Knowledge: The first game of golf happened in 1867 in Scotland while soccer's first competition occurred in 1865 in Spain.

Conversation:
I enjoy sports, but I wish I knew more about association football.
Oh I see, well it's a team sport, and each side has 11 players.  More commonly, it's known as soccer or football.
Ah yeah, I always call it soccer because in America we refer to a different sport as football.
Oh really!  I also know that to score, the ball has to enter the opponents' goal.
I played a little soccer as a kid and it was a lot of fun. Do you know when the sport became popular?
It dates back originally codified in England by The Football Association in 1863.
Oh wow. Do you know when the first soccer game happened?

Response: Oh, the first soccer competition occurred in 1865 in Spain.