Law 11: Offside4. Offences and sanctions·Page 112, 2026/27 edition

4. Offences and sanctions

The provision as it is printed, and everything on Ruleside that turns on it.

purposes of offside until the next stoppage in play or until the defending team has played the ball towards the halfway line and it is outside its penalty area. If the player left the field of play deliberately, the player must be cautioned when the ball is next out of play.
IFAB Laws of the Game 2026/27, page 112 · clause law-11-0012725b

Verdicts that turn on it 1

Walk the tree to any of these and this clause is part of the answer.

Count the defender: they are treated as on the goal line or touchlineoffside

Explained in the rules library 2

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Questions that ask it 1

Points in a walk where the reader is deciding this provision.

Was anyone off the field of play, or standing inside the goal, at that moment?offside

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