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England’s opening match of the World Cup 2022 in Qatar was the longest ever group stage fixture at a World Cup finals since the competition started in 1930, according to British sports analytics company, Opta.

The 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar will be remembered for many weird, wonderful and not so wonderful things - one of them being the adding on of lengthy stoppage time at the end of both the first and second halves.

England kicked off their World Cup campaign with a convincing 6-2 victory over Iran. Lost amongst the unfolding of the eight goal thriller was the fact the referee added almost 30 minutes of stoppage time at the end of both halves.

Why is there so much stoppage time at the end of some of the matches at the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar?