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Stephen Killen

How long is half-time? 2022 FIFA World Cup match rules explained

The World Cup is well underway and the fixtures for the tournament's knockout stages are beginning to take place, but it hasn't been short of controversy - especially the amount of added time.

England's group opener against Iran saw 24 minutes of added time in the first and second half collectively after a number of stoppages. The eye-opening change has saw five-plus minutes additional time at the end of regulation time become the norm.

It comes after a change from legendary FIFA referee Pierluigi Collina who has, in effect, told referees to add every little amount of time the ball is out of play to be added on. As a result, we have seen nervy finishes and in Wales' case, two late goals dash their hopes of qualifying for the next stage.

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