |
(d) The referee allows play to continue. |
Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick |
(a) The referee sends off the defender for denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity by deliberately handling the ball to prevent a goal and awards a penalty kick. |
(b) The referee applies advantage, allows the goal and cautions the defender for unsporting behaviour. |
(c) The referee applies advantage, awards the goal and sends off the defender for denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity by deliberately handling the ball to prevent a goal. |
(d) The referee applies advantage and awards the goal without taking any disciplinary action. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) As soon as the ball leaves the thrower`s hands. |
(b) As soon as the ball travels a distance equal to its circumference. |
(c) As soon as the ball enters the field of play. |
(d) As soon as the ball enters the field of play and the throw-in has been taken correctly. |
Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick |
(a) The referee applies advantage and cautions the defender for unsporting behaviour at the next stoppage in play. |
(b) The referee awards an indirect free kick to the opposing team as he considers the player has passed the ball to the goalkeeper with his foot. |
(c) The referee lets the game continue. There was no pass to the goalkeeper. |
(d) The referee cautions the defender and awards an indirect free kick to the opposing team. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) Gives a yellow card for unsporting behaviour and restarts with a direct free kick |
(b) Gives a yellow card for unsporting behaviour and restarts with an indirect free kick. |
(c) Gives the defender a warning and restarts with a direct free kick. |
(d) Any number of players. |
Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 85 - There are different circumstances when a player must be cautioned for unsporting behaviour including if a player commits a foul or handles the ball to interfere with or stop a promising attack. So a yellow card is shown. The restart of play after holding an opponent is a direct free kick |
(a) Raising the flag when the ball has completely left the field of play. |
(b) Raising the flag when a player should be penalised for being in an offside position. |
(c) Informing the referee when misconduct or any other incident has occurred out of the view of the referee. |
(d) Raising the flag for every foul or misconduct committed on the field of play. |
Reference: Law 6 - The Other Match Offiicals |
(a) No |
(b) Yes, including with a substitute. |
(c) No, the match has already finished. |
(d) Yes, any eligible player may change places with the goalkeeper at any time when the kicks are being taken. |
Reference: Law 14 - The Penalty Kick |
(a) No |
(b) Yes if it does not cross the goal line or touch line. |
(c) Yes, always. |
(d) According to Law 9, if the ball returns to the field of play, it is still in play. |
Reference: Law 9 - The Ball In and Out of Play ; Law 10 - The Method of Scoring |
(a) The ball is in play as soon as it has entered the field of play. |
(b) There is no offside infringement if the player receives the ball directly from a throw-in. |
(c) It is not possible to score a goal directly from a throw-in. |
(d) If the ball does not enter the field of play during a throw-in, a new throw-in to the opposing team is awarded. |
Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick |
(a) Yes, as long as the team-mate is standing directly behind the kicker. |
(b) Yes, as long as the procedures for penalty kicks have been followed. |
(c) No |
(d) No, because the Laws of the Game clearly state that the ball is in play at the moment it is kicked forward. |
Reference: Law 14 - The Penalty Kick |
(a) No, under no circumstances. |
(b) Yes, always. |
(c) Yes, to assess an injury when play has been stopped. |
(d) Yes, but only if it is a serious injury or a bleeding wound. |
Reference: Law 5 - The Referee |
(a) Dropped ball |
(b) Indirect free kick |
(c) Direct free kick |
(d) Throw-in |
Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 89 - Play is restarted with an indirect free kick if a substitute or substituted player throws an object at an opponent standing inside the field of play |
(a) No, never. |
(b) No, impeding is always an indirect free kick even when physical contact takes place with the hands, arms, legs or any other part of the body. |
(c) Yes, always. |
(d) Yes, always when you have contact. |
Reference: 2016/2017 LOTG page 82 - A direct free kick is awarded if a player commits any of the following offences: impedes an opponent with contact |
(a) a direct free kick or a penalty kick. |
(b) a dropped ball. |
(c) an indirect free kick. |
(d) a direct free kick, an indirect free kick, a penalty kick or a dropped ball. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) The referee allows play to continue. When the ball is next out of play, the referee sends off the offending player again. Play is restarted according to the Laws of the Game. |
