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Soccer is a competitive sport usually played between two teams of 11 players with a spherical ball. The object of the game is to kick the ball into the opposing team's goal. Participants are not allowed to use their hands to touch the ball with the exception of throwing the ball back into play after it goes out of bounds.

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single elimination

Sports; Soccer

a type of tournament where a single loss eliminates a team from the tournament.

small-sided game

Sports; Soccer

a match played with fewer than 11 players per side.

sliding tackle

Sports; Soccer

an attempt by a defender to take the ball away from a ball carrier by sliding on the ground feet-first into the ball.

square pass

Sports; Soccer

a pass made by a player to a teammate running alongside him.

starter

Sports; Soccer

a player who is on the field to play at the start of a game; a team usually makes its best players starters.

steal

Sports; Soccer

when a player takes the ball away from an opposing player.

striker

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a team's most powerful and best-scoring forward who plays towards the center of the field; also, the name of the mascot for the 1994 World Cup.

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