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On this page are a number of game rule keys with regard to the rules that the KNVB has for the game field football has drafted. Here you can see questions that can come up with game rule tests of the KNVB Association Referee and SO III courses.

Take a soccer rules quiz now and see how much you know about field soccer! The quiz questions help you to test your knowledge of everything around the rules of the game.

Fun to perform together to to test your knowledge and also good for testing your knowledge for the KNVB Basic training for referees or just as a fun pub quiz. You will find the answers here.

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Question 1: You stop the game because a substitute on the bench throws an object at a fielder and hits him with it. What do you then assign to the injured team?

A) a direct free kick

B) an indirect free kick

C) a referee ball

D) a throw-in

Question 2: Yes! The moment is there, finally a good counter from the Wilnis Snails. The Snail's attacker actually passes two defenders and now runs completely free towards the goal. He has less than 25 meters to go when Beun de Haas of the defenders overtakes him and tries to hit the ball. However, he hits the attacker who falls to the ground and cannot complete his action. What are you doing?

A) you give a direct free kick and yellow card

B) it is a direct free kick with red card

C) you choose a direct free kick

D) your decision is an indirect free kick and yellow card

Question 3: You sometimes make a mistake, you are human after all. But how do you restore the situation in which you have forgotten that it was already the second yellow card you had given Arie de Beuker? You let him play on. but what do you do now that you've found out?

A) you report it to the association and send the player off the field after all

B) you report it to the association. However, the player can continue playing

C) you let him play on, after all it's too late now

D) you can't do anything until he commits another foul with a yellow (or red) card

Question 4: When someone takes a penalty kick, he can do it very quickly. Also in his own penalty area, but what do you do when the opponents have not been given enough time to leave the penalty area?

A) you just let the game continue, after all that is your own responsibility

B) you allow play to continue, but only if none of the opposing players have touched the ball inside the penalty area

C) it is possible, but only if the opponents have a minimum distance of 9.15 meters

D) this action is not allowed and stops the game. The penalty kick must be retaken

Question 5: You whistle and award a direct free kick. What situation preceded this?

A) A player leaves the field of play to hit a substitute

B) a player trips his opponent when taking an indirect free kick

C) a player is hit just before throwing in

D) a defender has hindered an attacker in his course

Question 6: A serious foul has occurred and you decide to award a penalty kick. When taking the penalty kick, however, the attacker decides to feint and then scores with a nice goal! What do you think of this?

A) what an action! je whistle for a scored goal and points to the center spot

B) unfortunately this is not possible! Smart action, but not allowed. You disallow the goal and award an indirect free kick for the opposing team

C) unfortunately this is not possible! Smart action, but not allowed. You disallow the goal and award an indirect free kick for the opposing team plus a yellow card for the offender

D) unfortunately this is not possible! Smart action, but not allowed. You disallow the goal and allocate a referee ball

Question 7: Extra time is added to the playing time at the end of a half. This is to make up for lost time. Which of the following times do you not add to this?

A) substitutions and time lost for set pieces

B) the time you spent assessing an attacker's injury in a foul

C) Drinking breaks or breaks for medical reasons (if allowed by competition regulations)

D) lost time due to an incorrectly taken penalty kick having to be retaken

Question 8: Taking off your shirt and showing your bare upper body when celebrating a goal is not allowed, but what do you do when a player pulls his shirt over his head without taking it off completely and has an identical shirt under this shirt, including name and number?

A) you admonish him for his behavior

B) you show him a yellow card for his behaviour

C) you allow it because he is still wearing a shirt with recognizable markings

D) you allow it because there are no advertisements or offensive statements on the shirt

Question 9: Ai, a spectator on the field! And he stops the ball to prevent a goal. The ball now goes close to the goal to get behind the goal line. Pffff, what should you do now?

A) you choose an indirect free kick that may be taken from any point within the in-goal

B) it just becomes a goal kick, after all, the defending team didn't touch the ball

C) it becomes an indirect free kick where the spectator touched the ball

D) you give a referee ball

Question 10: There are no more defenders between striker and goal and in an attempt to deceive the goalkeeper the attacker of the Wilnis Snails runs into the goal with the ball clamped between his legs. It doesn't look like much, but he manages to score like this. What are you doing?

A) you award an indirect free kick in favor of the defenders. You can't attack with two legs at all

B) you give an indirect free kick in favor of the defenders and also a yellow card to the striker for his behavior

C) you give an indirect free kick in favor of the defenders. After all, this action provokes dangerous play

D) you approve the goal. 1-0 to the Wilnis Snails!

Question 11: You whistled. Which of these situations made you reach for your whistle?

A) you just conceded a goal

B) you restart play with a penalty kick

C) you restart play with a free kick

D) you just awarded a cornerschop

Question 12: The Slug striker has positioned himself behind the back line so as not to be offside. During the attack, the keeper manages to catch the ball and wants to throw it out. Before he can do this, however, the player steps into the field to prevent this. What decision do you make?

