(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) The referee sends off the player for violent conduct. Play is restarted with an indirect free kick to the opposing team taken from where the ball was when play was stopped. |
(b) The referee sends off the player for violent conduct. Play is restarted with a direct free kick to the opposing team taken from where the offence was committed. |
(c) The referee sends off the player for violent conduct. Play is restarted with a penalty kick to the opposing team. |
(d) The referee sends off the player for violent conduct. Play is restarted with a dropped ball from where the offence was committed. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) The referee cautions the defender for unsporting behaviour. |
(b) The referee allows play to continue if advantage can be applied and penalises the defender for unsporting behaviour at the next stoppage in play. |
(c) The referee allows play to continue if advantage can be applied and cautions the defender for deliberately leaving the field of play without his permission during the next stoppage in play. |
(d) The referee allows play to continue. |
Reference: Law 11 - Offside |
(a) Order the kick-off to be retaken and caution the player for unsporting behaviour. |
(b) Order the kick-off to be retaken and caution the player for not maintaining an appropriate distance during a kick-off. |
(c) Allow play to continue. |
(d) Order the kick-off to be retaken. |
Reference: Law 7 - The Duration of the Match ; Law 8 - The Start and Restart of Play |
(a) Yes, but he should show it until he leaves the field of play before going into the changing rooms. |
(b) Yes, but he should only show it until he leaves the field of play. He is also authorised to show yellow or red cards in the changing rooms. |
(c) Yes, either on the field of play or its immediate surrounds. |
(d) None of the previous answers is correct. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(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) Pushing an opponent. |
(b) Violent conduct against a team-mate provided that the action occurs within the field of play. |
(c) Charging an opponent. |
(d) Violent conduct against an opponent outside the field of play and not part of play. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) Plays in a dangerous manner. |
(b) Holds an opponent. |
(c) Handles the ball deliberately, except the goalkeeper inside his own penalty area. |
(d) Spits at an opponent. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) Disregard it as they are permitted on the corner flags. |
(b) Disregard it as unimportant but report the incident to the relevant authority. |
(c) Order that they be changed for flags without any advertising. |
(d) Abandon the match if there are no other flags available. |
Reference: Law 1 - The Field of Play ; Law 2 - The Ball |
(a) Only a team-mate |
(b) Only an opponent |
(c) Both team-mates and opponents |
(d) Nobody |
Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 83 -A goalkeeper is considered to be in control of the ball when: the ball is between the hands or between the hand and any surface (e.g. ground, own body) or by touching it with any part of the hands or arms. A goalkeeper cannot be challenged by an opponent when in control of the ball with the hands |
(a) 10 yrds (9.15 meters). |
(b) 12 yrds (10 meters). |
(c) 6 yrds (5 meters). |
(d) 5 yds (4 meters). |
Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick |
(a) From the halfway line. |
(b) A player may leave the field across any boundary line. |
(c) From where the referee tells him. |
(d) Only from the touch lines. |
Reference: Law 3 - The Players |
(a) The captain of the home team decides the side |
(b) The captain of the away team decides the side |
(c) The captain of the team that lost the coin toss at the kick-off decides |
(d) The referee tosses a coin to decide it |
Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 71 - Unless there are other considerations (e.g. ground conditions, safety etc.), the referee tosses a coin to decide the goal at which the kicks will be taken which may only be changed for safety reasons or if the goal or playing surface becomes unusable. |
(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) The referee allows play to continue because the offence was committed off the field of play. |
(b) The referee applies advantage. He then cautions or sends off the offending player depending on the seriousness of the offence at the next stoppage in play. |
(c) The referee sends off the offending player and awards a direct free kick to the opposing team. |
(d) The referee awards a dropped ball and sends off the offending player. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) Insist that at least one of the players from both teams participates. |
(b) The referee drops the ball at the place where it was located when play was stopped. |
(c) After the match, the referee submits a report on the incident to the appropriate authorities. |
(d) Tell the player who will receive the dropped ball to kick it back to the other team. |
Reference: Law 7 - The Duration of the Match ; Law 8 - The Start and Restart of Play |
(a) Yes, to prevent him from being sent off. |
(b) No, never. |
(c) Yes, as captain of his team and after consulting his coach. |
(d) No, only after consulting his coach can he substitute the player. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) Yes, as an infringement of the Laws of the Game has been signalled. |
(b) No, unless the referee has become temporarily incapacitated and play has continued under the supervision of the assistant referee. |
(c) Yes, always. |
(d) Answers b) and c) are correct. |
Reference: Law 6 - The Other Match Offiicals |
