Football Vocabulary Quiz 1. A player whose job is to stop attackers from scoring is a … a) defender b) striker c) forward 2. Neither team scored, so the game ended in a … a) draw b) penalty c) shootout 3. Tripping, pushing and diving are … a) free kicks b) penalties c) fouls 4. Chelsea and Liverpool are teams in the English Premiership … a) League b) Table c) Champions 5. A player throws the ball if an opponent kicks the ball over the ... a) touchline b) goal line c) boundary 6. Each team can … up to 3 players during a game. a) defend b) tackle c) substitute 7. The assistant referee signals when he sees a player in an … position. a) outside b) offside c) inside 8. A player whose role is to score goals is called a … a) striker b) shooter c) goalie 9. The only player who can catch the ball is the … a) goalkeeper b) referee c) striker 10. The new … will help referees to make better decisions. a) digital goal scoring system b) goal-line technology c) referee-rating system 11. A total of 32 teams are competing in this year's World Cup Finals, with all except the host country's team having earned their place by … a) defending b) bidding c) qualifying 12. The format of this year's tournament includes a group stage, a … stage, a third-place play-off and the World Cup Final. a) knockout b) direct defeat c) fallout 13. The official World Cup ball is the Adidas Brazuca, covered in colourful … a) rings b) swirls c) spheres 13+1. The World Cup matches are being held in twelve stadiums in the host cities of Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Cuiaba, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Manaus, Natal, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and … a) Sao Paulo b) Maracana c) Fuleco .