Law 8: The Start and Restart of PlayOffences and sanctions·Page 98, 2026/27 edition

Offences and sanctions

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

If a dropped ball enters the goal without touching at least two players, play is restarted with:
· a corner kick if it enters the team's goal
IFAB Laws of the Game 2026/27, page 98 · clause law-8-f05e7352

Verdicts that turn on it 1

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

No goal: corner kickball-in-play

Explained in the rules library 1

The plain-language pages that build on this provision.

Drop Ball

Questions that ask it 1

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

Which goal did it enter, and had at least two players touched it?ball-in-play

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