Ibhola ekhatywayo ibhekisa kakhulu kwibhola ekhatywayo yaseNgilani, ebizwa ngokusemthethweni ngokuba yi-association football (ngokufutshane ibhola ekhatywayo), umdlalo webhola ekhatywayo odumileyo kwihlabathi liphela. Omnye, owaziwa ngokuba yi "The World Game". Kumdlalo webhola ekhatywayo oqhelekileyo, amaqela amabini ngalinye lithumela abadlali abali-10 kunye nabadlali abali-11, kuquka nomgcini wegoli, ukuba bajongane baze bahlasele kwindawo enengca exande. Abadlali banokuchukumisa ibhola kuphela nangaliphi na ilungu lomzimba wabo ngaphandle kwezandla zabo (ngaphandle kokuphosa ibhola), ngaphandle komgcini wegoli onokuchukumisa ibhola ngezandla zakhe kwindawo yakhe yesohlwayo. Injongo yomdlalo kukudubula ibhola ingene egoli lomchasi. Amanqaku ayafunyanwa kwaye iqela elinamanqaku amaninzi liyaphumelela. Umdlalo uthathe imizuzu engama-90 iyonke, kwaye wayeneziqingatha ezibini ezilinganayo zemizuzu engama-45 nganye. Kwimeko yokuba umdlalo ulingane ngexesha elimiselweyo, imithetho yomdlalo iya kusebenza. Isigqibo ngelotho, ixesha elongezelelweyo (imizuzu engama-30 yexesha elongezelelweyo), isohlwayo sobabini. Kwimeko yeligi, ukulingana kubangela ukulingana.