corner kick
noun
: a free kick from a corner of a soccer field awarded to an attacker when a defender plays the ball out-of-bounds over the end line
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If play is not resumed before the countdown ends, the opposing team will be awarded a corner kick.
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Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 11 June 2026
The Dallas Cowboys’ home stadium is almost 20 meters narrower than a World Cup pitch should be, so the luxury front-row seats had to be removed to make way for corner kicks.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Turkey’s scorers on Saturday were Galatasaray teammates Baris Yilmaz, who tied the game in the 44th minute, and Yunus Akgun, who came off the bench in the second half and scored the go-ahead goal with a banger in the 54th minute following a spectacular corner kick from Guler.
—Miami Herald, 7 June 2026
Canada went up in the 24th minute on an own goal off Ireland defender Jake O’Brien, who was in front of the net on Stephen Eustáquio's corner kick.
—ABC News, 5 June 2026
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Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 11 June 2026
The Dallas Cowboys’ home stadium is almost 20 meters narrower than a World Cup pitch should be, so the luxury front-row seats had to be removed to make way for corner kicks.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Turkey’s scorers on Saturday were Galatasaray teammates Baris Yilmaz, who tied the game in the 44th minute, and Yunus Akgun, who came off the bench in the second half and scored the go-ahead goal with a banger in the 54th minute following a spectacular corner kick from Guler.
—Miami Herald, 7 June 2026
Canada went up in the 24th minute on an own goal off Ireland defender Jake O’Brien, who was in front of the net on Stephen Eustáquio's corner kick.
—ABC News, 5 June 2026
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“Corner kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corner%20kick. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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