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Deputy National Editor at NPR. Also the network’s sports editor. Space and aviation enthusiast. Soccer referee. Black cat fan.
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Referees at the World Cup have new rules to whistle during games

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By Russell Lewis 
| Texas State Public Affairs Network
LOS ANGELES — The referees chosen to work the 2026 World Cup have some new tools to speed up the games and ensure that any match-altering officiating mistakes are corrected. Among the many changes that fans will see during the World Cup: A substituted player must exit the field within 10 seconds. If there’s a delay, the team plays a man down for at least one minute before the replacement can enter the field. There are now five-second countdowns for goal kicks and throw-ins.
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Your cheat sheet to the 26 players on the U.S. World Cup team

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By Becky Sullivan , Casey Morell , Russell Lewis 
| MPR News (Saint Paul, MN)
The U.S. Men's National Team poses during the announcement of the 2026 World Cup roster in New York last month. Four years in the making. The U.S. Men's National Team is finally ready to play its first game of the 2026 World Cup with a match on Friday against Paraguay in Los Angeles. For the 26 Americans on the squad, just making it to soccer's most prestigious tournament and the world's biggest sporting event is a culmination (or continuation) of a lifetime of soccer highs and lows.
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Referees at the World Cup have new rules to whistle during games

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By Russell Lewis 
| KUOW-FM (Seattle, WA)
FIFA match officials, including Slovene referee Slavko Vincic, shown here issuing a yellow card in March, will have new rules to apply during the World Cup. Getty Images LOS ANGELES — The referees chosen to work the 2026 World Cup have some new tools to speed up the games and ensure that any match-altering officiating mistakes are corrected. Among the many changes that fans will see during the World Cup: A substituted player must exit the field within 10 seconds.
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