Have you been watching the soccer World Cup? Here's a question I've been wondering about for a long time (please see details inside).

Have you been watching the soccer World Cup? Here's a question I've been wondering about for a long time (please see details inside).
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I think it depends on three things: 1) the angle of the kick 2) distance from where the kick is taking place to the goal 3) the kicker’s reputation for making free kicks and a fourth possibility: the defenders want to have enough players to try and control any rebound or follow-up plays that came from a missed kick.
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