Welcome to FTW Explains, a guide to catching up on and better understanding stuff going on in the world. Are you watching the 2022 World Cup and noticing there’s a TON of extra stoppage time in matches so far? And you’re wondering what’s up with that? We’re here to help.
No, it’s not just you: There’s been a lot of stoppage time that we’ve seen in World Cup matches in Qatar thus far, seemingly more than usual.
There’s actually an explanation for it that we’ll get into, and it’s one that’s good for soccer fans (at least in my opinion!).
Let’s dive in: