Football regulation time is normally 90 minutes, which is further divided into two halves of 45 minutes each
By Kehinde Okeowo
World football governing body, FIFA has clarified that it is not considering an extension in football regulation time during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar later in the year.
Football regulation time of a match amounts to 90 minutes, which is further divided into two halves of 45 minutes each.
There were innuendos that FIFA will make changes by extending the regulation time for the 2022 World cup in Qatar so that fans can see the ball in play more.
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The reports claimed FIFA chief, Gianni Infantino, had been considering extending football matches from the normal 90 minutes to 100 minutes or longer for a while but will finally implement it at this year’s World Cup.
However, FIFA has put paid to such thought on its official Twitter handle, insisting that even if such innovation is in the works, it will not be implemented in this year’s tournament.
“Following some reports and rumours spread today, FIFA would like to clarify that there will be no changes to the rules regarding the length of football matches for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 or any other competition,” FIFA said.