Soccer Word Search
Eleven players a side take the field in soccer, and only the goalkeeper may use the hands. It is the most played sport in the world, with skills, positions and rules that carry over from a schoolyard to a stadium.
Soccer word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- ball
- corner kick
- dribble
- field
- goal
- goalie
- header
- kick
- pass
- team
Soccer word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- ball
- corner kick
- defender
- dribble
- field
- goal
- goalie
- header
- kick
- midfield
- offside
- pass
- penalty
- striker
- team
Soccer word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- ball
- corner kick
- defender
- dribble
- field
- forward
- goal
- goalie
- header
- kick
- midfield
- offside
- pass
- penalty
- red card
- striker
- team
- throw in
- whistle
- yellow card
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Words in the Soccer word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- goal
- A score made by putting the ball in the net.
- ball
- The round ball moved with feet, head, and body.
- kick
- Striking the ball with any part of the foot.
- field
- The rectangular grass or turf area also called the pitch.
- team
- Eleven players from one side on the field at once.
- goalie
- The only player allowed to handle the ball in the box.
- dribble
- Running while keeping the ball close with small touches.
- pass
- Sending the ball along the ground to a teammate.
- header
- Striking the ball in the air with the forehead.
- corner kick
- A restart taken from the corner of the field.
- penalty
- A kick from the spot after a foul inside the box.
- offside
- A rule that stops attackers waiting behind the defense.
- midfield
- The central part of the pitch between both halves.
- striker
- Front attacker whose main job is scoring goals.
- defender
- Player who guards the area near their own goal.
- throw in
- Restart made with both hands after the ball goes out.
- red card
- Shown for a serious foul, sending that player off.
- yellow card
- A caution the referee shows as a formal warning.
- forward
- Attacking player who stays nearest the other goal.
- whistle
- The referee blows it to start and stop play.
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