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In the game of soccer, each team has 11 players, 10 field players, and one goalkeeper. Substitutes, to a maximum of two per team, are permitted any time during a match. The referee is assisted by two linesmen and a back-up linesman, who acts as a timekeeper and is responsible for decisions about the playing field.
A game is comprised of two 45-minute periods with a fifteen minute halftime. In the pool competition, ties are allowed. Beginning with the quarterfinals, two fifteen minute ...
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