Daily football quiz
Football quiz #1: the answers
12 October 2026. Five questions, easy to hard.
Question 1
How many players does each team have on the pitch in a standard 11-a-side match?
- ▫️ 9
- ▫️ 10
- ✅ 11
- ▫️ 12
Eleven per side, including the goalkeeper.
Question 2
How far must opponents stand from the ball at a free kick?
- ▫️ 5 metres
- ✅ 9.15 metres (10 yards)
- ▫️ 15 metres
- ▫️ 6 metres
9.15 metres (10 yards), the same as the radius of the centre circle.
Question 3
Since 2025, what does a team concede if its goalkeeper holds the ball for more than eight seconds?
- ▫️ An indirect free kick
- ✅ A corner kick
- ▫️ A penalty
- ▫️ A yellow card
A corner to the other team. It replaced the old six-second rule's indirect free kick.
Question 4
A player can't be offside straight from a goal kick or a throw-in. Which other restart is on that list?
- ▫️ A free kick
- ✅ A corner kick
- ▫️ A penalty rebound
- ▫️ A drop ball
A corner kick. Free kicks and rebounds can still lead to offside.
Question 5
When a penalty is taken, what must at least part of one of the goalkeeper's feet be touching or in line with?
- ✅ The goal line
- ▫️ The six-yard line
- ▫️ The penalty mark
- ▫️ A post
The goal line. Keepers can move along the line but not off it early.
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