Referees at the World Cup have new rules to whistle during games

Published June 12, 2026 · Category: News

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FIFA match officials, including Slovene referee Slavko Vincic, shown here issuing a yellow card in March, will have new rules to apply during the World Cup.

FIFA has introduced several changes to the laws of soccer for the World Cup. These include efforts to eliminate time-wasting and to ensure potentially game-changing officiating mistakes are corrected.

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Originally published at www.npr.org.

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