American football American football American football, referred to as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, which is the team controlling the oval-shaped football, attempts to advance down the field by running with or passing the ball, while the defense, which is the team without control of the ball, aims to stop the offense's advance and aims to take control of the ball for themselves. The offense must advance at least ten yards in four
Football at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games – Men's tournament /><section end=groupa /> <section begin=groupb /><section end=groupb /> If necessary, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner. <section begin=knockoutstage /> <section end=knockoutstage /> Football at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games – Men's tournament The men's football tournament at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in Barranquilla from 20 to 31 July. Men's teams are allowed to augment their squads with three players over the age of 21. The date of birth for male athletes is from January 1, 1997 (U21). Each team may enter a maximum of three (3) male athletes