FIFA time: more minutes lead to more goals and injuries
November 22 - New FIFA guidelines resulted in more than an hour of stoppage time in the first four World Cup games to maximize playing time and avoid wasted time.
As many as 27 minutes were added to England's 6-2 win over Iran on Monday after Iranian goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand suffered a head injury, but managers, players and fans were left baffled by the extra time that the referees find.
It now appears that this was a strategy devised by FIFA's chief referee, Pierluigi Collina, before the start of the competition.
Collina confirmed that the fourth referees were instructed to keep track of lost time during the tournament in Qatar.
"In Russia, we tried to be more precise to make up for lost time during matches and that's why you saw six, seven or even eight extra minutes," he told reporters during a pre-tournament briefing.
"Think about it: if you score three goals in one half, you'll probably lose four or five minutes in total because of the celebrations and the replay."
Iranian Mehdi Taremi's penalty against England lasted 102 minutes and 30 seconds, while Davy Klaassen's goal for the Netherlands against Senegal was clocked at 98 minutes and 17 seconds.
"We want to avoid matches at 42, 43, 44 minutes from effective time," Collina told France Info.
"Thus, the times of substitutions, penalties, celebrations, medical care or of course VAR, will have to be compensated."
As laudable as Collina's goal may be, the players collapsed in cramps, unable to continue and without substitutes, and FIFA were unwilling to stop the clock, as in rugby.< /p>
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November 22 - New FIFA guidelines resulted in more than an hour of stoppage time in the first four World Cup games to maximize playing time and avoid wasted time.
As many as 27 minutes were added to England's 6-2 win over Iran on Monday after Iranian goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand suffered a head injury, but managers, players and fans were left baffled by the extra time that the referees find.
It now appears that this was a strategy devised by FIFA's chief referee, Pierluigi Collina, before the start of the competition.
Collina confirmed that the fourth referees were instructed to keep track of lost time during the tournament in Qatar.
"In Russia, we tried to be more precise to make up for lost time during matches and that's why you saw six, seven or even eight extra minutes," he told reporters during a pre-tournament briefing.
"Think about it: if you score three goals in one half, you'll probably lose four or five minutes in total because of the celebrations and the replay."
Iranian Mehdi Taremi's penalty against England lasted 102 minutes and 30 seconds, while Davy Klaassen's goal for the Netherlands against Senegal was clocked at 98 minutes and 17 seconds.
"We want to avoid matches at 42, 43, 44 minutes from effective time," Collina told France Info.
"Thus, the times of substitutions, penalties, celebrations, medical care or of course VAR, will have to be compensated."
As laudable as Collina's goal may be, the players collapsed in cramps, unable to continue and without substitutes, and FIFA were unwilling to stop the clock, as in rugby.< /p>
Contact the author of this story at moc.l1669163038labto1669163038ofdlr1669163038owedi1669163038sni@n1669163038osloh1669163038cin.l1669163038uap1669163038
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