World Cup 2022 matches set to last as long as 100 MINUTES

World Cup 2022 matches are expected to last 100 minutes and news is emerging that FIFA wants to cut down on wasting time.

FIFA chiefs are demanding that officials at the major tournament in Qatar not waste time in the later stages of both halves during matches.

Referees Danny Makkeile and Chris Beath have both since confirmed that they will work with their fellow officials to ensure extra time is added correctly to prevent the wasters from gaining an advantage.

FIFA chiefs demand officials don’t waste time during the big tournament in Qatar

World Cup 2022 matches in Qatar will last as long as 100 minutes, if necessary

“You can definitely expect longer halves. This is one of the topics we talked about,” said referee Makkelie The sun.

“It won’t be strange to see six, seven, eight minutes of extra time.

“We did this in Russia and everyone was positive. And we will certainly continue that approach here.’

Referee Danny Makkelie has confirmed they will add extra time to stop time wasting tactics

FIFA chiefs were concerned about ‘unnatural waste of time’ after substitutions, goals and set pieces – so the guideline for adding extra time was passed and approved by all 36 referees and their teams when they arrived in Doha earlier this week.

Australian referee Beath insisted it won’t be unusual for each half to last at least 50 minutes, but of course it will depend on each game.

‘It depends on the game. It won’t be unusual to see extra time. That might be six, seven, eight, nine minutes, but it depends on the game,” said Beath.

Australian referee Chris Beath (pictured) has insisted it won’t be unusual to see 50 minutes

“The priority areas are protecting player safety, protecting the image of the game and maximizing the ball in playing time.

“They are pretty common themes around the world. It’s just to make sure we’re aware and do our job accordingly.

“But we will see extra time added, yes, in line with the time lost during the game.”

Adding extra time was agreed upon by all 36 referees and their teams when they arrived in Doha

Wasting time has been a talking point among managers around the world in recent weeks, including Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi, who criticized Aston Villa for wasting time in their comeback victory.

The Seagulls were left frustrated at Amex Stadium after Danny Ings hit a brace to undo Alexis Mac Allister’s opening goal in the first minute.

Brighton pressed for an equalizer and eight minutes of stoppage time were added, but De Zerbi was booked for protesting Villa’s slow play with goalkeeper Emi Martinez at one point throwing the ball out due to apparent injury – following a save from Leonardo Trossard – to recover a few seconds later.

Roberto De Zerbi expressed frustration at Aston Villa’s ‘waste of time’ as the visitors came from behind to win at the Amex

Matty Cash and John McGinn were cautioned for wasting time when referee Kavanagh handed out a total of seven yellow cards for the visitors, but could not prevent the referee from receiving some heat from the Brighton head coach.

“If the games are 90 minutes, you can’t play 45 or 44 minutes during the 90 minutes you have to play,” De Zerbi said.

Losing isn’t a big deal. It’s not a big deal to lose one game, like we lost with Villa, but I would like to play the normal time. Not 90 minutes because it’s not normal to play 90 minutes, but maybe not 60 minutes?

‘Yeah, a lot of time wasted. Too much time wasted. I thought before I came to work in the Premier League. I thought the people in the Premier League were right, also in Italy, also in Latin American countries, but it’s not like that.