Long World Cup stoppage times are due to Fifa's clampdown on goal celebrations 🟢 Fifa say fans are being shortchanged by ‘unacceptable’ delays and have instructed referees to add on time accordingly
The approach being taken in Qatar differs to that applied in the Premier League, where stoppages for celebrations are not generally taken into account.
He said: “We want to respect those who are watching the watch and the three million who will attend in Doha, and billions watching on television. We have recommended to our referees – and it’s something not new, because we did exactly the same in Russia – to be very accurate in calculating the time to be added at the end of each half to compensate the time lost to specific kind of incident.
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