(b) The referee sends off the offending player. Play is restarted with an indirect free kick from where the ball was. |
(c) The referee restarts play with a dropped ball from where the player entered the field of play. |
(d) The referee orders the offending player to leave the field of play and restarts play with a direct free kick to the opponents in the goal area. The referee must include the incident in his match report. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) stop play and ask the player to correct his equipment. |
(b) stop play and caution the player, restarting the match with a dropped ball. |
(c) instruct the player to leave the field of play to correct his equipment. |
(d) stop play and instruct the player to leave the field of play to correct his equipment. |
Reference: Law 4 - The Players’ Equipment |
(a) Indirect free kick where the holding started. |
(b) Indirect free kick where the holding stopped. |
(c) Direct free kick where the holding started. |
(d) Penalty kick (because the holding stopped in the penalty area). |
Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 Law 12 (page 85) - If a defender starts holding an attacker outside the penalty area and continues holding him inside the penalty area, the referee must award a penalty kick. |
(a) Checking that the ball has crossed the line. |
(b) Signalling if the goalkeeper has moved forward before the ball is kicked. |
(c) Confirming when a goal has been scored. |
(d) Signalling if the kicker has infringed the Laws of the Game. |
Reference: Law 6 - The Other Match Offiicals |
(a) Play continues |
(b) Yellow card and penalty kick |
(c) Red card and penalty kick |
(d) Red card and indirect free kick |
Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 82 - An indirect free kick is awarded if a player: plays in a dangerous manner and IFAB page 85/86 - A player, substitute or substituted player who commits any of the following offences is sent off: - denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity to an opponent moving towards the opponents` goal by an offence punishable by a free kick. |
(a) A maximum of 16 and a minimum of 7. |
(b) A maximum of 23 and a minimum of 7, depending on the maximum number stipulated by the rules of the competition . |
(c) The maximum and minimum number is established by each of the member associations. |
(d) A maximum of 11 and a minimum of 7. |
Reference: Law 3 - The Players |
(a) Send off the player but he may be substituted. |
(b) Send off the player, and he may not be substituted so the team will play with 10 players. |
(c) Caution the player and ask the coach to substitute him. |
(d) Caution the player. |
Reference: Law 7 - The Duration of the Match ; Law 8 - The Start and Restart of Play |
(a) 6 |
(b) 8 |
(c) 10, unless the member association has decided otherwise with respect to the minimum number of players. |
(d) 7 |
Reference: Law 3 - The Players |
(a) Yes, always. |
(b) No, because the defender is considered to be on his own goal line or touch line for the purposes of offside. |
(c) No, and the defender should be cautioned for leaving the field of play without the referee`s permission. |
(d) No, and the defender should be cautioned for unsporting behaviour. |
Reference: Law 11 - Offside |
(a) Awards a goal |
(b) Throw-in for the defending team |
(c) Goal-kick for the defending team |
(d) Dropped ball next to the corner flag post |
Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 69-The ball is in play at all other times, including when it rebounds off a match official, goalpost, crossbar or corner flagpost and remains in the field of play |
(a) allows the goal and orders him to leave the field of play. |
(b) allows the goal, cautions the substitute player and orders him to leave the field of play. |
(c) disallows the goal, cautions the substitute player and orders him to leave the field of play. Play is restarted with a dropped ball taken from where the ball entered the goal. |
(d) disallows the goal, cautions the substitute player and orders him to leave the field of play. Play is restarted with a dropped ball taken from where the substitute player was positioned. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) Entering or re-entering the field of play without the referee`s permission. |
(b) Being guilty of unsporting behaviour. |
(c) Dissent by word or action. |
(d) All are correct. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) Yes, to benefit play and prevent aggression. |
(b) No, never. |
(c) No, only the coach of the team is empowered to make that decision. |
(d) Yes, after consulting his coach and to prevent incidents. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) a goal kick. |
(b) a corner kick. |
(c) a throw-in. |
(d) All answers are correct. |
Reference: Law 11 - Offside |
(a) Yes |
(b) No |
