Fifa: five replacements authorized until 2021

Since the resumption of the championships, the players have raised their crampons in conditions to say the least unusual. In order to ensure the best possible recovery and also to avoid injuries, Fifa has decided to put in place exceptional measures. In addition to the famous “cool break”, the body allows coaches to make five changes per game, against three previously. This measure is already in force in major European championships.

In a press release written on Wednesday, Fifa made the decision to extend this rule “to competitions scheduled to end before July 31, 2021 and to international competitions scheduled for July-August 2021.”

During Euro 2020 (which will take place in the summer of 2021, from June 11 to July 11), the coaches will therefore have the opportunity to rotate their workforce but not in complete freedom. Fifa specifies that “to avoid interrupting the game excessively, each team will have only three opportunities to make these replacements, those made at half-time are not counted for this purpose. “