Law 3: The Players4. Changing the goalkeeper·Page 62, 2026/27 edition

4. Changing the goalkeeper

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

Any of the players may change places with the goalkeeper if:
· the referee is informed before the change is made
IFAB Laws of the Game 2026/27, page 62 · clause law-3-df596627

Verdicts that turn on it 2

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

Everyone in the centre circle, except the kicker and the two goalkeepersoutcome
A legal changeplayers

Questions that ask it 1

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

Was the referee informed before the change, and was it made during a stoppage in play?players

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