UEFA have already said they won't

I think it's an interesting parallel with VAR - I'd get rid of that as well as I don't think it works well enough to justify the level of intrusion on the flow of the game, but there was at least some demand for it.

There has never been any demand to turn football into quarters and even the USA fans last night were booing it. It's another thing that (deliberately or not) benefits the bigger sides - in this case, because they can pay for better coaches who get two more chances to rectify things - and I hope we don't see it again.

In practice, I think we'll see it at every World Cup (which will almost always be played in 30c+ heat in future, and offer the most ad revenue) but otherwise not.

Posted By: Ottosson Foxtrot on July 2nd 2026 at 12:31:45

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Infantino loves hydration breaks (Other Football) - Old Git, Jul 2, 11:37:56
- Silly question (Other Football) - Cellophane Flowers, Jul 2, 14:46:50
  - yes (n/m) (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 2, 19:03:57
  - Sponsored by Powerade (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jul 2, 15:14:09
- Infantino win the game not Kane... (Other Football) - usacanary, Jul 2, 14:25:39
- Get rid of half time (Other Football) - Charles21, Jul 2, 12:19:39
  - Half-time used to be ten minutes: was extended to 15 so broadcasters could fit in more ads (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jul 2, 12:32:39
    - What's your source for that? (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Jul 2, 13:07:24
      - Interesting discussion here, with a variety of reasons suggested (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jul 2, 13:57:22
        
        Using full-length footage on YT (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Jul 2, 14:35:03
        
        Found it (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Jul 2, 14:47:51
        
        I prefer 15 minutes when I'm watching and 10 if I'm playing ... (n/m) (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jul 2, 15:06:53
        
        5 if playing (Other Football) - jamesward, Jul 2, 15:18:03
        
        Nah, we need longer than that for the manager (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jul 2, 15:20:07
        
        ^ Matt Le Tissier (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Jul 2, 15:23:38
        
        It's much better btf - time for a pint (Other Football) - jamesward, Jul 2, 14:50:59
- We certainly improved in the 2nd and 4th quarters (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jul 2, 11:46:12
- We’ve seen a lot of momentum changes after the breaks (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Jul 2, 11:44:42
  - Possibly explains the already record number of comeback wins (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jul 2, 11:48:02
    - Allowing coaching unquestionably influences play (Other Football) - Old Git, Jul 2, 11:57:43
      - I quite like it (Other Football) - CWC, Jul 2, 13:58:18
        
        'Special teams' for pens and set pieces (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Jul 2, 14:04:22
        
        steady on, now! (n/m) (Other Football) - CWC, Jul 2, 14:23:12
        
        Added-time multi-ball! (n/m) (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jul 2, 14:06:34
      - get rid of HT I reckon - make the buggers play thru (n/m) (Other Football) - paulg, Jul 2, 12:25:53
      - No you are right. It is not right and I would be v disappointed if widely introduced (n/m) (Other Football) - Knitted Jesus, Jul 2, 12:14:32
        
        UEFA have already said they won't (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jul 2, 12:31:45
        
        ...which would mean that the WC would develop into a slightly different version of footbal (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 2, 12:49:54
        
        Hasn't even been especially hot out there (Other Football) - jamesward, Jul 2, 12:52:11
      - Was only last year they allowed coaching during tennis matches (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jul 2, 12:05:11

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