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As it's not long now I thought I'd start a thread for anything and everything related to the World Cup. I'll start off with the Law changes I've seen published and my thoughts on them. In no particular order:
A player who covers their mouth with their hand, arm or shirt in confrontational situations will receive a red card.
However, players who cover their mouths while having friendly conversations with club team mates on opposing teams, for example, will not be punished. So if Langas and Zets have a go at each other, mouthd covered they won't be sent off? SMH in disbelief. Allow it or don't. Will all refs know which opposing players play for the same club?
PLAYERS LEAVING FIELD OF PLAY
* Players who leave the field of play to protest about a referee's decision will be shown a red card.
* The rule will also apply to any team official who incites players to leave the field of play in protest.
* Teams which cause a match to be abandoned will now forfeit the match.
In agreement with this
THROW-IN AND GOAL-KICK COUNTDOWNS
* Referees will start a visual five-second countdown with a raised hand.
* If the ball is not in play at the end of the countdown, a throw-in is awarded to the opponents.
* If a goal-kick is not taken at the end of the countdown, a corner kick is awarded to the opponents.
In agreement with this
SUBSTITUTION PROTOCOL
* Players have 10 seconds to leave the field when the substitution board has been shown.
* Players must leave the field at the nearest point on the boundary line.
* If the player being substituted does not leave the field of play within 10 seconds, the substitute may enter only at the first stoppage after one minute has elapsed following the restart and the referee gives them the signal.
* Exceptions: player *injuries, concerns related to safety and security.
In agreement with this although when the exceptions are made clear, that might change
OFF-FIELD TREATMENT
* An outfield player must leave the field of play for one minute after the restart if medical staff entered the pitch to treat them.
* Exceptions: goalkeeper injuries, collisions between a goalkeeper and outfield player, collisions between team mates that need attention, severe injury (such as head injuries and concussions), or when the injured player is set to take a penalty.
In agreement with this although when the exceptions are made clear, that might change
VIDEO ASSISTANT REFEREE (VAR) PROTOCOL
VAR may now intervene for the following incidents:
* Red card issued from a clearly incorrect yellow card.
* Mistaken identity: a player is shown a yellow or red card for an offence committed by another player.
* Incorrectly awarded corner kicks: VAR can intervene if the decision can be corrected immediately without delaying the restart.
* VAR can now intervene when a foul is committed before play restarts (for example: when an attacker fouls a defender before the ball is in play from a set-piece).
"VAR will recommend an on-field review, following which, if the referee determines that an offence occurred before the ball was in play, the appropriate disciplinary action will be taken and the corner kick or free kick will be retaken"
In agreement with this, however, I'm unsure about the bit in bold. Does this rule out VAR giving decisions against defenders who foul an attacker before the ball is in play from a set-piece? If so, it's a nonsense. I've tried asking this questio to 3 different AI's, Google, Claude and Monica and they don't know the answer
A player who covers their mouth with their hand, arm or shirt in confrontational situations will receive a red card.
However, players who cover their mouths while having friendly conversations with club team mates on opposing teams, for example, will not be punished. So if Langas and Zets have a go at each other, mouthd covered they won't be sent off? SMH in disbelief. Allow it or don't. Will all refs know which opposing players play for the same club?
PLAYERS LEAVING FIELD OF PLAY
* Players who leave the field of play to protest about a referee's decision will be shown a red card.
* The rule will also apply to any team official who incites players to leave the field of play in protest.
* Teams which cause a match to be abandoned will now forfeit the match.
In agreement with this
THROW-IN AND GOAL-KICK COUNTDOWNS
* Referees will start a visual five-second countdown with a raised hand.
* If the ball is not in play at the end of the countdown, a throw-in is awarded to the opponents.
* If a goal-kick is not taken at the end of the countdown, a corner kick is awarded to the opponents.
In agreement with this
SUBSTITUTION PROTOCOL
* Players have 10 seconds to leave the field when the substitution board has been shown.
* Players must leave the field at the nearest point on the boundary line.
* If the player being substituted does not leave the field of play within 10 seconds, the substitute may enter only at the first stoppage after one minute has elapsed following the restart and the referee gives them the signal.
* Exceptions: player *injuries, concerns related to safety and security.
In agreement with this although when the exceptions are made clear, that might change
OFF-FIELD TREATMENT
* An outfield player must leave the field of play for one minute after the restart if medical staff entered the pitch to treat them.
* Exceptions: goalkeeper injuries, collisions between a goalkeeper and outfield player, collisions between team mates that need attention, severe injury (such as head injuries and concussions), or when the injured player is set to take a penalty.
In agreement with this although when the exceptions are made clear, that might change
VIDEO ASSISTANT REFEREE (VAR) PROTOCOL
VAR may now intervene for the following incidents:
* Red card issued from a clearly incorrect yellow card.
* Mistaken identity: a player is shown a yellow or red card for an offence committed by another player.
* Incorrectly awarded corner kicks: VAR can intervene if the decision can be corrected immediately without delaying the restart.
* VAR can now intervene when a foul is committed before play restarts (for example: when an attacker fouls a defender before the ball is in play from a set-piece).
"VAR will recommend an on-field review, following which, if the referee determines that an offence occurred before the ball was in play, the appropriate disciplinary action will be taken and the corner kick or free kick will be retaken"
In agreement with this, however, I'm unsure about the bit in bold. Does this rule out VAR giving decisions against defenders who foul an attacker before the ball is in play from a set-piece? If so, it's a nonsense. I've tried asking this questio to 3 different AI's, Google, Claude and Monica and they don't know the answer
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