FIFA instructs referees to clamp down on time wasting at Women’s World Cup

FIFA is preparing to clamp down on time-wasting at the Women’s World Cup this summer (Martin Rickett/PA)

England and the Republic of Ireland face the prospect of matches lasting 100 minutes or more at the Women’s World Cup.

Referees are under instruction to clamp down on time-wasting just as they were at the men’s finals in Qatar last year, the PA news agency understands.