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The referee’s assistant will receive an audio alert during World Cup matches if a player is more than 10 centimeters offside.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
If a team went offside five minutes ago and there hasn’t been a whistle since, who cares how many zone entries have come and gone over that time?
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Oh, there were so many birds in the sky—flipped with glee when a referee called offside and overturned a Celtic FC goal in front of a frenzied crowd of 50,000 on a chilly, overcast day at Glasgow's Ibrox Stadium.
—Laura Dannen Redman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 May 2026
Minnesota's Mamadou Dieng appeared to have scored on a header, off a corner kick played in by Tomás Chancalay, in first-half stoppage time, but was caught offside and the goal was nullified.
—CBS News, 23 May 2026
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
If a team went offside five minutes ago and there hasn’t been a whistle since, who cares how many zone entries have come and gone over that time?
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Oh, there were so many birds in the sky—flipped with glee when a referee called offside and overturned a Celtic FC goal in front of a frenzied crowd of 50,000 on a chilly, overcast day at Glasgow's Ibrox Stadium.
—Laura Dannen Redman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 May 2026
Minnesota's Mamadou Dieng appeared to have scored on a header, off a corner kick played in by Tomás Chancalay, in first-half stoppage time, but was caught offside and the goal was nullified.
—CBS News, 23 May 2026
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“Offside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/offside. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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offside
adverb or adjective
off·side
ˈȯf-ˈsīd 
: illegally in advance of the ball or puck
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