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The Canadian PressWorld Cup fans see more active play from stoppages directive
DOHA, Qatar (AP) â Adding more time at the end of World Cup games to compensate for stoppages has raised the average active playing time to 59 minutes, FIFAâs head of refereeing said Wednesday. Pierluigi Collina said FIFA was âquite happy (with) the resultâ of games routinely extending from the 90 minutes of regulation to more than 100 in total. The ball is now actively in play for 55 to 67 minutes, the Italian official said. Active playing time was as little as 52 minutes for some games at the
The Canadian PressFrench federation files complaint over disallowed goal
AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) â The French soccer federation is filing a complaint with FIFA over Antoine Griezmann's disallowed goal at the end of a 1-0 loss to Tunisia at the World Cup on Wednesday. Griezmann drilled in a low shot in the eighth and final minute of stoppage time at Education City Stadium. Referee Matthew Conger ruled out the equalizer following a video review. The FFF's statement overnight Thursday said the goal was âunfairly refusedâ but did not elaborate, amid reports it focused on t
The Canadian Press'A different time:' Stoumbos remembers Canadas first-ever World Cup goal
LORI EWING â Helen Stoumbos lined up for what would be a historic Canadian corner kick, all but swallowed up by a jersey that looked more like a red and white parachute. "We got hand-me-downs, our uniforms were all extra extra large. And the jerseys didn't have our names on them and FIFA specifications that our names had to be on the back. And actually our coaches sat the night before with a press, putting all our names on the back," Stoumbos said with a laugh. "A different time." Indeed. When A
