A team has 11 in it.
Look at the ball and run.
Get the ball in the goal.
Run, kid, run, run, run!
A ref runs it.
Look, the kid can run, run.
More goals win, yes!
Yes, we win, win, win!
Words to know
- goal: the target
- ref: the match boss
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Sources
- https://www.ducksters.com/sports/soccer.php
- https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/the-players/
- https://kids.kiddle.co/Association_football
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football
- https://kids.kiddle.co/FIFA_World_Cup
- https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/the-duration-of-the-match/
- https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/the-referee/
- https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/determining-the-outcome-of-a-match/
- https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/the-ball/
- https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/fouls-and-misconduct/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup
- https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/the-field-of-play/
- https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/the-throw-in/
- https://kids.kiddle.co/FIFA_Women's_World_Cup
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup
- https://kids.kiddle.co/FIFA
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offside_(association_football)
- https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/offside/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penalty_card
- https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/the-start-and-restart-of-play/
- https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/the-goal-kick/
- https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/the-corner-kick/
- https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/the-penalty-kick/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_assistant_referee
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penalty_shoot-out_(association_football)
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