{"id":40383,"date":"2026-06-03T12:58:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T10:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/the-new-rules-confirmed-for-the-2026-world-cup-are-revealed\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T12:58:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T10:58:28","slug":"the-new-rules-confirmed-for-the-2026-world-cup-are-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/the-new-rules-confirmed-for-the-2026-world-cup-are-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"The new rules confirmed for the 2026 World Cup are revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kupa-e-botes-1.jpg\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;margin-bottom:20px\"><\/p>\n<p>FIFA has confirmed the new confirmed rules that will be applied in the 2026 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>They are expected to make football fairer and more dynamic, writes &#8220;Gazeta Express&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Below you can be notified of the new football rules:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Countdown for throw-ins (5 seconds): If a player deliberately delays the restart of the game, the throw-in can be given to the opposing team.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Countdown to restart play by goalkeeper or player (5 seconds): Also applies to deliberate attempts to waste time. In case of violation, the opponent may be awarded a corner kick.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Timed substitutions (10 seconds): Substituted players must leave the field within 10 seconds, at the nearest point. If they do not, the substitute cannot enter the game for at least 1 minute and the team must continue with 10 players.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Off-field medical treatment (1 minute):\u00a0Players receiving treatment from medical staff must remain off the field for 60 seconds. There are some exceptions, including goalkeepers, injuries and cases where the opponent is punished with a yellow or red card.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Covering the mouth during confrontations with an opponent: Any player who covers the mouth in a confrontational situation with an opponent can be punished with a red card.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Corners can be verified: VAR can check whether a corner kick has been awarded correctly, but the control must be done quickly and before play resumes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Second yellow cards can be reviewed: Players sent off after a second yellow card may benefit from a decision review, but there will be no reviews for situations that could have led to a second yellow card.\/Express<\/p>\n<hr style=\"margin:30px 0\">\n<p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#666\">Source: <strong>prizrenpost<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FIFA has confirmed the new confirmed rules that will be applied in the 2026 World Cup. They are expected to make football fairer and more dynamic, writes &#8220;Gazeta Express&#8221;. Below you can be notified of the new football rules: \u2022 Countdown for throw-ins (5 seconds): If a player deliberately delays the restart of the game, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40384,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"views":6,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40383"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40383\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40385,"href":"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40383\/revisions\/40385"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}