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.
39
incidents ruled on
22
where Ruleside's reading differs from the on-field decision
4
competitions
8
Laws of the Game engaged
Covering 22 June 1986 to 11 July 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.
39 of 39 incidents
| Date | Match | Incident | On field | Correct decision | Law |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina vs Switzerland · FIFA World Cup 2026, Quarter-final | Embolo's red card came out of a review the mistaken identity category does not allow | 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 held onto the ball and then threw it at a United States player, and Law 12 prints both as sending-offs | Yellow card | Red cardRuleside disagrees | Law 12 | |
| Germany vs Paraguay · FIFA World Cup 2026, Round of 32 | Tah's goal was disallowed for a block that never happened, and Law 12 draws the line at moving into the path | Goal disallowed | Goal should have stoodRuleside disagrees | Law 10Law 12 | |
| Switzerland vs Canada · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group B | Goalkeeper's flying challenge correctly downgraded to a yellow | Penalty | Penalty + yellow | Law 12 | |
| England vs Ghana · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group L | Konsa's missed tackle should have been a penalty and a yellow card, not just a penalty | No penalty | Penalty + yellowRuleside disagrees | Law 12VAR protocol | |
| Portugal vs Uzbekistan · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group K | Uzbekistan's goal disallowed after a missed foul in the buildup | 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 went unreviewed | No card | No card | Law 5VAR protocol | |
| Argentina vs Austria · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group C | Martinez brought down by two defenders at once, penalty given despite debate over who touched the ball first | Penalty | Penalty | Law 12Law 14 | |
| Belgium vs Iran · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group G | Ngoy sent off after backpass error gifts Taremi a clear run at goal | Red card | Red card | Law 12 | |
| Belgium vs Iran · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group G | Taremi's goal was never going to count, and it wasn't really about the offside | Goal disallowed | No goal | Law 11Law 12Law 13 | |
| Türkiye vs Paraguay · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group D | Almiron was sent off for covering his mouth, under a rule that is not in the Laws | Red card | Red card | Not in the Laws | |
| USA vs Australia · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group D | Freeman's goal flagged offside, then awarded after VAR review | Goal stands | Goal stands | Law 11 | |
| Switzerland vs Bosnia · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group B | Bosnia's defender correctly sent off for a DOGSO foul outside the box | Red card | Red card | Law 12 | |
| Qatar vs Canada · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group B | Penalty downgraded to a red card after VAR finds the foul was outside the box | Red card | Red card | Law 12 | |
| Czechia vs South Africa · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group A | Sulc's handball penalty, harsh contact or correct call | Penalty | No penaltyRuleside disagrees | Law 12 | |
| England vs Croatia · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group L | Kane's saved penalty retaken for double encroachment | Retake | Retake correct | Law 14 | |
| France vs Senegal · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group Stage | Mbappé goes down after Mané's sliding tackle | No penalty | PenaltyRuleside disagrees | Law 12Law 14 | |
| England vs Croatia · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group L | Modric's missed clearance correctly given as a penalty | Penalty | Penalty | Law 12Law 14 | |
| Argentina vs Algeria · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group J | Messi escapes any card after raking studs down Mandi's calf | No card | Red cardRuleside disagrees | Law 12 | |
| Argentina vs Algeria · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group J | Messi goes down in the box, correctly no penalty | No penalty | No penalty | Law 12 | |
| France vs Senegal · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group I | Saliba's stamp on a grounded opponent should have been a yellow card | No card | Yellow cardRuleside disagrees | Law 12 | |
| Belgium vs Egypt · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group G | Doku goes down with no contact, referee lets it go | No card | Yellow cardRuleside disagrees | Law 12 | |
| Belgium vs Egypt · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group G | Zizo held off the ball, but it happened outside the box | No card | Yellow cardRuleside disagrees | Law 12 | |
| Qatar vs Switzerland · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group B | VAR technical outage casts doubt on Switzerland's penalty | Penalty | Penalty stands | Law 5Law 14 | |
| Haiti vs Scotland · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group C | Defender takes a risk with his arm on a shot he saw coming | No penalty | PenaltyRuleside disagrees | Law 12 | |
| Haiti vs Scotland · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group C | Late, reckless challenge near the touchline should have been a red card | No card | Red cardRuleside disagrees | Law 12 | |
| Brazil vs Morocco · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group C | Fabinho's follow-through with exposed studs should have been a yellow card | No card | Yellow cardRuleside disagrees | Law 12 | |
| Brazil vs Morocco · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group C | Bruno Guimaraes stamps on Hakimi's foot, no card shown | No card | Yellow cardRuleside disagrees | Law 12 | |
| Haiti vs Scotland · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group C | Possible handball waved away, VAR correctly stayed out of it | No penalty | No penalty | Law 5VAR protocol | |
| Brazil vs Morocco · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group C | Vinicius Junior should have had a reckless-challenge yellow card | No card | Yellow cardRuleside disagrees | Law 12 | |
| USA vs Paraguay · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group D | A missed corner kick that VAR couldn't fix, by design | Goal kick | Corner missedRuleside disagrees | Law 5VAR protocol | |
| USA vs Paraguay · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group D | VAR correctly fixed a mistaken identity card, but got the restart wrong | Yellow card | Card right, restart wrongRuleside disagrees | Law 5Law 8 | |
| Mexico vs South Africa · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group A, Opening Match | Montes sent off for late challenge denying a clear chance | Red card | Red card | Law 12 | |
| Mexico vs South Africa · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group A, Opening Match | Sithole sent off for dragging down Gutiérrez: DOGSO outside the box | Red card | Red card | Law 12 | |
| Mexico vs South Africa · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group A, Opening Match | Zwane sent off for striking Alvarado in the face | Red card | Red card | Law 12 | |
| Germany vs England · FIFA World Cup 2010, Round of 16 | Lampard's ghost goal: ball clearly over the line | Goal disallowed | GoalRuleside disagrees | Law 10 | |
| Argentina vs Mexico · FIFA World Cup 2010, Round of 16 | Carlos Tevez offside goal: wrongly allowed | Goal stands | No goalRuleside disagrees | Law 11 | |
| France vs Republic of Ireland · FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualifying Play-off | Thierry Henry's handball: France vs Ireland | 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 |