ZURICH (AP) - FIFA’s president has asked two of the governing body’s committees to examine scrapping extra-time at the 2014 World Cup and encourage more attacking play.
Sepp Blatter says changes could include going directly to a penalty shootout if teams are tied after 90 minutes in a knockout match, or reintroducing the golden goal rule that applied at the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, in which the first goal of extra-time decides the game.
FIFA’s Football and Technical & Development committees will study the issues when they both meet on Oct. 18.
People were interested in these podcasts
The panels will report to FIFA’s ruling executive, which meets Oct. 28-29 in Zurich.
Please read our comment policy before commenting.