(a) Yes, sports spectacles are permitted |
(b) No, only lenses are allowed |
(c) Only if the glasses are on Fifa`s list with approved spectacles |
(d) Only if the captain of the opponents agrees |
Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 42 - Non-dangerous protective equipment, for example headgear, facemasks and knee and arm protectors made of soft, lightweight padded material is permitted as are goalkeepers` caps and sports spectacles |
(a) With a direct free kick, indirect free kick or penalty kick. |
(b) With a direct free kick or penalty kick. |
(c) With a direct free kick, indirect free kick, penalty kick or dropped ball. |
(d) None of the previous answers is correct. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) Caution the opponent for unsporting behaviour. |
(b) Allow play to continue. |
(c) Stop the player taking the throw-in, even if there is a possibility of an advantage. |
(d) Caution the player for improper conduct. |
Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick |
(a) Disallow the goal, send off the offending player and restart play with an indirect free kick. |
(b) Disallow the goal, send off the offending player and restart play with a penalty kick or a direct free kick. |
(c) Disallow the goal, send off the offending player and restart play with a free kick, penalty kick or dropped ball. |
(d) None of the previous answers is correct. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) allows play to continue. |
(b) stops play and awards a dropped ball. |
(c) stops play and awards an indirect free kick to the opposing team. |
(d) stops play and has the corner kick retaken. |
Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick |
(a) The referee stops play and restarts with a dropped ball. |
(b) The referee stops play and awards an indirect free kick to the opponents. |
(c) The referee stops play and orders the goal kick retaken. |
(d) The referee allows play to continue. |
Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick |
(a) cautions the player and awards an indirect free kick. |
(b) cautions the player and awards a direct free kick. |
(c) awards a direct free kick. |
(d) awards an indirect free kick. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) No. The indirect free kick should be retaken. |
(b) No. A goal kick should be awarded. |
(c) Yes. When a free kick is taken quickly, the kicking team loses their right to the requirement that opponents be positioned outside the penalty area. |
(d) Yes, because the opponent did not intend to play the ball. |
Reference: Law 13 - Free Kicks |
(a) penalises the player`s team with a direct free kick or penalty kick. |
(b) penalises the player`s team with a direct free kick or penalty kick for violent conduct. |
(c) penalises the player`s team with a direct free kick or penalty kick for serious foul play. |
(d) penalises the player`s team with an indirect free kick. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) The referee cautions the player for unsporting behaviour and awards an indirect free kick to the opposing team from where the offence was committed. |
(b) The referee awards a throw-in to the opposing team. |
(c) The referee awards a dropped ball from where contact with the ball was made. |
(d) The referee cautions the player and awards a dropped ball from where contact with the ball was made. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) Caution the player for re-entering the field of play without permission. |
(b) Restart play with a direct free kick or penalty kick. |
(c) If the referee believes he is also guilty of unsporting behaviour for deliberately touching the ball with his hand, he should send the player off for a second cautionable offence in one match. The player should be sent off directly if he prevented a goal or an obvious goalscoring opportunity. |
(d) All of the answers are correct. |
Reference: Law 3 - The Players |
(a) He is the man who is allowed to say everything to the referee |
(b) The team captain has no special status or privileges but has a degree of responsibility for the behaviour of the team. |
(c) The captain has a special status and is allowed to say more to the referee than his teammates |
(d) The captain has no responsibility for the behaviour of his team |
Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 38 -The team captain has no special status or privileges but has a degree of responsibility for the behaviour of the team |
(a) stops play and cautions the player for unsporting behaviour. |
(b) stops play to verbally warn the kicker. |
(c) allows play to continue. |
(d) stops play and orders the corner kick to be retaken. |
Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick |
(a) Serious foul play. |
(b) Violent conduct. |
(c) Uses offensive, insulting or abusive language or gestures. |
(d) All of the answers are correct. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) The referee sends off the player who struck his opponent. Play is restarted with a direct free kick for holding. |
(b) The referee sends off the player who struck his opponent. Play is restarted with a penalty kick. |
(c) The referee cautions the opponent who held the shirt. Play is restarted with a direct free kick. |
(d) The referee sends off the player who struck the opponent and cautions the opponent who held the players shirt. Play is restarted with a dropped ball. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) The referee awards a penalty kick and the player is cautioned for unsporting behaviour. |
(b) The referee awards an indirect free kick and the player is cautioned for unsporting behaviour. The shinguard should be considered part of the player`s equipment. |
