Ibhola ekhatywayo ikakhulu ibhekisa kwibhola ekhatywayo yamaNgesi, ebizwa ngokusemthethweni ebizwa ngokuba yi-association football (ibhola ekhatywayo ngokufutshane), engumdlalo webhola weqela elidumileyo kwihlabathi.Elinye, elaziwa ngokuba ngu "The World Game".Kumdlalo webhola ekhatywayo osemgangathweni, amaqela amabini lilinye lithumela abadlali abali-10 kunye nabadlali abali-11, kuquka nonozinti, ukuba bajongane kwaye bahlasele kwibala lengca elixande.Abadlali banokuyichukumisa ibhola ngalo naliphi na ilungu lomzimba wabo ngaphandle kwezandla zabo (ngaphandle kokuphoswa kwebhola), ngaphandle konozinti onokuthi ayichukumise ibhola ngezandla kwindawo yakhe yesohlwayo.Injongo yomdlalo kukudubula ibhola kwinqaku lomdlali welinye iqela.Amanqaku afakwe kwaye iqela elinamanqaku amaninzi liyaphumelela.Umdlalo uthathe imizuzu engama-90 iyonke, kwaye unesiqingatha ezibini ezilinganayo zemizuzu engama-45 lilinye.Kwimeko apho umdlalo ubambene ngexesha elibekiweyo, kuya kusebenza imithetho yomdlalo.Isigqibo ngelotho, ixesha elongezelelweyo (imizuzu engama-30 yexesha elongezelelweyo), isohlwayo esilinganayo.Kwimeko yomdlalo weligi, umzobo ukhokelela kutsalo.