{"id":2422,"date":"2026-06-12T12:11:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T12:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=2422"},"modified":"2026-06-12T12:11:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T12:11:30","slug":"referees-at-the-world-cup-have-new-rules-to-whistle-during-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=2422","title":{"rendered":"Referees at the World Cup have new rules to whistle during games"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>LOS ANGELES \u2014 The referees  the 2026 World Cup have some new tools to speed up the games and ensure that any match-altering officiating mistakes are corrected.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=2420\">Trump\u2019s DOJ can\u2019t get names and medical files of trans youth in California, for now<\/a><\/p> <div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo dribbles the ball during the international friendly football match between Portugal and Chile at Estadio Nacional do Jamor in Oeiras, on June 6.\" class=\"wp-image-2409\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e4209d78119997a0c744e5c2745f30d3-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e4209d78119997a0c744e5c2745f30d3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e4209d78119997a0c744e5c2745f30d3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e4209d78119997a0c744e5c2745f30d3.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n <div>\n<h3>Soccer Edition <\/h3>\n<h3>World Cup facts and figures to get you sounding like an expert<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n<\/div>\n<!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n<\/div>\n<!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5855234-100\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" -->\n<p>Among the many changes that fans will see during the World Cup:<br\/><\/p> <ul><li>A substituted player must exit the field within 10 seconds. If there&#8217;s a delay, the team plays a man down for at least one minute before the replacement can enter the field.<\/li><li>There are now five-second countdowns for goal kicks and throw-ins. The team ahead at the end of a game is often slow to put the ball back in play. If a goalkeeper or defending player takes too long on a goal kick, the referee could award a corner kick to the other team. Likewise, if a player deliberately delays a throw-in, the opposing team could be given the throw-in instead.<\/li><li>VAR, the video assistant referee, will have more opportunities to review calls during the game. These include the proper awarding of corner kicks, analysis to determine whether a player was in an offside position and a review of a second yellow card resulting in the send-off of a player. <\/li><\/ul>\n<p>The chairman of the FIFA Referees Committee, Pierluigi Collina, has long focused on time-wasting during games. At the last World Cup, four years ago in Qatar, he ensured that stoppage time was properly added during the competition. Some 90-minute matches saw as much as a half hour of added time.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=2412\">Trump cancels further Iran strikes. And, U.S. men\u2019s soccer takes on Paraguay<\/a><\/p> <p>There&#8217;s another technological improvement that viewers will notice at this World Cup: Officials will wear an eye-level video headset, so fans can see a replay of the action as the referee saw it during key decisions.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=2411\">Your cheat sheet to the 26 players on the U.S. World Cup team<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FIFA has introduced several changes to the laws of soccer for the World Cup. 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