The International Football Federation (Fifa) denied on April 6, 2022 rumors that it intended to extend the duration of matches for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar (November 21 – December 18). ” Following some reports and rumors released today (Wednesday), Fifa would like to clarify that there will be no changes to the rules regarding the duration of football matches for the World Cup or any other competition “, announced FIFA. According to this rumor, relayed on social networks and mentioned by several media, the president of Fifa Gianni Infantino wanted to extend the matches by ten minutes, to increase them to 100 minutes.