Law 3: The Players2. Number of substitutions·Page 59, 2026/27 edition

2. Number of substitutions

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

* Where both teams make a substitution at the same time, this will count as a used substitution opportunity for both teams. Multiple substitutions (and requests) by a team during the same stoppage in play count as one used substitution opportunity.
IFAB Laws of the Game 2026/27, page 59 · clause law-3-567a9cc8

Verdicts that turn on it 1

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One stoppage is one opportunity, however many players changeplayers

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