Professional foul:
Push pass:
when a player pushes the ball with the inside of his foot to a teammate.
Qualifying Draw:
Qualifying matches:
games played in the 2 years preceding the World Cup to determine which teams participate in the tournament. Receiver:
a player who gets a pass from a teammate. Red card:
a playing card-sized card that a referee holds up to signal a player's removal from the game; the player's team must play the rest of the game shorthanded; presented for violent behavior or multiple rule infractions (two yellow cards = one red card). Referee:
Regular season:
the schedule of games set before the season; consists of all games played before a playoff or tournament is held. Regulation game:
Round:
a stage of a tournament at which teams compete; the World Cup tournament has 5 main rounds. Rugby:
an offshoot from soccer started in the early 1800s; rugby players are allowed to pick up the ball with their hands and run with it, and also make full contact with each other whether going after the ball or not.
Save:
the act of a goalkeeper in blocking or stopping a shot that would have gone into the goal without his intervention. Score:
to put the ball into the net for a goal; also, the tally of goals for each team playing in a game. Scorers:
Scoring opportunity:
a situation where a team stands a good chance of scoring a goal. Screening:
Set play:
Shielding:
Shinguards:
pads that strap onto a player's lower leg to protect the shins should he or she be kicked there.
Shooting:
when a player kicks the ball at the opponent's net in an attempt to score a goal. Shorthanded:
a team playing with less than its full complement of 11 players.
Shot:
a ball kicked or headed by a player at the opponent's net in an attempt to score a goal. Shoulder charge:
minimal shoulder-to-shoulder contact by a defender against a ball carrier; the only contact allowed by the rules unless a defender touches the ball first. Shutout:
preventing the opposition from scoring any goals in a game; for example, a score of 2-0 or 4-0; goalies are often credited with shutouts because they did not allow any goals to get past them. Side tackle:
an attempt by a defender to redirect the ball slightly with his foot away from a ball carrier running in the same direction. Sideline or touchline:
a line that runs along the length of the field on each side. Single elimination:
a type of tournament where a single loss eliminates a team from the tournament.
Sliding tackle:
an attempt by a defender to take the ball away from a ball carrier by sliding on the ground feet-first into the ball. Small-sided game:
a match played with fewer than 11 players per side. Square pass:
a pass made by a player to a teammate running alongside him. Starter:
a player who is on the field to play at the start of a game; a team usually makes its best players starters. Steal:
when a player takes the ball away from an opposing player.
Stopper:
Striker:
a team's most powerful and best-scoring forward who plays towards the center of the field; also, the name of the mascotfor the 1994 World Cup. Substitution:
replacement of one player on the field with another player not on the field; FIFA rules allow only 3 substitutions per game.