2026 World Cup Referee and VAR Rules Add New Match-Day Controls

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2026 World Cup Referee and VAR Rules Add New Match-Day Controls

The 2026 World Cup will introduce new referee and VAR rules designed to speed play and control dissent. Officials can use five-second countdowns on throw-ins and goal-kicks, punish players covering mouths during confrontations and require one-minute off-field treatment. VAR can also review fouls before set pieces, wrongly awarded corners and second yellow cards.

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