Every incident · Every law cited
The record
Every incident Ruleside has ruled on, with the decision the referee gave beside the decision the Laws require, and the Law each one turns on. Sortable, filterable, and updated as calls land.
50
incidents ruled on
25
where Ruleside's reading differs from the on-field decision
7
competitions
9
Laws of the Game engaged
Covering 22 June 1986 to 13 September 2026.
This is not a referee accuracy rate
Every incident here is on this site because it was argued about. A table of contested decisions says nothing about the decisions nobody questioned, which is almost all of them, so no percentage taken from these rows describes how often referees are right. Read the second decision column as what the Laws require on the facts as we found them, with the clause cited on the page behind each row, and nothing more than that.
50 of 50 incidents
| Date | Match | Incident | On field | Correct decision | Law |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United vs Manchester City · Premier League 2026/27 | Foden's red card | Red card | Red card | Law 12 | |
| Manchester United vs Manchester City · Premier League 2026/27 | Haaland's winner and Enzo Fernández's offside | Goal stands | No goalRuleside disagrees | Law 11 | |
| Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano · LaLiga 2026/27, matchweek 5 | Lejeune's trip on Carreras | Penalty | Penalty, no card | Law 12 | |
| Sporting CP vs Galatasaray · UEFA Champions League 2026/27, league phase matchday 1 | Altimira's kick into Batrakov | Yellow card | Red cardRuleside disagrees | Law 12 | |
| Real Madrid vs Inter · UEFA Champions League 2026/27, league phase matchday 1 | Vinicius Júnior's slow substitution | No card | Yellow cardRuleside disagrees | Law 3Law 12 | |
| Club Brugge vs Aston Villa · UEFA Champions League 2026/27, league phase | Wan-Bissaka's handball | Penalty | Penalty, no card | Law 12Law 14 | |
| Barcelona vs Athletic Club · LaLiga 2026/27 | Gordon's tackle on Rincón | No card | Yellow cardRuleside disagrees | Law 12 | |
| Barcelona vs Athletic Club · LaLiga 2026/27 | Guruzeta's boot to Cubarsí's head | Yellow card | Yellow card | Law 12 | |
| Barcelona vs Athletic Club · LaLiga 2026/27 | Yamal's step on a defender | No card | No card | Law 12 | |
| Atlético Madrid vs Villarreal · LaLiga 2026/27, matchweek 2 | Le Normand's push on Mikautadze | Red card | Red card | Law 12 | |
| Elche vs Barcelona · LaLiga 2026/27, matchweek 2 | Chust's trip on Raphinha | Penalty | Penalty, no card | Law 12 | |
| Espanyol vs Real Madrid · LaLiga 2026/27 | Calatrava's challenge on Carreras | No card | Yellow cardRuleside disagrees | Law 12 | |
| Argentina vs Switzerland · FIFA World Cup 2026, Quarter-final | Embolo's red card | Red card | Caution stays with ParedesRuleside disagrees | Law 5Law 12VAR protocol | |
| United States vs Bosnia and Herzegovina · FIFA World Cup 2026, Round of 32 | Barbarez's thrown ball | Yellow card | Red cardRuleside disagrees | Law 12 | |
| Germany vs Paraguay · FIFA World Cup 2026, Round of 32 | Tah's disallowed goal | Goal disallowed | Goal should have stoodRuleside disagrees | Law 10Law 12 | |
| Switzerland vs Canada · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group B | Canada's goalkeeper's flying challenge | Penalty | Penalty + yellow | Law 12 | |
| England vs Ghana · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group L | Konsa's challenge on Adu | No penalty | Penalty + yellowRuleside disagrees | Law 12VAR protocol | |
| Portugal vs Uzbekistan · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group K | Uzbekistan's disallowed goal | Goal disallowed | No goalRuleside disagrees | Law 5VAR protocol | |
| Argentina vs Austria · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group J | Mac Allister's challenge before Messi's goal | No card | No card | Law 5VAR protocol | |
| Argentina vs Austria · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group C | Schlager and Posch's double tackle on Martinez | Penalty | Penalty | Law 12Law 14 | |
| Belgium vs Iran · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group G | Ngoy's pull on Taremi | Red card | Red card | Law 12 | |
| Belgium vs Iran · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group G | Taremi's disallowed free-kick goal | Goal disallowed | No goal | Law 11Law 12Law 13 | |
| Türkiye vs Paraguay · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group D | Almiron's red card for covering his mouth | Red card | Red card | Not in the Laws | |
