Law 12: Fouls and MisconductDenying a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity (DOGSO)·Page 124, 2026/27 edition
Denying a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity (DOGSO)
The provision as it is printed, and everything on Ruleside that turns on it.
The following must be considered:
· general direction of the play
Verdicts that turn on it 1
Walk a practice scenario to any of these and this clause is part of the answer.
Explained in the rules library 1
The plain-language pages that build on this provision.
Applied in these incidents 8
Real decisions where this clause decided what should have happened.
- The Bosnia defender's red cardSwitzerland vs Bosnia
- Konsa's challenge on AduEngland vs Ghana
- Lejeune's trip on CarrerasReal Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano
- Montes's red card for the challenge on MudauMexico vs South Africa
- Ngoy's pull on TaremiBelgium vs Iran
- Sithole's pull on GutiérrezMexico vs South Africa
- Canada's goalkeeper's flying challengeSwitzerland vs Canada
- The hold on ZizoBelgium vs Egypt
Questions that ask it 3
Points in a walk where the reader is deciding this provision.
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