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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Jamie Gardner

World Cup: Why is there so much injury time at Qatar 2022?

PA Wire

The opening matches of World Cup 2022 have seen far more added time than normal after Fifa’s pre-tournament instruction to maximise playing time and cut out time-wasting.

England’s match against Iran featured an incredible 27 minutes of injury time, with the serious head injury suffered by Iranian goalkeeper Ali Beiranvand accounting for a decent chunk of it.

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