“I don’t understand why so many Americans are confused about how offsides works in soccer. It’s easy, if anything exciting happens, that’s offsides”

Americans watching World Cup soccer are often confused by offsides rules. “You’re exaggerating; it’s at least 90% of the US doesn’t know how offsides works” was posted on X/Twitter by Randy Johnson on June 27, 2026.
 
This comment was posted on X/Twitter by Diego Lopez on June 29, 2026, and it received over 51,000 likes:
 
“I don’t understand why so many Americans are confused about how offsides works in soccer. It’s easy, if anything exciting happens, that’s offsides.”
 
 
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Offside Rule in Soccer (Football) in Under 2 Minutes | World Cup 2026
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Jun 3, 2026
The offside rule in soccer has evolved for more than 150 years, and it sits at the heart of how the modern game will look at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Understanding its history helps explain why we argue about “tight offsides” today and why FIFA is even considering tweaks ahead of 2026.
   
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Jake Edmonds
@JakeKUTV
I wake up to find out half of the US doesn’t know how offsides works in soccer.
9:12 AM · Jun 27, 2026
 
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Randy Johnson
@rflashj
You’re exaggerating; it’s at least 90% of the US doesn’t know how offsides works.
6:33 PM · Jun 27, 2026
 
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Diego Lopez
@thisdiegolopez
I don’t understand why so many Americans are confused about how offsides works in soccer. It’s easy, if anything exciting happens, that’s offsides.
1:13 AM · Jun 29, 2026
 
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Jeff Farley
@TradeInTheZone
I don’t understand why so many Americans are confused about how offsides works in soccer. It’s easy, if anything exciting happens, that’s offsides.
4:06 PM · Jun 29, 2026
 
Bluesky
ex-Lethality Jane
‪@lethalityjane.bsky.social‬
Truest words ever written.
[Tweet from Diego Lopez
I don’t understand why so many Americans are confused about how offsides works in soccer. It’s easy, if anything exciting happens, that’s offsides.
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6:39 PM · Jun 29, 2026