No. You can’t block goalie from attempting to touch the ball. That’s the rule applied to the box

Author: Eli (9679 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 1:33 am on Jun 30, 2026

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Regardless of who initiating the contact. In this case Paraguay goalkeeper’s move - his initiating the contact shows his attempt to challenge/touch the ball. You can’t prevent him from doing this. A good goalkeeper should boss the box.

Replies to: “No. You can’t block goalie from attempting to touch the ball. That’s the rule applied to the box”

Germany got hosed in regulation Terrific injustice. - Hensou - 11:36pm 6/29/26 (9) [View All]
- German fans watching penalty shootout. [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 1:31am 6/30/26
- No. It’s a good call exactly because Paraguay goalie initiated contact. It showed and proved - Eli - 1:18am 6/30/26
  - False. Goalie cannot initiate contact then dive. - Hensou - 1:23am 6/30/26
    - A bit more about this. Quite often attacking team in the box focus on goalie, not the ball. They - Eli - 2:06am 6/30/26
    - No. You can’t block goalie from attempting to touch the ball. That’s the rule applied to the box - Eli - 1:33am 6/30/26
- A debatable foul, but not an injustice. - conorlarkin - 11:47pm 6/29/26
  - Would have been an injustice…if Germany was in my final 8… [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:09am 6/30/26
  - The goalie clearly initiated the contact then dived. - Hensou - 12:34am 6/30/26
    - * [NT] - Hensou - 12:35am 6/30/26

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