There are seven offenses that result in a direct free kick if done in a manner the referee believes was careless, reckless, or using excessive force:
kicking or attempting to kick an opponent
tripping or attempting to trip an opponent
jumping at an opponent
charging an opponent
striking or attempting to strike an opponent
pushing an opponent
tackling an opponent
There are three more offenses that result in a direct free kick if any player does them, regardless of carelessness, etc.:
holding an opponent
spitting at an opponent
handling the ball deliberately (except the goalkeeper in his or her own penalty area)
There are 10 direct free kick offenses and 8 indirect free kick offenses. They are outlined in the FIFA Laws of the Game.
A direct kick one of the eight restarts of a soccer match.
The kick off is neither direct nor indirect, they are three different restarts. A goal may be scored from a kick off.
Only if the kick awarded was a direct free kick.
A direct free kick is a kick that requires only one person to touch it before it goes into the goal to count.
An indirect free kick must be touched by another player before it goes into the net to count as a goal. A direct free kick does not.
A direct free kick awarded from 12 yards in front of the goal would be within the penalty area. It would have to be a kick awarded to the defense, because if a defender had committed a direct free kick offense at that location the restart would, instead, have been a penalty kick for the attackers.
No you cant.
A player may be guilty of an offside infraction directly from a direct free kick.
A direct free kick is a direct shot at goal, which has a chance to be converted. An Indirect free kick is usually taken with an aid or a pass and is given in less dangerous positions
There is no such thing as a "Direct Goal Kick." Goals can be scored from Goal Kicks Goals can be scored from Direct Free Kicks According to FIFA Laws of the Game
A free kick. Depending on the category of the foul, it can be either a direct or an indirect free kick. The difference between the two is that a goal can be scored from a direct free kick (but only against the opponent) whereas a goal cannot be scored from an indirect free kick.