This or That Questions Soccer Edition

Press a side to vote on 60 soccer pairs, from left foot or right to golden goal or extra time.

This or that?

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How it works

These this or that questions are all soccer: 60 pairs about positions, match moments, practice, watching, kit and the rules people argue about. No club, player or tournament is named, so every team and every fan can vote.

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At practice or on the bus

A coach can deal Practice and team life while the team stretches: Cone drills or juggling practice? Press a side once per raised hand, then Next question. Positions and skills gets new players talking about where they like to play.

For fans and the long arguments

Watching and cheering suits a watch party at halftime. Rule debates holds the ten pairs that start real arguments, such as Video replay or referee's call?, and the Hard level marks 12 pairs where both sides cost something.

Tips
  • Stand for the first option and stay seated for the second, so a whole team votes in one second.

Questions and answers

What are some soccer this or that questions?

Bicycle kick or diving header? Clean sheet or hat trick? Home crowd or away end? All 60 pairs print in the list under the deck, grouped by topic.

Do these work for a youth soccer team?

Yes. Every pair is clean and names no club, player, league or brand. Easy holds 24 quick picks, such as Morning practice or evening practice, that younger players answer without thinking.

Is there a football version?

One pair asks it outright: Soccer or football? The game is the same, so the deck uses the word soccer and the rules and positions of association football.

All 60 pairs

Positions and skills 11

  • Assist the winner or score the opener?
  • Bicycle kick or diving header?
  • Captain the team or take every penalty?
  • Defender or midfielder?
  • Dribble past three or pass through three?
  • Free kick specialist or penalty specialist?
  • Left foot or right foot?
  • Long-range screamer or tap-in winner?
  • Save a penalty or score a penalty?
  • Score a header or score a volley?
  • Start every game or score off the bench?

Match moments 9

  • Clean sheet or hat trick?
  • Cup final or league title?
  • Home crowd or away end?
  • Last-minute winner or early three-goal lead?
  • Night game under lights or saturday morning kickoff?
  • Penalty shootout or extra time?
  • Rain match or sunshine match?
  • Win 1-0 or win 5-4?
  • Win ugly or lose playing beautifully?
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Practice and team life 10

  • Coach's whistle or coach's clipboard?
  • Cone drills or juggling practice?
  • Halftime oranges or halftime pretzels?
  • Master a new trick or perfect your best move?
  • Morning practice or evening practice?
  • Small-sided games or full-field scrimmage?
  • Sprints or shooting drills?
  • Team snack duty or carry the ball bag?
  • Train alone or train with the team?
  • Warm-up jog or warm-up passing circle?

Watching and cheering 10

  • Front row or behind the goal?
  • Halftime snack or full-time snack?
  • Local team or far-away favorite?
  • Replay every goal or forget and move on?
  • Scarf or cap?
  • Sing the chants or clap the rhythm?
  • Watch in a crowd or watch alone, focused?
  • Watch in person or watch on TV?
  • Watch the highlights or watch the full match?
  • Wear the team jersey or paint your face?

Kit, cleats and fields 10

  • Bright cleats or black cleats?
  • Goalkeeper gloves or captain's armband?
  • Grass field or turf field?
  • Home kit or away kit?
  • Indoor ball or outdoor ball?
  • Long socks up or socks rolled down?
  • Lucky boots or brand-new boots?
  • Muddy field or frozen field?
  • Number 9 or number 10?
  • Shin guards on or shin guards forgotten?

Rule debates 10

  • Away goals count or every goal equal?
  • Bigger goals or smaller goalkeepers?
  • Corner kick or goal kick?
  • Get a yellow card or give away a penalty?
  • Golden goal or full extra time?
  • Kick-in or throw-in?
  • More stoppage time or stop the clock?
  • Offside is fair or offside is confusing?
  • Soccer or football?
  • Video replay or referee's call?

How this list was compiled: Own work: 60 soccer pairs written for this page in September 2026 and screened against the site's clean-deck rules the same day. No club, player, league, tournament, brand or broadcaster is named, and no pair states a fact or a record: every card is a matter of taste, from positions and match moments to practice, watching, gear and rule debates. Compared by script on 2026-09-23 with every other this or that and would you rather deck on this site: no pair is shared. Licence: own work