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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
DateMatchIncidentOn fieldCorrect decisionLaw
Argentina vs Switzerland · FIFA World Cup 2026, Quarter-finalEmbolo's red card came out of a review the mistaken identity category does not allowRed cardCaution stays with ParedesRuleside disagreesLaw 5Law 12VAR protocol
United States vs Bosnia and Herzegovina · FIFA World Cup 2026, Round of 32Barbarez held onto the ball and then threw it at a United States player, and Law 12 prints both as sending-offsYellow cardRed cardRuleside disagreesLaw 12
Germany vs Paraguay · FIFA World Cup 2026, Round of 32Tah's goal was disallowed for a block that never happened, and Law 12 draws the line at moving into the pathGoal disallowedGoal should have stoodRuleside disagreesLaw 10Law 12
Switzerland vs Canada · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group BGoalkeeper's flying challenge correctly downgraded to a yellowPenaltyPenalty + yellowLaw 12
England vs Ghana · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group LKonsa's missed tackle should have been a penalty and a yellow card, not just a penaltyNo penaltyPenalty + yellowRuleside disagreesLaw 12VAR protocol
Portugal vs Uzbekistan · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group KUzbekistan's goal disallowed after a missed foul in the buildupGoal disallowedNo goalRuleside disagreesLaw 5VAR protocol
Argentina vs Austria · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group JMac Allister's challenge before Messi's goal went unreviewedNo cardNo cardLaw 5VAR protocol
Argentina vs Austria · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group CMartinez brought down by two defenders at once, penalty given despite debate over who touched the ball firstPenaltyPenaltyLaw 12Law 14
Belgium vs Iran · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group GNgoy sent off after backpass error gifts Taremi a clear run at goalRed cardRed cardLaw 12
Belgium vs Iran · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group GTaremi's goal was never going to count, and it wasn't really about the offsideGoal disallowedNo goalLaw 11Law 12Law 13
Türkiye vs Paraguay · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group DAlmiron was sent off for covering his mouth, under a rule that is not in the LawsRed cardRed cardNot in the Laws
USA vs Australia · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group DFreeman's goal flagged offside, then awarded after VAR reviewGoal standsGoal standsLaw 11
Switzerland vs Bosnia · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group BBosnia's defender correctly sent off for a DOGSO foul outside the boxRed cardRed cardLaw 12
Qatar vs Canada · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group BPenalty downgraded to a red card after VAR finds the foul was outside the boxRed cardRed cardLaw 12
Czechia vs South Africa · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group ASulc's handball penalty, harsh contact or correct callPenaltyNo penaltyRuleside disagreesLaw 12
England vs Croatia · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group LKane's saved penalty retaken for double encroachmentRetakeRetake correctLaw 14
France vs Senegal · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group StageMbappé goes down after Mané's sliding tackleNo penaltyPenaltyRuleside disagreesLaw 12Law 14
England vs Croatia · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group LModric's missed clearance correctly given as a penaltyPenaltyPenaltyLaw 12Law 14
Argentina vs Algeria · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group JMessi escapes any card after raking studs down Mandi's calfNo cardRed cardRuleside disagreesLaw 12
Argentina vs Algeria · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group JMessi goes down in the box, correctly no penaltyNo penaltyNo penaltyLaw 12
France vs Senegal · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group ISaliba's stamp on a grounded opponent should have been a yellow cardNo cardYellow cardRuleside disagreesLaw 12
Belgium vs Egypt · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group GDoku goes down with no contact, referee lets it goNo cardYellow cardRuleside disagreesLaw 12
Belgium vs Egypt · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group GZizo held off the ball, but it happened outside the boxNo cardYellow cardRuleside disagreesLaw 12
Qatar vs Switzerland · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group BVAR technical outage casts doubt on Switzerland's penaltyPenaltyPenalty standsLaw 5Law 14
Haiti vs Scotland · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group CDefender takes a risk with his arm on a shot he saw comingNo penaltyPenaltyRuleside disagreesLaw 12
Haiti vs Scotland · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group CLate, reckless challenge near the touchline should have been a red cardNo cardRed cardRuleside disagreesLaw 12
Brazil vs Morocco · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group CFabinho's follow-through with exposed studs should have been a yellow cardNo cardYellow cardRuleside disagreesLaw 12
Brazil vs Morocco · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group CBruno Guimaraes stamps on Hakimi's foot, no card shownNo cardYellow cardRuleside disagreesLaw 12
Haiti vs Scotland · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group CPossible handball waved away, VAR correctly stayed out of itNo penaltyNo penaltyLaw 5VAR protocol
Brazil vs Morocco · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group CVinicius Junior should have had a reckless-challenge yellow cardNo cardYellow cardRuleside disagreesLaw 12
USA vs Paraguay · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group DA missed corner kick that VAR couldn't fix, by designGoal kickCorner missedRuleside disagreesLaw 5VAR protocol
USA vs Paraguay · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group DVAR correctly fixed a mistaken identity card, but got the restart wrongYellow cardCard right, restart wrongRuleside disagreesLaw 5Law 8
Mexico vs South Africa · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group A, Opening MatchMontes sent off for late challenge denying a clear chanceRed cardRed cardLaw 12
Mexico vs South Africa · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group A, Opening MatchSithole sent off for dragging down Gutiérrez: DOGSO outside the boxRed cardRed cardLaw 12
Mexico vs South Africa · FIFA World Cup 2026, Group A, Opening MatchZwane sent off for striking Alvarado in the faceRed cardRed cardLaw 12
Germany vs England · FIFA World Cup 2010, Round of 16Lampard's ghost goal: ball clearly over the lineGoal disallowedGoalRuleside disagreesLaw 10
Argentina vs Mexico · FIFA World Cup 2010, Round of 16Carlos Tevez offside goal: wrongly allowedGoal standsNo goalRuleside disagreesLaw 11
France vs Republic of Ireland · FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualifying Play-offThierry Henry's handball: France vs IrelandGoal standsNo goalRuleside disagreesLaw 12
Argentina vs England · FIFA World Cup 1986, Quarter FinalMaradona's Hand of God goalGoal standsNo goalRuleside disagreesLaw 12