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Foul: can you referee this?

6 positions written by IFAB, from Law 12. Their words, their answer, shown in full as soon as you choose.

Question 1 of 6Law 12

A defender is fairly challenged by an attacker outside the defender’s penalty area. Suddenly, the defender slips on the grass, falls down and accidentally touches the ball with their hand. What is the correct decision?

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General 252Offside 42Handball 35Misconduct 33Ball in and out of play 29Goalkeeper 27The referee: whistle, advantage, injuries 19Taking a penalty kick 18Denied a goal or clear chance 17Substitutions and extra persons 12Taking a free kick 7Corner or goal kick 7

Every answer here is IFAB applying their own Laws rather than the Law itself. The clauses are on the Law pages, and the foul walk reasons a decision out one question at a time, citing the clause at each step.