Daily football quiz
Football quiz #22: the answers
2 November 2026. Five questions, easy to hard.
Question 1
A defender trips an attacker inside their own penalty area. What is usually given?
- ✅ A penalty kick
- ▫️ A corner kick
- ▫️ An indirect free kick
- ▫️ A drop ball
Direct free kick offences by defenders inside their own penalty area become penalties.
Question 2
In English youth football, which format sits between 7-a-side and 11-a-side?
- ▫️ 8-a-side
- ✅ 9-a-side
- ▫️ 10-a-side
- ▫️ 6-a-side
From the 2026-27 season, under-12s and under-13s play 9v9 before moving to 11-a-side at under-14s.
Question 3
What is the radius of the corner arc?
- ▫️ 2 metres
- ▫️ 50 centimetres
- ▫️ 1.5 metres
- ✅ 1 metre
Opponents must stay 9.15 m from the corner arc until the ball is in play.
Question 4
In futsal, how does the goalkeeper restart play after the ball goes over the goal line off an attacker?
- ▫️ By kicking it from the ground
- ▫️ With a drop ball
- ▫️ With a kick-in
- ✅ By throwing it
This goal clearance is thrown with the hands and must be taken within four seconds.
Question 5
A futsal player is sent off. When can the team bring on a replacement, if the opponents don't score first?
- ▫️ After 5 minutes
- ✅ After 2 minutes
- ▫️ Never
- ▫️ At the next half
The team plays short for two minutes of playing time, or until the opponents score against it.
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