After two days of matches (a total of four matches have been played), football fans have noticed the following detail: duels at the World Cup in Qatar have many more minutes of extra time than we have seen in any football match so far. .

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Tuesday’s schedule for the World Cup in Qatar. The reigning world champions will make their competitive debut on Tuesday

FIFA is much more strict about time-outs during a match

Asked about this aspect, Pierluigi Collina, president of the FIFA Referees Commission, gave an explanation.

Yes, the former referee says the world forum decided to maximize effective playing time. FIFA is much stricter about every moment of the break (injuries, substitutions, VAR replays, timeouts, etc.).

“We want to avoid matches with 42, 43, 44 minutes of real play. Therefore, the time of substitutions, penalties, celebrations, medical intervention or VAR will have to be compensated,” said Pierluigi Collina.

There will also be a separate timer for moments such as the joy of scoring goals or the time until a sent off player leaves the pitch.

The Italian official hinted that there could be about 7-8 minutes of overtime in the match without special events.

How long have the matches been extended after the World Cup 2022 in Qatar

Qatar – Ecuador: 12 minutes (6 minutes in the first half + 6 minutes in the second half)

England – Iran: 29 minutes (15 + 14)

Senegal – Netherlands: 14 minutes (3 + 11)

USA – Wales: 15 minutes (4 + 11).

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