Law 14: The Penalty Kick2. Offences and sanctions·Page 138, 2026/27 edition

2. Offences and sanctions

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

If, after the penalty kick has been taken:
the ball is touched by an outside agent as it moves forward:
· the kick is retaken unless the ball is going into the goal and the interference does not prevent the goalkeeper or a defending player playing the ball, in which case the goal is awarded if the ball enters the goal (even if contact was made with the ball) unless the interference was by the attacking team
IFAB Laws of the Game 2026/27, page 138 · clause law-14-1853459f

Verdicts that turn on it 2

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Questions that ask it 1

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

Was the ball going into the goal, with the interference not from the attacking team?law-14-penalty

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