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A new rule approved ahead of the World Cup was enforced for the first time in a pre-tournament friendly between Japan and Iceland.
The law forces exiting players to leave the field at the nearest possible point, within ten seconds.
If they fail to do so, the incoming substitute must wait on the sideline for at least one minute, leaving their team temporarily down to ten men.
It’s clearly an effective punishment with Japan being able to score after Iceland failed to make a substitution in the required time.
After Kristian Hlynsson walked off the pitch too slowly during a friendly, it meant Isak Thorvaldsson had to wait to enter the game.
Japan immediately capitalised on the situation in the pre-World Cup friendly, with Koki Ogawa scoring the only goal of the match in the 87th minute to secure a 1-0 victory.
Hlynsson looked visibly frustrated as the referee enforced the rule, forcing his teammate to watch from the sidelines with the fourth official, as Iceland conceded in the dying minutes of the game.
Despite the late drama, Iceland manager Arnar Gunnlaugsson, whose team did not qualify for the international tournament in North America still complimented the Japanese team: ” They have the whole package.
“I think they will do really well at the World Cup, I think it’s almost a perfect team.
“They can do everything really well.”
War on time-wasting
The International Football Association Board recently announced a list of rule adjustments, which are already being trialed in pre-tournament friendlies, including Japan’s encounter with Iceland on Sunday evening.
The rule changes are mainly to address tactics which are used to slow the tempo of play down and time wasting.
This stems from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which featured unprecedented amounts of stoppage time, which even saw one of England’s fixtures against Iran last over 117 minutes due to added time.
According to Opta, the tournament set multiple records for the most amount of stoppage time in single halves, in World Cup games, since records began in 1966.
FIFA’s chief refereeing officer Pierluigi Collina has been the spokesperson behind the introduction with many of the issues being addressed due to a rise of concerns from all head coaches of the 48 teams heading to the World Cup.
The new rules
Other rules include throw-in and goal-kick countdowns, which will allow them to be taken with a maximum of five seconds, stopping deliberate delays, which will inevitably end up with the ball given to the opposition.
Players who receive treatment will have to remain on the sidelines for up to 60 seconds; however, there are exemptions for goalkeepers and if the opponent has been booked or sent off.
VAR is now allowed to intervene with corners, checking if it’s been correctly awarded however, this does not apply to wrongly awarded goal-kicks.
Additionally, those sent off for a second yellow card have the opportunity to review the offence.
Also, any player covering their mouth in a ‘confrontational situation’ may be sanctioned with a red card.
This comes after the incident between Benfica winger Gianluca Prestianni and Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr, with the Argentine receiving a six-game ban from UEFA for homophobic conduct.
Collina spoke on the new rule: “If the conversation is friendly, they can continue to do it without any problem.
“When the conversation is confrontational, covering the mouth means that you are doing something very wrong, potentially, and the sanction is the red card.”
To stop any protests to the referee’s decisions, anyone who walks off the pitch will be shown a red card, while teams causing matches to be abandoned will be forced to forfeit the game.
A new rule approved ahead of the World Cup was enforced for the first time in a pre-tournament friendly between Japan and Iceland.
The law forces exiting players to leave the field at the nearest possible point, within ten seconds.
If they fail to do so, the incoming substitute must wait on the sideline for at least one minute, leaving their team temporarily down to ten men.
It’s clearly an effective punishment with Japan being able to score after Iceland failed to make a substitution in the required time.
After Kristian Hlynsson walked off the pitch too slowly during a friendly, it meant Isak Thorvaldsson had to wait to enter the game.
Japan immediately capitalised on the situation in the pre-World Cup friendly, with Koki Ogawa scoring the only goal of the match in the 87th minute to secure a 1-0 victory.
Hlynsson looked visibly frustrated as the referee enforced the rule, forcing his teammate to watch from the sidelines with the fourth official, as Iceland conceded in the dying minutes of the game.
Despite the late drama, Iceland manager Arnar Gunnlaugsson, whose team did not qualify for the international tournament in North America still complimented the Japanese team: ” They have the whole package.
“I think they will do really well at the World Cup, I think it’s almost a perfect team.
“They can do everything really well.”
War on time-wasting
The International Football Association Board recently announced a list of rule adjustments, which are already being trialed in pre-tournament friendlies, including Japan’s encounter with Iceland on Sunday evening.
The rule changes are mainly to address tactics which are used to slow the tempo of play down and time wasting.
This stems from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which featured unprecedented amounts of stoppage time, which even saw one of England’s fixtures against Iran last over 117 minutes due to added time.
According to Opta, the tournament set multiple records for the most amount of stoppage time in single halves, in World Cup games, since records began in 1966.
FIFA’s chief refereeing officer Pierluigi Collina has been the spokesperson behind the introduction with many of the issues being addressed due to a rise of concerns from all head coaches of the 48 teams heading to the World Cup.
The new rules
Other rules include throw-in and goal-kick countdowns, which will allow them to be taken with a maximum of five seconds, stopping deliberate delays, which will inevitably end up with the ball given to the opposition.
Players who receive treatment will have to remain on the sidelines for up to 60 seconds; however, there are exemptions for goalkeepers and if the opponent has been booked or sent off.
VAR is now allowed to intervene with corners, checking if it’s been correctly awarded however, this does not apply to wrongly awarded goal-kicks.
Additionally, those sent off for a second yellow card have the opportunity to review the offence.
Also, any player covering their mouth in a ‘confrontational situation’ may be sanctioned with a red card.
This comes after the incident between Benfica winger Gianluca Prestianni and Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr, with the Argentine receiving a six-game ban from UEFA for homophobic conduct.
Collina spoke on the new rule: “If the conversation is friendly, they can continue to do it without any problem.
“When the conversation is confrontational, covering the mouth means that you are doing something very wrong, potentially, and the sanction is the red card.”
To stop any protests to the referee’s decisions, anyone who walks off the pitch will be shown a red card, while teams causing matches to be abandoned will be forced to forfeit the game.
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| 📰 Publicación: | talksport.com |
| ✍️ Autor: | Amy Hamerslagh |
| 📅 Fecha Original: | 2026-06-01 10:45:00 |
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