Teams allowed five substitutions at the 2026 FIFA World Cup

For the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup, scheduled to take place this summer in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, each team will be permitted to make five substitutions during matches. This guideline continues from the 2022 World Cup held in Qatar, where teams were allowed a temporary increase in substitutions due to pandemic-related adjustments. In knockout rounds, an additional substitution will be permitted if a match goes into extra time. A new substitution clock will also be implemented, giving players 10 seconds to leave the field, with penalties for excess time potentially impacting the match.

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