Basic rules of football match

A formal international football match is divided into two halves, each half is 45 minutes, and the intermission shall not exceed 15 minutes.

Number of players and substitutes

Each team must have no more than 1 1 players, including a goalkeeper. If a team has less than seven players on the field, the game can't start. Olympic football match, each game uses up to 3 substitutes; Without the permission of the referee, off-court and on-court players are not allowed to enter or leave the venue. During the game, the positions of the goalkeeper and other players cannot be exchanged at will. If exchange is needed, it must be agreed by the referee.

Referee

A formal football match is judged by a referee, two assistant referees and a fourth official. Referee's responsibilities: Have the final decision on the game, and decide whether to extend the game time, postpone and suspend the game.

The duties of the assistant referee: signal offside and ball out of bounds, and assist the referee to make a penalty on the court, but there is no final judgment.

(of football) a free kick.

There are two kinds of free kicks in football matches. One is a direct free kick, which is mainly aimed at kicking, hitting and tripping the opponent maliciously. In addition, pushing and pulling each other by hand and touching the ball by hand also belong to this category; There are also direct free kicks that insult referees and others. This kind of free kick can score directly. If these acts occur in the restricted area, they will be awarded a penalty. There are indirect penalties for free kicks, and dangerous actions, blocking and continuous kicking of positioning balls all belong to this category. This kind of free kick cannot be scored directly. Only when the ball enters the goal and touches another player can it be scored. There is a foul in this restricted area and no penalty can be awarded.

Whether it's a direct free kick or an indirect free kick, the defender must exit the 9. 15 meter line. If you don't quit 9. 15m as required, the referee can show a yellow card.

penalty kick

A direct free kick foul in the penalty area will result in a penalty. In penalty shoot-out, players from both sides are not allowed to enter the restricted area. If the defender enters the penalty area, the goal is valid, and if he does not enter, he will be severely punished; If the attacker enters the penalty area, he should kick the goal again. If not, it is the defender's goal kick. When taking a penalty, the goalkeeper can move left and right on the goal line, but not forward.

Red and yellowcard.

Football referees can show two different colors of cards according to the nature of the foul when making a penalty. For some serious fouls in football matches, referees should show red and yellow cards. If it is a malicious foul or violence, show a red card. Intentionally handball, insulting others or getting two yellow cards for the same person in the same game will also be shown a red card.

In the competition, those who violate sports ethics and express their dissatisfaction with words and actions will be shown a yellow card. Players who repeatedly violate the rules, deliberately delay the game and enter or leave the venue without authorization will also be shown a yellow card.

stoppage time

According to the situation on the field, football matches sometimes need overtime. Sometimes it is 1 or 2 minutes, and the longest time can reach 5 or 6 minutes. The length of time is decided by the referee. The main reasons for injury stoppage are: first, dealing with the wounded on the field; The second is to delay the time; The third is any other reason.

offside

The offside of a football match should meet the following conditions: at the moment when the partner passes the ball and touches it, if the partner's position is closer to the opponent's goal line than the opponent's position at the last second of the opponent's half-court, the player is offside. It should be noted that opponents parallel to the last second player are not allowed to be offside. The referee of a player who is in an offside position shall, under the following circumstances, punish him for an offside foul and interfere with the opponent's use of offside position to obtain benefits.

Suspend the game

Generally speaking, a formal football match cannot be suspended on the field. Only under extremely special circumstances, such as injuries to players or sudden disputes, will the whistle be suspended. To resume the game is to throw the ball where the game stopped and start the game again. Nowadays, the moral standards of football matches are generally high. Usually, if one side sees an injured player on the court, it will kick the ball out of bounds. When the game starts again, the other team will kick the ball back.

target

When the whole ball crosses the goal line from between the goalposts and under the crossbar, and it has not violated the rules of the game before, it is scored. Sometimes in the game, you will see the ball hit the crossbar, then hit the ground and bounce back to the court. The referee can confirm whether the ball crosses the goal line according to his own observation. This kind of judgment sometimes causes great controversy.

Winning method

During the football match group round robin, the points are 3 points for winning a game, 0 points for drawing 1 winning 1 losing 1. Finally, the group ranking is determined by the score. If the points are equal, they shall be ranked according to the provisions of different ranking standards determined by the pre-competition regulations.

Game start

In the official international competition, under the guidance of the FIFA Fair Play Flag and the flags of both participating parties, the participating teams enter the stadium with the FIFA Fair Play Song; Stand in the designated position, and then play the national anthem of the visiting team first, and then the national anthem of the home team. The choice of venue is decided by the referee flipping a coin. The guesser chooses the attack direction of the first half of the game, and the other side kicks off.