Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney Test Their Football (Soccer) IQ

[Interviewer] Did either of you play as kids?

Oh yeah, yeah.

I stopped most of the balls with my face.

I was a goalie.

Well when your head is that large.

Yeah it's huge.

It's like half the net.

Hi I'm Rob.

I'm Ryan.

We are about to find out how much we know about football.

You might call it soccer.

We have to call it football.

Yeah, legally.

Rob, heads or tails?

Heads!

[coin hitting the table]

Yes! Boom!

Okay, does that mean I ask first?

Yes, 'cause I won I get to do whatever I want.

Explain offsides in eleven words or less.

Nobody knows what [beep] offside is.

Nobody. Not even the refs.

Go [beep] yourselves.

That's about eleven words,

but hold on.

Can you demonstrate proper throw in technique?

Yes, I learned from the best.

[Ryan] I learned from the best. Ben Tozer.

[Rob] Ben Tozer.

Both feet have to be behind the line as you throw.

You can't even be in the air as you throw.

Really? Your feet both have to be

on the ground.

And so, that's really it right there.

You get this.

[Rob] Thank you. Yep.

Give an example of a foul,

that would result in a straight red card.

Spike to the nuts.

[Rob] That would do it.

Cleats to the nuts, every time.

That's not on the card, but we'll take it.

We'll take it, yeah.

Yeah.

Oh, spitting on a player. [laughs]

Denying an obvious goal scoring opportunity.

Violent conduct

Lunging with raised spikes.

[Rob] I think that covers the spikes Sure, sure, sure.

in the nuts.

Object or ball thrown.

[brief rewinding noise plays]

Also it doesn't have to be the nuts.

What is a football field called?

A pitch.

Ding, ding, ding. You got it.

[Ryan] Nailed it!

Alright, here we go.

[Rob] Eleven!

Well, you know this,

who is a gaffer?

The manager.

[Ryan] Got that, my friend.

How many panels are there

on a traditional soccer ball?

I'll give you choices.

A, B, C, or D.

A, forty-eight,

B, sixteen,

C, thirty-two,

D, twenty.

D, twenty.

[brief buzz plays, crowd boos]

Thirty-two.

Okay, according to the official FIFA rulebook,

how long can a goalkeeper hold the ball for?

[clock ticking]

Eight seconds.

[brief buzz plays, crowd boos] Very close. Six seconds.

If the goalkeeper holds the ball for any longer,

the opposing team is awarded an indirect free kick.

That is wrong, maddie laddie.

What's the difference between a direct

and an indirect free kick?

A direct free kick would just be

that the opposing team is not allowed to interfere

with the ball.

I did not know this.

[brief buzz plays, crowd boos] That's incorrect,

but the answer is fascinating. [Ryan laughs]

On a direct kick,

you can score by kicking the ball directly into the goal,

as Jordan Davies.

[Ryan] Yes.

[Rob] Jordan Davies does, from time to time.

On an indirect kick, you cannot score.

Another player has to touch the ball first.

[brief rewinding noise] Really?

You just watched something happen in real time.

The chairman of a football team

just collectively learned a new

The emperor has no clothes, An old rule,

for the first time. or shoes.

Here we go, we're asking specific trivia right now.

What year was Wrexham A.F.C. formed?

1864.

Correct sir. 100% correct.

Who is the current Wrexham A.F.C. team captain?

Luke Young?

[Rob] [crowd cheering] Correct!

[Ryan] Thank you very much.

Alright, this is.

What's the Wrexham A.F.C. anthem?

Fearless In Devotion.

[Ryan] Wrexham is the. Rising to promotion.

[Ryan] Wrexham is the name though.

It's just a little tricky. They call it

Fearless In Devotion.

I'm gonna put this in the middle.

Okay put that in the middle.

Okay, yeah.

Your turn.

Okay, yeah, that's fair. That's fair.

Yeah, no, Wrexham is the name it's the name.

Okay, alright, good.

Yeah, I can see it.

Man of integrity.

What is the name of the bar

adjacent to Wrexham A.F.C grounds?

Extra point, what is the proprietor's name?

