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VAR protocol4. Procedures·Page 159, 2026/27 edition

4. Procedures

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

· For decisions/incidents relating to goals, penalty/no penalty and red cards for denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity (DOGSO), it may be necessary to review the attacking phase of play which led directly to the decision/incident; this may include how the attacking team gained possession of the ball in open play

IFAB Laws of the Game 2026/27, page 159 · clause law-x-7508b1bc

Verdicts that turn on it 1

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

Applied in these incidents 1

Real decisions where this clause decided what should have happened.

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