Sports News of Wednesday, 4 March 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe International Football Association Board (IFAB) has ratified four new rules that will be implemented at the 2026 FIFA World Cup to combat time-wasting. The changes were approved at IFAB’s 140th Annual General Meeting in Hensol, Wales, on February 28, 2026, after thorough deliberations by stakeholders. One of the rules states that a substituted player will have 10 seconds to leave the field. As part of the reforms, the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) will now be able to review second yellow cards and corner kicks if a mistake is detected. This includes red cards resulting from incorrect yellow cards, cases of mistaken identity, and wrongly awarded corner kicks.

Source: GhanaWeb March 04, 2026 16:21 UTC