[Ryan] Turf, and the proprietor is Wayne Jones.

[Rob] Yes.

Before 2022, when was the last time Wales appeared

in the World Cup?

1958.

Fucking hell.

[smooth jazz plays]

Was that right?

Jesus, yeah. Oh, god.

Which Welsh superstar recently signed

with the MLS club LAFC?

Gareth Bale.

[Rob] Correct!

[Ryan] That'd be Gareth Bale.

Which of these four is not a real Welsh dish?

Bara Brith,

Crempogs,

Cullen Skink,

Laverbread.

Laverbread.

[brief buzz plays] [crowd boos]

Cullen Skink.

I was gonna say that.

[Ryan] Scottish dish.

So this goes out here.

Which of these is not a Welsh word?

Gwdihw,

Mjolnir,

Pili Pala,

Twmffat.

Gwdihw.

[brief buzz plays] [crowd boos]

Twmffat.

Mjolnir.

Oh, that's Thor's hammer.

Just throw it away.

That's right.

What? Was it really?

Oh, it really was!

Thor's hammer, Jesus! [Rob laughing]

That's your.

Wow, I feel like I.

I mean yeah, yeah they pay No, you can throw it away

you enough you should know that's fine. No, no, no,

them Marvel people will. yeah that's it.

You should know everything about Marvel.

What creature is on the Welsh flag?

[Rob] Dragon.

[crowd cheers]

Which root vegetable did Welsh soldiers affix

to their helmets in the sixteenth century

in an attempt to tell friend from foe?

We call them tubers in Wales,

but I'm gonna say that was a carrot.

[brief buzz plays] [crowd boos]

Well, fuck me.

Oh, Wales has more what per square mile

than any other place in the world?

Sheep.

Wrong. [brief buzz plays, crowd boos]

Well, okay, definitely sheep,

but also castles.

[Ryan] Yes! I'm giving you that.

[Rob] Thank you.

What is the second most populous city in Wales?

The second most populous city

in Wales is going to be Cardiff.

[Rob] Hmm. [brief buzz plays, crowd boos]

No.

Wrexham?

Hmm. [brief buzz plays, crowd boos]

No? What is it?

Swansea.

Damn it. Alright.

Mount Everest is named after a Welshman,

Sir George.

[laughing] Everest.

Awe, come on for real?

Yeah. Oh, wow.

Feel like that was a real give me there.

I don't know about that one.

Ask your opponent to properly use one

of the following in a sentence:

tidy,

kutch,

ookave,

mitching,

chopsing,

or dwiddy, or duddy.

Ooh, that last goal.

That last goal, was tidy.

Yeah, great.

Feel like that works.

That's great, fantastic, brilliant, et cetera.

Wonderful, take that. Yep.

The Welsh village of

[Ryan smacks table]

Ryan go fuck yourself is the second longest place name

in the world.

How many syllables does it have?

You actually know this.

Llanfair.

Llanfairpwllgwyngy.

[Ryan] Jesus Christ.

Llanfairpwllgwyngyll-

gogerychwyrndrobwllllanty-

siliogogogoch.

Yeah, twenty-two or twenty-three.

God damn it! Amazing!

Eighteen syllables, but who cares?

You get this card, and I'm giving you one of mine,

because that was incredible.

[Rob pronounces the name of the Welsh village]

True or false?

There are three times the amount of sheep,

than there are people in Wales.

False, there are four times as many sheep

as there are people in Wales.

I read the back.

That was the one was sitting right there.

Nobody thought I had.

You'd think that there was two Hollywood cheaters here.

I feel like I've lost.

One, two.

Six, seven.

Six, seven

Aw! Eight, nine.

I think the people out there,

if I'm being honest,

are going to happy to see Ryan Reynolds lose at something.

[sighs] I'm very comfortable with losing.

[packs cards on table] You are.

Yeah.

You're a great loser. Don't mind losing.

You're a great winner though, too.

Yeah, it's fine.

My favorite flavor.

That was fun GQ, thank you

[Rob] Yeah. very much for having us.

Thank you! That was awesome.