FIFA World Cup 2022: What is offside rule and how it works? - Explained
India TV NewsImage Source : Getty 1/7 FIFA World Cup 2022: What is offside rule and how it works? - Explained Image Source : Getty 2/7 The law states that a player is in an offside position if any of their body parts, except the hands and arms, are in the opponents' half of the pitch, and closer to the opponents' goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent Image Source : Twitter 3/7 Being in an offside position is not an offence in itself, but a player so positioned when the ball is played by a teammate can be judged guilty of an offside offence if they receive the ball or will otherwise become "involved in active play", will "interfere with an opponent", or will "gain an advantage" by being in that position. Image Source : Twitter 5/7 Application of Offside rule: The application of the offside rule may be considered in three steps: offside position, offside offence, and offside sanction. Image Source : Twitter 6/7 A player is in an "offside position" if they are in the opposing team's half of the field and also "nearer to the opponents' goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent."
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