(c) The referee awards a penalty kick and the player is sent off for denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity. |
(d) The referee awards a dropped ball and the player is cautioned for unsporting behaviour. The shinguard is considered part of the player`s equipment. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) Disallow the goal and restart play with a dropped ball, subject to Law 8. |
(b) Disallow the goal as the referee cannot be considered to be part of the game. |
(c) Allow the goal as long as there has been no infringement by the attacking team. |
(d) Allow the goal unless the ball was received by the kicker from an indirect free kick or a throw-in. |
Reference: Law 9 - The Ball In and Out of Play ; Law 10 - The Method of Scoring |
(a) Disallows the goal and cautions the player |
(b) Cautions the player |
(c) Sends the player off |
(d) Allows the goal and does not show a card |
Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 86 after subheading Celebration of a goal. A player must be cautioned for climbing onto a perimeter fence. |
(a) No, it is not the referee`s decision. |
(b) Yes, it is the responsibility of the referee. |
(c) Yes, he should inform the team official that the player must leave the field of play. |
(d) No, it is not the referee`s decision. He can only inform the captain, who can make the decision to replace the player. |
Reference: Law 5 - The Referee |
(a) a dropped ball. |
(b) an indirect free kick. |
(c) a throw-in. |
(d) a direct free kick. |
Reference: Law 1 - The Field of Play ; Law 2 - The Ball |
(a) Yes, he may continue to do so until he leaves the stadium. |
(b) Yes, he may continue to do so until he leaves the field of play. |
(c) Yes, he can do so even in the half-time interval but not after the match is finished. |
(d) No, he may not show yellow or red cards once the match is finished or during the half-time interval. |
Reference: Law 5 - The Referee |
(a) The referee awards a new throw-in to the same team. |
(b) The referee awards a new throw-in, to be taken by a different player from the same team. |
(c) The referee awards a new throw-in, to be taken by a player from the opposing team. |
(d) The referee cautions the player and awards a new throw-in to the same team. |
Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick |
(a) The referee sends off the player and allows the substitution. Play is restarted according to the Laws of the Game. |
(b) The referee sends off the player and does not allow the substitution. Play is restarted with a direct free kick. |
(c) The referee sends off the player, allows the substitution as it had been requested previously. Play is restarted with an indirect free kick. |
(d) The referee sends off the player and does not allow him to be substituted, however another player could be substituted during this stoppage. Play is restarted according to the Laws of the Game. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) To hand out yellow cards in case the referee has missed something |
(b) To hand out yellow and red cards in case the referee has missed something |
(c) To help control the 10 yards/9.15m distance |
(d) To keep players out of the penalty area when a penalty kick has been awarded |
Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 54 - The assistant referee may enter the field of play to help control the 9.15m/10 yards distance |
(a) Orders the kick to be retaken. The offender can never benefit. |
(b) Orders the kick to be retaken. In this situation a goal cannot be awarded. |
(c) Awards a corner kick. |
(d) None of the answers are completely correct. |
Reference: Law 13 - Free Kicks |
(a) Yes, always. |
(b) No, never. |
(c) Yes, sometimes. |
(d) It is at the referee`s discretion. |
Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 96 - ...feinting to kick the ball once the kicker has completed the run-up (feinting in the run-up is permitted); the referee cautions the kicker |
(a) The referee allows play to continue. |
(b) The referee stops play and awards an indirect free kick to the opposing team. |
(c) The referee awards a new throw-in to the opposing team. |
(d) The referee stops play and restarts with a dropped ball. |
Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick |
(a) The referee cautions the offending player and awards a dropped ball. |
(b) The referee sends off the offending player and upholds the previous free kick. |
(c) The referee sends off the offending player and awards a penalty kick. |
(d) All the answers could be correct. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) Serious foul play. |
(b) Violent conduct. |
(c) Unsporting behaviour. |
(d) Playing in a dangerous manner. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) The referee allows play to continue because the ball came off an opponent. |
(b) The referee allows play to continue if the player who receives the ball has not interfered with an opponent. |
(c) The referee penalises the offside offence. Play is restarted with an indirect free kick. |
(d) It is at the discretion of the referee. |
Reference: Law 11 - Offside |
(a) Kick-off after a goal has been scored |
(b) Corner kick |
(c) Retake of the dropped ball |
(d) Goal-kick |
Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 66 If a dropped ball enters the goal without touching at least two players play is restarted with: a goal kick if it enters the opponents` goal OR a corner kick if it enters the team`s goal |
(a) Suspend the match. They must have different colors. |
(b) Allow the match to start but instruct the captains that the goalkeepers cannot enter the opposing penalty area in an attack. |
(c) Allow the match to start. |
(d) None of the answers is correct. |
Reference: Law 4 - The Players’ Equipment |