2022 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to be played later this year in Qatar. However, there was a speculations of FIFA, global football governing body, of extending the basic length of matches.
Reports of FIFA extending the basic length of the matches had emerged on social media, which stated that FIFA president Gianni Infantino wanted the game to be played for 100 minutes in order to make up for the loss of time when the ball is not in play.
Taking note of the speculations, FIFA has released an official statement quashing the reports.
“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,” said the governing body of world football in a terse statement.
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