Everyday scale
A penalty is taken from exactly 11 metres out.
The penalty mark is 11 m from the midpoint between the goalposts, facing a goal 7.32 m wide and 2.44 m high.
Standard-defined
Why this is interesting
The most pressured distance in soccer is fixed by the Laws.
How this measurement works
Law 1 of the Laws of the Game places the penalty mark 11 m from the midpoint between the goalposts.
The goal it faces is 7.32 m wide between the posts and 2.44 m from the lower edge of the crossbar to the ground.
How certain is this?
Standard-defined — specified by the Laws of the Game.
Sources & further reading
International Football Association Board
Laws of the Game(opens external site)
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