Why Mexico goal wasn't offside despite Julian Quinones being past last Ecuador defender

Julian Quinones was beyond the last Ecuador defender. Despite that, the Mexican winger wasn't called offside. Half a field ...

Soccer-Canadian league says 17 World Cup offside goals would have stood in its 'daylight' trial

By Frank Pingue TORONTO, July 3 (Reuters) - The World Cup has given the Canadian Premier League plenty to discuss with FIFA ...

What is offside and how does it work at the World Cup

The law governing its modern application has 45 clauses and runs to more than 1,000 words. A former Premier League referee ...

Iran's game-winning goal that wasn't: Goal in stoppage time waved off for offside

Shoja Khalilzadeh scored in the third minute of stoppage time, putting Iran up 2-1 over Egypt and setting off pandemonium ...

Iran’s World Cup Elimination Shows Offside Law Must Change

The biggest single culprit in Iran’s failure to advance to the knockout phase is a weird idiosyncracy to the offside law that ...

Colombia robbed of goal after VAR rules Davinson Sanchez's toe offside

Colombia and Portugal generated staggering ticket prices at the 2026 FIFA men's World Cup, and the match lived up to the hype ...
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The offside rule explained for the 2026 FIFA World Cup

World Cup soccer is back again, which means one of the most controversial calls in sports is returning, as well. The offside rule has caused some of the most frustrating moments ever in soccer and ...