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Law 17: The Corner Kick·Page 149, 2026/27 edition

The Corner Kick

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

A corner kick is awarded when:

· the whole of the ball passes over the goal line, on the ground or in the air, having last touched a player of the defending team, and a goal is not scored (see also Laws 8, 12, 13, 15 and 16)

IFAB Laws of the Game 2026/27, page 149 · clause law-17-cb8343f6

Verdicts that turn on it 2

Walk the tree 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.

Questions that ask it 3

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

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