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Why is the FIFA overtime period divided into two halves?
This is required so that teams are able to change sides of the field for the same technical reasons why they change sides at half-time, e.g, equal field/weather conditions, wind direction, fan seating,...
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Why FIFA didn't prevent the potential cheating that may arise when the lasts of group matches are not played simultaneously?
why FIFA not just decided to start all four matches simultaneously?
Because that reduces the television audience. Having two matches at the same time is bad enough, four matches just makes it worse.
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Why FIFA didn't prevent the potential cheating that may arise when the lasts of group matches are not played simultaneously?
Why FIFA not just decided to start all four matches simultaneously?
This one is easy as already answered in the other answer. By forcing 3rd round matches of the same group to be played ...
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Why can we hear the sound of the ball being kicked at the 2022 FIFA World Cup?
tl;dr summary: A lot of highly-directional microphones specifically for picking up the sound of the ball, mixed automatically based on live ball tracking data.
The microphones on the field should ...
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Was Neymars transfer completely void even after committing to play until 2021?
This is all completely valid. As part of Neymar's contact, both Neymar and Barcelona agreed to the value of the release clause - note that under Spanish law, all employees have a release clause in ...
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Where can I purchase tickets for the 2018 World Cup?
As it stands right now: No. Tickets are sold on the respective Website only and possibly in so-called Ticket Venue Centres sometime during the final sales phase if there are still enough tickets for ...
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Which football matches had the highest combined number of goals?
International match: Australia hold the record for the most goals in an international match for a victory over American Samoa (11th April 2001) in Oceanian 2002 World Cup qualifiers. Australia 31 vs ...
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What is the walk out song World Cup 2018?
I believe it's The White Stripes - 'Seven Nation Army'.
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Why do countries start to build stadiums after getting elected to host FIFA World Cup?
From the viewpoint of FIFA, they are not interested in how much it would cost, since most of the money comes from the country that organizes it. They are interested primarily in the possible revenue ...
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Does FIFA have contingencies for riots during or after a match that make the winner incapable of continuing the tournament?
Not from a FIFA competition, but from the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN), the top African football competition for national teams, organised by CAF.
The Togo national team suffered an attack - not ...
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Why is it that players of professional soccer leagues play in the FIFA World cup and other competitions without complaint from their managers/leagues?
Why is this?
Because FIFA requires the clubs to provide their players to associations when they are called up. This obligation is stated in the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players -...
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Why is the 2022 FIFA World Cup beginning in November?
The weather in Qatar at this time of year is well above 30°C and up to 45°C in the shade, with "RealFeel" temperatures of up to 50°C and even higher.
Right now, as I am writing this answer, ...
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What happens if you buy a Team Specific Ticket for a team that doesn't qualify for the World Cup?
FIFA have set up an FAQs portal here: https://fifa.powerappsportals.com/en-US/qatar2022/
Under the Ticket Products section, it explains that TST tickets for teams that fail to qualify will be subject ...
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Can a Player register in multiple clubs? or more than one?
Pro players can not be registered with more than one club at the same time. Only amateurs can in some regions.
Transfers between clubs are possible during the season, but limited to registration ...
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Soccer offside by interfering with an opponent?
According to IFAB's Laws of the Game 2019/20
The goal should not be allowed if:
Law 11
2. Offside offence
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Interfering with an opponent by:
• preventing an opponent from playing or ...
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Procedure for World Cup draw 2018. How is the principle of geographical separation respected?
In the Regulations of 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Final competition - 32. Group stage it's only dryly stated that:
The FIFA Organising Committee will divide the teams into groups by
seeding and ...
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Which football matches had the highest combined number of goals?
I find this match that seems the world record with 149 goals during a single match.
The results is caused by a protest on a refereeing decisions.
All the 149 were caused by deliberately own goals.
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Which football matches had the highest combined number of goals?
There is also a relevant case: Federated States of Micronesia national under-23 football team.
Their performance was the worst recorded in international football as they lost all three games, ...
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Why was Messi suspended for 4 games during 2018 world cup qualifications?
Reason behind Messi's suspension as per statement from FIFA is "directing insulting words at an assistant referee".
Statement from FIFA:
The FIFA Disciplinary Committee – in application of ...
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Do matches from the CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions count for the FIFA ranking?
YES the game did contribute to the FIFA ranking. It met the requirements for a contributing friendly game during International Match Calendar windows.
Friendly games are taken into account for the ...
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How many players a club can sell during a single transfer period?
FIFA has no limitations. You could basically sell your whole squad and hire a new one.
UEFA has no limits when selling players, but the Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules must be followed when buying ...
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Why were the Football Euro championships such small tournaments decades ago?
I think the real answer to the question in the title is "why not"?
The very first European Football Championship started in 1960, where 4 teams took place. This became a tradition and the next four ...
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Why is the ball hitting any part of the arm now a handball?
The International Football Association Board (IFAB), which is the body in charge of Laws of soccer, passed a set of rule changes on March 2019 for the 2019/20 season. Some of the main law changes were ...
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Are there official rules and formats for small side soccer football without goalkeeper?
The list of games descended from association football can be found on Wikipedia. Seems like Jorkyball kind of fits the question specifications, but at the end it's just a fancy name to a football game ...
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Are there official rules and formats for small side soccer football without goalkeeper?
FIFA has no laws for this form of modified game. The closest thing would be futsal which is 5v5 but has many different laws compared to soccer.
If a league is running a competition in the format you ...
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Who pays for the expenses of players called up during international breaks?
Short answer:
FIFA doesn't cover travel or any logistic expenses of international friendly matches, because they are coordinated between corresponding associations.
FIFA covers only travel costs for ...
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FIFA approved sensors for Soccer
The Laws of the game allow only specific gear:
Players (including substitutes/substituted and sent off players) are
not permitted to wear or use any form of electronic or communication
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Football: why the youth version of the UEFA European Championship is for U-21 players while FIFA World Cup is U-20?
The answer to this is variation. Both organizations do not like overlapping. Another example of this is that the age rules in the Olympics for soccer is much different than the World Cup.
Without a ...
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Release Clause in European Football during the Winter Transfer Window
As it's laconically stated in the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players - Article 16: Restriction on terminating a contract during the season:
A contract cannot be unilaterally ...
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Can a football (soccer) league decide to use video review?
As time goes by, things change.
Several domestic European leagues have already started using VAR, including the top ones (e.g, Spanish La Liga, German Bundesliga, Italian Serie A and Portuguese ...
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