goal line
noun
: a line at either end and usually running the width of a playing area on which a goal or goalpost is situated
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The final score was almost padded three minutes later as Rahimi’s header on the break clanged down off the crossbar, but stopped just short of crossing the goal line.
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Patrick Sung Cuadrado,
CNN Money,
4 July 2026
The 18-year-old Barcelona sensation played his longest stretch of the tournament before coming off in the 85th minute, moments after Austria defender David Alaba deflected Yamal’s hard shot off the goal line.
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ABC News,
2 July 2026
Then, deep in injury time, Julian Alvarez had a one-on-one saved by the goalkeeper, and Messi got the loose rebound and sent the ball over the goal line.
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Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
The whole of the ball has to cross the goal line for a goal to be scored.
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Tomás Hill López-Menchero,
New York Times,
22 June 2026
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Patrick Sung Cuadrado,
CNN Money,
4 July 2026
The 18-year-old Barcelona sensation played his longest stretch of the tournament before coming off in the 85th minute, moments after Austria defender David Alaba deflected Yamal’s hard shot off the goal line.
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ABC News,
2 July 2026
Then, deep in injury time, Julian Alvarez had a one-on-one saved by the goalkeeper, and Messi got the loose rebound and sent the ball over the goal line.
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Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
The whole of the ball has to cross the goal line for a goal to be scored.
—
Tomás Hill López-Menchero,
New York Times,
22 June 2026
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“Goal line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20line. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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