A) you just let play continue, after all, the striker was not offside and is now just participating in the game again

B) you give this striker a warning and award a direct free kick from where the ball was when the whistle was blown

C) you caution this striker and award an indirect free kick from where the ball was when you fired

D) you give this striker a warning and still whistle for offside

Question 13: A nice shot, but unfortunately the ball hits the assistant referee and goes off course, so out of bounds. How can you not get the game to resume now?

A) with a referee ball

B) with a goal kick

C) with a throw-in

D) with a corner kick

Question 14: Bam! The keeper of the Wilnis Snails knows how to hit the ball well. The striker of the Snails stands behind the last man of the opposing team at the moment of shooting, but still runs after the ball. With only the keeper to go, he wants to shoot but does not touch the ball and the keeper makes a misstep so that he does not touch the ball. This one rolls into the goal with ease. What is your verdict?

A) it is a goal kick for the defenders

B) it's a goal kick for the Snails

C) it is an indirect free kick for offside

D) it's a goal

Question 15: The Wilnis Snail's right center keeps slipping and chooses to exchange his shoes for others. However, the game is still in full swing and just when he has his new shoes on and the old ones off the field, he is passed the ball. This action leads to a goal. What do you do as a referee?

A) it's a goal. The rules of the game say nothing about this

B) it is a goal, the shoes should have already been checked by the referee to get permission to re-enter the field after the substitution

C) you whistle, it is not a valid action and check the shoes. The opposing team is awarded an indirect free kick

D) blows the whistle, sends the player off the field and lets it resume with an indirect free kick to the opposing team. At the next break, check the shoes

Question 16: A player is being groomed on the sidelines outside the playing court, suddenly he comes running into the field without asking permission first. You see this, what do you decide about this?

A) blow the whistle and allow play to resume with an indirect free kick to the opposing team

B) you blow the whistle, you give the player a yellow card and resume with a referee ball

C) let you play on, there's nothing wrong

D) you let the match continue but in the next interruption you show him a yellow card

Question 17: De Beuker pushes the Slug striker over with his shoulder on a defensive play when attacking with a high cross. It happened before the ball came within reach of the striker, but the Beuker could easily head the ball over the goal afterwards. Shame about the good chance for the striker. What do you have to decide about this?

A) nothing, it's just a corner

B) you give a yellow card

C) you give a red card

D) you only give a yellow card if the player does not yet have a yellow card

Question 18: The goalkeeper takes a goal kick and he takes it quickly. So fast that he tosses the ball to the ground and sells a kick while it still rolls into the goal area. Do you approve?

A) yes you approve this. According to the rules, the ball was still in the goal area when it was kicked

B) no, you don't approve of this. After all, the ball was not stationary on the horizontal line of the goal area

C) no, you don't approve of this. When a goal kick is taken, the ball must be at rest at all times

D) yes, you approve this. The goalkeeper may take his goal kick anywhere from within the goal area

Question 19: In which of the following situations would you restart play with an indirect free kick?

A) a kick that is too high with one leg when someone else wants to head the ball and is hit

B) when pushing an opponent

C) when someone wants to trip his opponent

D) play dangerously

Question 20: The Slug striker is near the goal line about to head the ball into an abandoned goal. That is, until a defender with too high a leg kicks the ball in front of his head without hitting the striker. What is the right decision?

A) that is an indirect free kick for dangerous play

B) that is a yellow card for the defender and an indirect free kick

C) the defender gives you a yellow for dangerous play and you restart play with a penalty kick

D) the defender earns red for dangerous play and preventing a goal-scoring opportunity and you restart play with an indirect free kick

Question 21: All beginnings are difficult, and when taking a referee ball, a D from the Wilnis Snails kicks after the first, the ball bounces into its own goal. What is the correct set of play?

A) it's not a goal, but the attackers deserve a corner

B) you have the referee ball taken again

C) an indirect free kick for the attacking side

D) kick-off, it's a valid goal

Question 22: A defender doesn't want to throw in on a throw-in and you decide to penalize this with a yellow card for wasting time. What is the correct set of play?

A) an indirect free kick to the opponents from the touchline

B) a direct free kick to the opponents from the touchline

C) a throw-in for the same side

D) a throw-in for the opponents

Question 23: It is 6 degrees outside, a player has decided to wear tights under his shorts against the cold, when is this allowed?

A) if a player is wearing tights, all other players must also wear tights of the same color

B) the tights must be the same color as the shorts

C) all kinds of tights are allowed in winter periods

D) it is allowed but the tights should not stand out

Question 24: The Wilnis Snails have been awarded a throw-in and use the substitute ball to take it very quickly. The other match ball was still within the playing field and the opposing team throws it into the path of the new ball. This close touch is missed, but it creates a confusing situation and you whistle. What's your next step?

