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Japan’s Junya Ito (14) scores their third goal past Tunisia goalkeeper Aymen Dahmen (16) during the World Cup Group F soccer match between Tunisia and Japan in Guadalupe, near Monterrey, Mexico, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
Argentina’s Lionel Messi background left, fails to score a penalty shot during the World Cup Group J soccer match between Argentina and Austria in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Referee Jesús Valenzuela, right, shows Qatar’s Ahmed Fathy a yellow card during the World Cup Group B soccer match against Bosnia in Seattle, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Want to understand offside? Soccer's most confusing rule at the World Cup explained
It's the single most controversial rule in all of soccer. To this day, 163 years since the rule was invented and codified, no fan truly understands how offside works.
Despite its complicated nature, the offside rule is arguably the most important to enforce. Without it, soccer would just be a game of cherry picking and much less entertaining than it already is. Let's take a quick dive into the details of the regulation and how FIFA plans to administer it during this summer's World Cup.
The goal of soccer is to work together as a team — 11 players on each side — to get the ball into the opponent's goal. As the tactics of passing the ball around and attempting to navigate the defensive formation of the other team develops, finding an open man with the best opportunity to beat the goalkeeper is difficult yet necessary.
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Soccer terms and rules explained from local soccer players
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Many have been watching the World Cup over the past few weeks, but that doesn't mean they know all the terms.
"I think a hat trick is…I know it's a good thing," said Melissa Garvey, a soccer fan at The Garden at Boardroom in Kailua. "I've had people explain the offside rule to me, sometimes when I've asked them to, other times when I haven't asked them to. People love to explain."
So, when watching the soccer games, especially with the U.S.A. coming up Thursday afternoon, what are the common terms you need to know?
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