| USA vs Australia · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group D | Freeman's goal after the offside flag | Goal stands | Goal stands | Law 11 | |
| Switzerland vs Bosnia · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group B | The Bosnia defender's red card | Red card | Red card | Law 12 | |
| Qatar vs Canada · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group B | Al Amin's trip on Buchanan | Red card | Red card | Law 12 | |
| Czechia vs South Africa · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group A | Sulc's handball | Penalty | Penalty | Law 12 | |
| England vs Croatia · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group L | Kane's retaken penalty | Retake | Retake correct | Law 14 | |
| France vs Senegal · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group Stage | Mané's sliding tackle on Mbappé | No penalty | PenaltyRuleside disagrees | Law 12Law 14 | |
| England vs Croatia · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group L | Modric's missed clearance on Madueke | Penalty | Penalty | Law 12Law 14 | |
| Argentina vs Algeria · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group J | Messi's studs down Mandi's calf | No card | Red cardRuleside disagrees | Law 12 | |
| Argentina vs Algeria · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group J | Messi's fall in the box | No penalty | No penalty | Law 12 | |
| France vs Senegal · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group I | Saliba's stamp on a grounded opponent | No card | Yellow cardRuleside disagrees | Law 12 | |
| Belgium vs Egypt · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group G | Doku's fall with no contact | No card | Yellow cardRuleside disagrees | Law 12 | |
| Belgium vs Egypt · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group G | The hold on Zizo | No card | Yellow cardRuleside disagrees | Law 12 | |
| Qatar vs Switzerland · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group B | Abunada's foul on Freuler and the VAR outage | Penalty | Penalty stands | Law 5Law 14 | |
| Haiti vs Scotland · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group C | The defender's extended arm | No penalty | PenaltyRuleside disagrees | Law 12 | |
| Brazil vs Morocco · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group C | Fabinho's follow-through | No card | Yellow cardRuleside disagrees | Law 12 | |
| Brazil vs Morocco · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group C | Bruno Guimaraes's stamp on Hakimi | No card | Yellow cardRuleside disagrees | Law 12 | |
| Haiti vs Scotland · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group C | The shot that may have brushed an arm | No penalty | No penalty | Law 5VAR protocol | |
| Brazil vs Morocco · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group C | The tackle on Vinicius Junior | No card | Yellow cardRuleside disagrees | Law 12 | |
| USA vs Paraguay · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group D | The corner that was never given | Goal kick | Corner missedRuleside disagrees | Law 5VAR protocol | |
| USA vs Paraguay · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group D | The card moved from Ream to Almiron | Yellow card | Card right, restart wrongRuleside disagrees | Law 5Law 8 | |
| Mexico vs South Africa · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group A, Opening Match | Montes's red card for the challenge on Mudau | Red card | Red if no defender covered | Law 12 | |
| Mexico vs South Africa · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group A, Opening Match | Sithole's pull on Gutiérrez | Red card | Red card | Law 12 | |
| Mexico vs South Africa · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group A, Opening Match | Zwane's strike on Alvarado | Red card | Red card | Law 12 | |
| Germany vs England · FIFA World Cup 2010, Round of 16 | Lampard's ghost goal | Goal disallowed | GoalRuleside disagrees | Law 10 | |
| Argentina vs Mexico · FIFA World Cup 2010, Round of 16 | Tevez's offside goal | Goal stands | No goalRuleside disagrees | Law 11 | |
| France vs Republic of Ireland · FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualifying Play-off | Henry's handball before Gallas's goal | Goal stands | No goalRuleside disagrees | Law 12 | |
| Argentina vs England · FIFA World Cup 1986, Quarter Final | Maradona's Hand of God goal | Goal stands | No goalRuleside disagrees | Law 12 |