A) you give a direct free kick to the Snails and the offender a yellow card

B) this is clearly a drop ball case

C) it becomes an indirect free kick for the Snails

D) this was too fast, they have to redo the throw-in

Question 25: The Snails have a nice attack and manage to make a direct hit just before the end of the first half, goal! You concede the goal and blow the whistle immediately, end of the half. No sooner have the players left the field than you can hear through your headset that the striker helped the ball into the goal with his hand. What should you do now (if you agree with the observation)?

A) this goal doesn't count and it's time for half time

B) this goal does count, after all, you had already whistled

C) this goal does not count, you issue another yellow card to the striker and you award a direct free kick that has yet to be completed

D) this goal doesn't count, you hand out a yellow card for the striker and it's time for half time

Question 26: When a defender is holding an attacker you are always penalized with a direct free kick or penalty kick when this:

A) careless or involving excessive use

B) happens more often during the match

C) is necessary in your opinion

D) done with two hands

Question 27: A keeper loses the ball from his hands while trying to throw and the striker comes running. Nevertheless, after his stupid action, the keeper still sees a chance to hit the ball from his 16 meters in order to prevent the striker's attempt at the last minute. What are you doing?

A) you give no card but award an indirect free kick to the attackers on the outside line of the in-goal in the direction where the goalkeeper knocked the ball away

B) you give the keeper red for denying the shot and award an indirect free kick to the attackers where the keeper knocked the ball away

C) you give no card but award an indirect free kick to the attackers where the goalkeeper knocked the ball away

D) the game can continue as normal as the ball slipped out of the hands of the goalkeeper

Question 28: The ball is kicked by two opponents, it then hits a player who is offside and then shoots it into the goal. What do you decide about this?

A) the goal must be awarded

B) the goal is valid but play must be restarted with a dropped ball

C) it is offside and the goal is invalid

D) a corner kick and the goal is disallowed

Question 29: The goalkeeper, lying on the ground, touches the ball with one finger, may the ball be played?

A) only by a fellow player

B) only by an opponent

C) the ball may be played by either a teammate or an opponent

D) the ball must not be played

Question 30: Trainers are sometimes heated and now one comes on the field and starts to insult you rudely. You stop the game because he comes onto the field, what do you do next?

A) you send it back to the reserve bank

B) the trainer gets yellow for this and has to go back to the reserve bench

C) the coach is shown red and has to leave the match

D) you send the coach away without a red card and he has to leave the game and restart the game with a direct free kick

Question 31: The ball hits over the sideline, it's a throw-in for Wilnis Slaks. When throwing in, the player accidentally drops the ball and ends up at a player of the opposing team. What are you doing now?

A) Play must be stopped and restarted with a dropped ball

B) nothing is wrong, the game continues

C) the game must be stopped and it is now a throw-in for the opposing team

D) the game must be stopped and the same side must repeat the throw-in

Question 32: You awarded the Wilnis Snails an indirect free kick on their attack. It must be taken from the penalty spot. When taking, a player of the Snails hits the ball even though it doesn't move visibly, after which a second player shoots the ball at the goal and scores! What should you do?

A) it now becomes a goal kick for the defenders

B) the indirect free kick must be retaken

C) it now becomes an indirect free kick for the defenders

D) the goal is justified as the ball was touched

Question 33: The Slug striker passes the last man and now stands alone in front of the keeper. He surprises the goalkeeper with a marker, but the ball is not very fast. In a final save, a defender comes running, manages to hit the ball and taps it against the post. The ball rolls back towards the striker, but the defender, who is on the ground after his action, now taps it away with his hand. What are you doing?

A) you give a penalty kick, not a card

B) you give a penalty kick plus a yellow card to the defender

C) you give a penalty kick plus a red card to the defender

D) you give an indirect free kick, no card

Question 34: It is a direct free kick. He is taken hard but accidentally enters the goal through you. What should you do now?

A) award a goal kick

B) allow the direct free kick to be retaken

C) award a referee ball

D) award a goal

Question 35: Which of the following offenses should lead to an indirect free kick?

A) A player leaves the field to hit a substitute

B) when a player spit at an opponent without hitting him

C) in the penalty area, a defender grabs the attacker by the shirt to pass it

D) in dangerous play

Question 36: During the game, a player gives an aggressive push to his opponent, who is sent off the field with a red card. How should the game resume now?

A) you send it back to the reserve bank

B) with an indirect free kick

C) with a direct free kick or penalty kick

D) with a goal kick

Question 37: How should a bill of exchange proceed?

