44 extra minutes in three World Cup matches
Three World Cup games, we’ve already played half a game more than we promised.
Extra time is up to 44 minutes.
– Fun for all viewers, more football, says Albin Ekdal with a smile at SVT.
When England defeated Iran earlier on Monday, a total of 114 minutes of football were played.
Partial explanation for this was, of course, the injury of Iran goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand in the first half. Then 14 minutes were added before the end of the first half.
In the second half, there were ten more minutes of extra time.
Erickson explains
But not only in that match were the referees generous in adding playing time. In the other two matches, there were a total of 20 more minutes.
At SVT, expert Jonas Ericsson gave an explanation of the extra wealth that prevailed during the FIFA World Cup.
– There will be a lot of overtime, and this is a focal point. You don’t want to have discussions about effective playing time, so referees will always add injuries, masking, and the like. We will see many minutes in this tournament, explains the former referee.
– Fun for all viewers, more football, says Albin Ekdal with a smile at SVT.
