Your side can score eight goals in a game, but if the opposing team scores nine, you lose the game and are not awarded any points. However, if you score a single goal in a game and your side does not surrender any goals, you will win the game and gain the full 3 points available. Thus, the total number of goals in soccer is 9. There are actually several ways to score goals in soccer. You can do it by shooting or kicking the ball, for example. Or you can pass the ball to another player who can use their body to score goals. Or you can enter the area between the lines on the field called the "penalty box" and shoot at the goal there. There is also a special type of goal called a "penalty kick". This is when you have time left on the clock and need to score quickly to possibly save the game. On a penalty kick, the opposing team does not get a chance to block the shot nor can they be saved by their goalkeeper. The only one able to stop the penalty kick is the keeper who has to either catch or block the ball. In addition to shooting or kicking the ball, you can also pass it into the opposing team's end of the field where they can use their bodies to score goals.