A) the player entering the field does not have to do so at the center line, the player entering the field must do so at the center line

B) Both players must leave and enter the field at the center line

C) the player entering the field must do so at the height of his dugout, the player entering the field must do so at the center line

D) the player entering the field must do so at the nearest touchline or goal line, the player entering the field must do so at the center line

Question 38: The Wilnis Slugs striker is offside when a teammate attempts a goal with a shot. The ball is stopped and then ends up at a defender who wants to kick the ball, but does not do so properly. The striker gets the ball and manages to score. What is your decision on this goal?

A) Indirect free kick for offside. After all, it is influencing an opponent's game

B) it's just a valid goal

C) Indirect free kick for offside. After all, it is unfair to take advantage of an offside position

D) a referee ball instead of a goal

Question 39: Near the corner flag, two players from different sides kick the ball and touch it at the same time, it goes over the sideline. How should the game resume?

A) it is a throw-in for the defending team

B) it is a throw-in for the attacking side

C) play continues with a dropped ball

D) it's a corner kick

Question 40: A player had left the field due to an injury. The ball is in play, from where can he re-enter the field now that he has recovered?

A) only after a sign from you, anywhere from the sidelines

B) only after a sign from you and only at the center line

C) only after a sign from you, anywhere from the goal and sidelines

D) only after a sign from you, anywhere in your own half

Question 41: Two players from different teams commit a foul in the center circle at the same time. Player 1 pushed his opponent while player 2 was rudely commenting on your flute skills at the same time. What do you decide when you believe that a disciplinary punishment is not necessary?

A) let you play on as both teams are wrong

B) you stop play and resume with a direct free kick to player 1's team because of player 2's comment

C) you stop play and resume with a direct free kick to player 2's team, due to player 1 pushing

D) you stop play and resume play with a referee ball

Question 42: You decide it is a referee ball. If it touches the ground and is taken, the player tries to pass the ball to the goalkeeper. But instead of going to the keeper, the ball ends up in the goal. Do you concede the goal?

A) yes, it's a goal

B) no, play continues with a corner kick

C) no, the referee ball must be repeated

D) no, it's a corner kick

Question 43: The Snails have possession of the ball, but then suddenly a spectator walks onto the field. You stop the game, but what do you do to resume the game?

A) you give a referee's ball where the ball was when you fired

B) you give a referee ball where the spectator was when you fired

C) you give a referee ball where the spectator entered the field of play

D) you give an indirect free kick to the Snails where the ball was when you fired the whistle

Question 44: While taking an indirect free kick at the penalty spot, the attacker touches the ball but it barely moves. A second attacker shoots him directly into the goal a second later. What is your decision here?

A) the goal must be approved

B) the goal is not valid and must be disallowed and play restarted with a goal kick

C) the goal is disallowed and play is restarted with an indirect free kick to the opposing team

D) the goal must be disallowed and the indirect free kick repeated

Question 45: A player throws the ball against the back of an inattentive defender on a throw-in in order to be able to play the ball again. It was quiet, no injuries. What are you doing?

A) you have the throw-in taken again, but this time by the opposing team

B) you give an indirect free kick to the defender

C) that is yellow for the player and an indirect free kick for the defender

D) you just let it play

Question 46: A fielder is being treated for an injury off the field next to his own goal. He is holding a water bottle for a drink but decides to throw it at an opponent who is in the penalty area. You interrupt the game, but what's your next decision?

A) you give the bottle thrower yellow and award a penalty kick

B) you give the bottle thrower red and award a penalty kick

C) you red the bottle thrower and award a free kick where the opponent hit the bottle against his head

D) you give the bottle thrower a yellow card and resume play with a referee ball where the opponent hit the bottle against his head

Question 47: What is the minimum length of a football field?

A) 70 meters
B) 80 meters
C) 90 meters
D) 100 meters

Question 48: You stop the game because of a fielder who went off the field and spat an opponent's sub. What is your action now?

A) the fielder is booked and you give a referee ball near the sideline

B) the fielder is booked and you give an indirect free kick to the opponents near the sideline

C) the fielder is shown red and you give a referee ball near the sideline

D) the fielder is shown red and you give a direct free kick to the opponents near the sideline

Question 49: While taking a penalty kick, another attacker suddenly yells very loudly. It even confuses the keeper so that the penalty taker blows him right in! What are you doing?

A) you disallow the goal and resume with a direct free kick for the defenders

B) you disallow the goal and resume with an indirect free kick to the defenders and the blatant gets yellow

C) you let the penalty kick be retaken. The screamer gets yellow

D) you approve the goal and point to the center spot

Question 50: On a penalty kick, a player takes a run-up, and without interrupting his run, kicks the ball thus into the goal. What do you have to decide?

A) you have to retake the penalty kick

B) you have to concede a goal here

C) you must give the player a yellow card and award the opposing team an indirect free kick from the goal spot

D) you must give the player yellow and have the penalty kick taken again

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Football game rules test – KNVB Association Referee and SO III