Width7.32 m
33.3Discus diameters
1.46Bamboo pole lengths
153Dominoes
Exactly 7.32 meters (8 yards) inside measurement
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Soccer Goal
7.32 meters of hope, heartbreak, and occasionally a net/Sports
A regulation soccer (football) goal is exactly 7.32 meters wide and 2.44 meters tall, dimensions that have remained unchanged since 1882. The total goal mouth area is about 17.86 square meters. The posts and crossbar must be white and no more than 12 cm in diameter. Professional goalkeepers must cover this area against shots traveling up to 130 km/h, which mathematically means they have no business saving anything — yet somehow they do.
Measurements
Height2.44 m
55.5Oreo diameters
9.88iPad heights
Exactly 2.44 meters (8 feet) to underside of crossbar
Goal mouth area17.9 m²
3,883Credit cards
10.5Human skin surfaces
About 17.86 m² to defend
Post diameter1.2 tenths m
4.8 tenthsWrench lengths
511 billionthsJamaica lengths
Maximum 12 cm diameter; usually round or elliptical
Net depth2 m
2.19Door widths
226 millionthsMount Everest heights
82.4Quarters
Net extends about 2 meters back from the goal line
Goal weight (aluminum)55 kg
11Bald eagles
1.1 millionWater drops
Full-size aluminum goal weighs about 55 kg