At the 2014 World Cup you should score a goal. But not in the bedroom!

The strict sex policies of some World Cup teams

During this year's World Cup, there's no shortage of pressure on footballers to perform - although only some of them are allowed to hone their performance off the field as well.

When it comes to 'letting off steam' in the bedroom, Quartz reports that each team has its own set of rules, from who they can have sex with to when exactly they're allowed to do it.

The Russian players, for instance, are told to abstain altogether, while the Brazilian team is allowed to have as much sex as they please, so long as it is not 'acrobatic' - presumably so as not to cause injury to the players. Mexico, Chile and Bosnia and Herzegovina have also all banned their players from being 'distracted' from the game. Safet Susic, the coach of Bosnia and Herzegovina's team, is particularly adamant in his strict no-sex stance.

For Chile sex is banned, but with what Chile did to Spain, I think it should be lifted

'There will be no sex in Brazil,' he told reporters in April. 'They can find another solution; they can even masturbate if they want. I am not interested what the other coaches do, this is not a holiday trip, and we are here to play football at the World Cup.'

However for laughs, we don’t know if this policy was any factor in their loss against Argentina on Sunday. On the other end of the spectrum, neither the U.S. nor England faces any kind of restrictions when it comes to bedroom activities. And when England lost to Italy on Saturday, at least Wayne Rooney was able to seek consolation from his wife Coleen, who flew out to watch him play. 

Australia, Italy, the Netherlands, Uruguay and Switzerland are also free to indulge in bedroom romps as they so please. 

For Nigerian players, it's a little more complicated; according to the rules implemented by their coach, wives are fair game during the World Cup, but girlfriends and other romantic interests are not.

              For Spain, it is allowed, though Shakira said no.

            The English face no restrictions, however they are warned to use discretion 

                                                  

And the ways in which French players are allowed to spend their after-hours is dependent on the frequency, type and timing of intimacy. A doctor who used to work for the team explained that while sex can be 'relaxing' for footballers, it should not be an all-night activity. When Shakira arrived in Brazil last week, she gave an exciting musical performance with Pit Bull that had spectators revved up for the games to come. But when it comes to 'revving up' her long-term beau Gerard Pique, who is playing on defense for Spain, the singer has very different intentions.