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Taking a penalty kick: can you referee this?

18 positions written by IFAB, from Law 14. Their words, their answer, shown in full as soon as you choose. Ten at a time.

Question 1 of 10Law 14

At the moment the penalty kick is taken, players of both teams are positioned outside the penalty area/penalty arc and in front of the goal, except one attacking team player who stands next to the penalty area. What is the correct decision if a goal is scored?

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General 252Offside 42Handball 35Foul 6Misconduct 33Ball in and out of play 29Goalkeeper 27The referee: whistle, advantage, injuries 19Denied 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 taking a penalty kick walk reasons a decision out one question at a time, citing the clause at each step.