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Under the Laws of the Game, what is the standard duration of a football match, excluding stoppage time and extra time?

Q: Under the Laws of the Game, what is the standard duration of a football match, excluding stoppage time and extra time?

90 minutes. A standard football match consists of two 45-minute halves, totaling 90 minutes, before any stoppage time is added.

Q: Under the Laws of the Game, how many players are permitted per team on the pitch at the start of a match?

11. Each team fields 11 players at the start of a match, including the goalkeeper, under the Laws of the Game.

Q: Under the Laws of the Game, what is the minimum number of players a team must have on the pitch for a match to continue?

7. A match cannot continue if a team has fewer than 7 players, per the Laws of the Game.

Q: Under the offside law, a player is in an offside position if any part of their body (except hands and arms) is nearer to the opponents' goal line than which two things?

Both the ball and the second-last opponent. A player is in an offside position if they are nearer to the opponents' goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent (usually the last outfield defender) when the ball is played.

Q: Under the Laws of the Game, can a player be offside directly from a throw-in?

No, the offside law does not apply directly from a throw-in. A player cannot be penalized for offside directly from a throw-in, one of the specific exceptions written into the offside law.