FIFA orders to World Cup referees add up to 100-minute games

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DOHA, Qatar (AP) The 90-minute soccer match is turning into 100-plus at the World Cup - and that is what FIFA wants to give fans more entertainment. The four longest periods of stoppage time for a single half of soccer at any World Cup were all played Monday, according to statistics analysis site Opta Joe. England and Iran went into the 15th minute of stoppage time in the first half Monday and the referee added 14 minutes in the second half.

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