There were 14 minutes of added time in the first half of the England-Iran game.Credit:Getty
At this World Cup there has already been an extra 182 minutes played in the first 12 matches – the equivalent of two extra games.
England’srout of Iran broke records on this front with the longest match ever played at the World Cup,clocking 117 minutes,including 14 minutes,eight seconds of stoppage time in the first half,and 13 minutes,eight seconds in the second – very nearly the same duration of a knockout-round match that goes to extra time.