Football

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Estadio San Marcos

AV. VENEZUELA 3450 – 3452 , CERCADO DE LIMA

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Medals


men events	women events
8-team tournament	8-team tournament


men events
8-team tournament

women events
8-team tournament

Peruvian football player facing off Chilean footballer

Sport review

Eight teams competed in both men’s and women’s football at Lima 2019. The men’s competition, played in all editions of the Games, gathered the best U-22 players from the Americas. Argentina is the medal table leader, with seven gold medals, followed by Mexico and Brazil with four each.

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Caution or booking: Warning made by the referee over the course of a match. There are two kinds: Yellow and red card. The yellow card is used as a warning to the player when a serious offense has been committed. A second offense to the same player will result in a red card and the player
is dismissed from the game. The red card is used as a penalty card for very serious offenses, resulting in a dismissal.

Technical area: An area located next to the touch line and near each bench. It is marked with a dotted line and is reserved for the coach to convey tactical instructions.

Nutmeg or tunnel: To kick and push the ball between the opponent’s legs.

Bicycle kick: Acrobatic strike where a player kicks an airborne ball rearward in midair.

History

It is the most popular sport on earth. Different versions of football were played in ancient China, Greece and Rome thousands of years ago. Basic rules were created in England in 1863 which laid the foundations of current football.