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No plans to change length of matches at World Cup Qatar 2022: FIFA

Published: 07 Apr 2022 - 11:16 am | Last Updated: 07 Apr 2022 - 11:17 am
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Zurich: FIFA has confirmed that there are no plans to change the length of matches at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

"Following some reports and rumors 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 in a statement.

There were reports suggesting that FIFA is looking into the possibility of extending matches to up to 100 minutes, instead of 90.