(c) It depends on the referee. |
(d) According to the International FA Board, it is not possible. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) The referee allows play to continue because the incidents are outside the field of play. |
(b) The referee stops play, cautions the offenders and awards an indirect free kick to the opposing team. |
(c) The referee stops play, sends off the offenders and awards a direct free kick to the opposing team. |
(d) The referee stops play, takes the appropriate disciplinary action and awards a dropped ball. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) The referee instructs the player to leave the field of play to correct his equipment. |
(b) The player may not re-enter the field of play when the ball is in play. |
(c) Play need not be stopped. |
(d) The player leaves the field of play when the ball is next out of play, unless he has already corrected his equipment. |
Reference: Law 4 - The Players’ Equipment |
(a) The referee should not allow the goal, the ball must touch another player first. |
(b) The referee should allow the goal if it was scored in the opponents` goal. |
(c) The referee should allow the goal in all cases. |
(d) The referee should not allow the goal. The goal kick should be retaken. |
Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick |
(a) it completely crosses the touch line or goal line in the air or along the ground. |
(b) it bounces off the goal posts, crossbar or corner post and remains on the field of play. |
(c) it bounces off the referee or assistant referee located outside the field of play. |
(d) Answers b) and c) are correct. |
Reference: Law 9 - The Ball In and Out of Play ; Law 10 - The Method of Scoring |
(a) The referee cautions them or sends them off and restarts play with an indirect free kick to the opposing team from the place where the offence occurred. |
(b) The referee cautions them or sends them off and restarts play with a direct free kick or penalty kick to the opposing team from the place where the offence occurred. |
(c) The referee cautions them or sends them off and restarts play with an indirect free kick to the team which had possession when play was stopped from the place where the offence occurred. |
(d) The referee sends them off and play restarts with a dropped ball from the place where the offence occurred. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) Yes, but only in the opposing goal. |
(b) Yes, provided the throw-in is taken correctly. |
(c) Yes, always. |
(d) No, never. |
Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick |
(a) players, substitutes and substituted players. |
(b) the officials of both teams, players and substitutes. |
(c) players who are, at that moment, involved in a match. |
(d) players, substitutes, substituted players and team officials. |
Reference: Law 5 - The Referee |
(a) 3 - 5ft. (1 -1.5 meters) |
(b) At least 10 yds (9.15 metres) |
(c) No less than 2 yds.(2 meters) |
(d) No required distance. |
Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick |
(a) The referee awards a penalty kick and sends off the player for preventing a goal with his hand. |
(b) The referee awards a penalty kick and cautions the team-mate for unsporting behaviour. |
(c) The referee awards a penalty kick and warns the player. |
(d) The referee orders the throw-in to be retaken. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) Send off the substitute and restart the match with the player on the field of play again. The change does not take effect as the substitute had not yet officially entered when he was sent off. |
(b) Send off the new substitute player and restart the match under the Laws of the Game. The substitution was completed. |
(c) Send off the substitute, and restart the match with an indirect free kick to the opposing team. The substitution is not complete as play had not restarted. |
(d) None of the answers is correct. |
Reference: Law 3 - The Players |
(a) The referee sends off the player for violent conduct and restarts play with a dropped ball where the referee was hit. |
(b) The referee sends off the player for violent conduct and restarts play with a dropped ball, to be taken at the place where the ball was when play was stopped. |
(c) The referee sends off the player for violent conduct and restarts play with an direct free kick or Penalty Kick at the place where the referee was hit. |
(d) None of the previous answers is correct. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) The referee sends off the defender for violent conduct and awards a penalty kick. |
(b) The ball was out of play. The referee sends off the defender for violent conduct and play is restarted with a throw in, goal kick or corner kick. |
(c) The referee decides the ball was out of play, sends off the defender for serious foul play and play is restarted with an indirect free kick. |
(d) None of the previous answers is correct. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |