Rule change…a surprising decision by FIFA ahead of the World Cup qualifiers

The 2026 World Cup has already kicked off on June 11 in the United States, Mexico and Canada, but that hasn’t stopped FIFA from wanting to change the rules during the tournament.

FIFA is hoping to change the penalty rules in the knockout stages of this World Cup competition in order to achieve greater fairness.

With an unprecedented step. FIFA wants to change the rules midway through the tournamentEach team chooses to take either the first kick or a penalty kick in front of their fans.

“The newspaper reported”.A mirrorCiting Britain’s “Times”, FIFA officials have held discussions with the International Football Association Board (IFAB), football’s legislative body, about changing the rules of the tournament even though it has already started.

According to the report, the FIFA board will have to make a decision before the start of the first knockout games next Sunday evening if this change will be applied throughout the tournament.

The current laws of the game state that two draws must be made in penalty kicks. The first is to decide who will take the first kick and the second is to decide which goal the kick is to be taken.

But the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) is now seeking to change the law so that there is only one draw, with the winner receiving first choice and the loser second.

FIFA is believed to see the move as a fairer way of organizing penalty kicks than giving one team two leads.