No. Under IFAB's 2026/27 association football rules, a player cannot commit an offside offence by receiving the ball directly from a team-mate's throw-in, even when positioned beyond the defenders.
Law 11 explicitly exempts direct receipt from a throw-in. IFAB's Law 15 guidance also applies the exemption in a throw-in scenario. These are two pages from the same rule-making body, rather than independent confirmations.
The word directly matters: a later touch or pass by a team-mate brings the ordinary offside rules back into consideration. The exemption also does not permit a goal straight from the throw-in; another player must touch the ball before a goal can count.
A throw-in bypasses offside for direct receipt, but does not suspend the rule for the rest of the attack.
The International Football Association Board
Section 11.3 lists a throw-in among the restarts from which direct receipt cannot be an offside offence.
Based on: The International Football Association Board
The International Football Association Board
Section 11.2 assesses offside when a team-mate plays or touches the ball. The direct-receipt exception does not exempt later phases of the attack.
Based on: The International Football Association Board
The International Football Association Board
Law 15's guidance applies the offside exemption but separately explains that a throw-in entering the opponents' goal without another player's touch results in a goal kick.
Based on: The International Football Association Board
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