Statistics for 40 Football Terms Everybody Should Know

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Hint	Football Term	% Correct
How many players in one team? (on the field)	Eleven	98%
What you get after a foul (inside the box)	Penalty	95%
What you get after a foul (outside the box)	Free kick	94%
Highest league in Germany	Bundesliga	92%
Only player to have won three World Cups	Pelé	88%
National team commonly known as "Les Bleus"	France	87%
Unexpected 2015-16 English champion	Leicester City	87%
Controversial goal by Maradona v England in 1986	{Hand} {of} {God} goal	85%
Highest league in Italy	Serie A	85%
Highest league in the United States	Major League Soccer	83%
Egyptian awarded the Premier League Player of the Year award	Mohamed Salah	83%
When scoring three goals in one half	Hat-trick	79%
Position where you'll most likely score a goal	Forward	77%
Second-highest European club competition	UEFA Europa League	77%
League + Cup + Champions League	Treble	74%
First World Cup champion	Uruguay	74%
Rivalry of two teams with geographical proximity (e.g. Old Firm)	Derby	71%
The zero in results when spoken (ex. 2-0)	Nil	68%
Real Madrid v FC Barcelona	El Clásico	65%
"Golden Ball" given to best player on this planet	Ballon d‘Or	63%
Noise-making horn of the 2010 World Cup	Vuvuzela	63%
Pretend that you've got fouled	Diving	58%
Other word for a player's appearance at international level	Cap	57%
Largest stadium in Europe	Camp Nou	55%
Speciality of Spain and Barcelona characterized by short passing and ball possession	Tiki-Taka	54%
South American equivalent to the Champions League	Copa {Libertadores}	53%
Additional time after the 90 minutes	Stoppage time	53%
Cup winner v league winner	Super Cup	51%
Fan groups that support their team unconditionally, sometimes even violently	Ultras	51%
Company that produces the World Cup stickers	Panini	50%
René Higuita made it popular	{Scorpion} kick	50%
Very iconic way of scoring a goal when not looking at the goal	{Bicycle} kick	42%
Team that is frequently promoted and relegated	{Yo}-{Yo} team	41%
He (or she) supervises the substitution procedures and the managers	Fourth official	37%
He is "on fire" since EURO 2016	Will Grigg	33%
Questionable goal where it's unsure if the ball crossed the line completely	{Phantom} goal	26%
Name for the terraces in British stadiums, outside the UK mostly associated with Liverpool F.C.	Kop	25%
Oldest surviving football club	Sheffield F.C.	23%
Italian tactical system with a strong focus on defence	Catenaccio	22%
Spanish for "the flea" and nickname of Lionel Messi	La Pulga	21%