Over time the game spread to Korea and Japan and gained popularity. In Japan, the game is called kemari (蹴鞠 kemari). The rule of the game was that some people would kick the ball inside a circular field, but they would try not to let the ball fall to the ground. In Korea, it was called chuk-guk.

Somehow the national game of football was prevalent among the indigenous people of Greenland. In 156, English explorer John Davis spoke of playing football with the Inuit of Greenland. Indigenous Australians have been kicking and playing ball in Australia for a long time. Ki-o-rahi was the name of the game inside the Māori in New Zealand. The rules of the game were to divide a circular field into several parts, with one team in each section and six players per team, and a circular boundary in the middle of the field. In this game, if one team can cross the boundary of another team with the ball and touch the circle in the middle, it will get number 1 or 2.

The earliest forms of modern football were created in England. The game is mentioned in the book Historia Brittonum, written in the 9th century AD. The first ball to be played in England was called 'mob football'. In this game, there were innumerable players in two teams and they could score points if they could push a ball hard and take it to a certain place. The game was then played in neighboring villages or towns. The game was considered an integral part of various social and religious ceremonies.

According to John McCrocan, he was a spectator at a football match in Ireland in 1306. The name of the ball that was played in Florence, Italy in the sixteenth century was "calcio storico". Many believe that this game was the earliest form of modern football. This game had a maximum of 26 players. However, sometimes this number was made up of 15 or 20 people. There were 5 goalkeepers inside.

In 1848, prominent football players of the time met in Cambridge to change the rules and regulations of the game. But no special rules have been laid down yet regarding the number of players. In 180 AD, it was decided that each team would have 11 players, including a goalkeeper, so it can be said that the journey of modern football started from 180 AD. According to this law, the game was played between England and Scotland on March 5, 180 AD.

Between Scotland and England under the new rules in 162 AD. It was the first international football game recognized by FIFA. The result of the game was 0-0.

The first use of the cross on the side pole of the goal began in 175 AD.

In 17 AD, the length of the first football field was fixed at 90 minutes.

The first use of nets at goalposts was in 1890.

The first pelanti kick was introduced in 1891.

In the 1900's, football was held as an exhibition sport at the Olympics. But its