corner kick
noun
: a free kick from a corner of a soccer field awarded to an attacker when a defender plays the ball out-of-bounds over the end line
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Following a corner kick, Cyle Larin scores for Canada on a close-range shot for a 1-0 lead over Qatar.
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 June 2026
The Bosnians avoided a shutout when, off a corner kick in the 93rd minute, another substitute, Ermin Mamich, blasted a volley through traffic from the top of the box that beat Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel.
—Josh Gross, Oc Register, 18 June 2026
The match was tied at 1-1 as late as the 76th minute, when Austria scored on an own-goal coming on a corner kick.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
Kane matched Lineker's mark when the Bayern Munich striker easily beat Livakovic with a powerful header off a corner kick from Declan Rice.
—ABC News, 17 June 2026
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 June 2026
The Bosnians avoided a shutout when, off a corner kick in the 93rd minute, another substitute, Ermin Mamich, blasted a volley through traffic from the top of the box that beat Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel.
—Josh Gross, Oc Register, 18 June 2026
The match was tied at 1-1 as late as the 76th minute, when Austria scored on an own-goal coming on a corner kick.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
Kane matched Lineker's mark when the Bayern Munich striker easily beat Livakovic with a powerful header off a corner kick from Declan Rice.
—ABC News, 17 June 2026
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“Corner kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corner%20kick. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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