Khaberni - Mexican striker Alejandro Diaz of Pacific FC made history when his goal was counted according to the experimental "clear" offside rule in Canada, against Halifax Wanderers (2-2).
Arsene Wenger, the former Arsenal manager and head of global football development at FIFA, first proposed the offside law change in 2020. The current law states that if any part of the attacker's body that can score is beyond the penultimate defender, it is considered offside.
The “Wenger offside” rule began being experimentally applied at the start of the 2026 season of the Canadian Premier League (CPL) this month, in collaboration with FIFA and the International Football Association Board (IFAB), the body responsible for making the laws of the game.
The third weekend of matches in the Canadian Premier League witnessed the law coming into effect for the first time in the 20th minute of the match between the two teams at Wanderers Grounds.
After a corner kick, Wanderers goalkeeper Marco Carducci blocked a direct shot from Pacific midfielder Matthew Baldisimo.
Diaz received the rebound and scored from close range, with several Wanderers players calling for an offside decision.
The first goal allowed under Arsene Wenger's 'daylight' offside trial has been scored 🚨
— Men in Blazers (@MenInBlazers) April 19, 2026
Pacific FC's Alejandro Diaz is offside under normal laws. But in the Canadian Premier League, with no daylight between Diaz and the last defender he's onside 🧐pic.twitter.com/S1knQjsj6R
