How the Brasileirão’s new rules played out at the 2026 World Cup | OneFootball

The Brasileirão will introduce Fifa’s new measures from round 23 across Série A and Série B, with a tweak for goalkeeper treatment. The package aims to raise ball in play and curb time-wasting, according to Globo.com.

All but that tweak were used at the 2026 World Cup. Outfielders who received treatment then had to spend one minute off the pitch, a protocol enforced 36 times. Goalkeepers were treated 30 times with no sanction, a gap the league will close by making a team-mate leave for one minute when the keeper is treated.

The Lei Vini Jr rule produced two red cards for covering the mouth. Miguel Almirón was the first dismissed, then Piero Hincapié was sent off after the video team flagged an incident. Simulation reviews brought two yellows, with Danny Makkelie booking Almirón for diving and cancelling a caution wrongly shown to Ream.

One corner was retaken in Norway’s 2-1 loss to England when Heggem’s goal was ruled out for a Haaland foul on Elliot Anderson. Throw-ins were reversed seven times for delays of at least five seconds, and goal-kick stalling was penalised three times after the referee’s visual count.

Substitution time-wasting was punished once, with players given 10 seconds to leave or the replacement waits one minute, leaving the team short. Had the goalkeeper tweak applied, it would have triggered 87 times across rounds one to 22, totalling 2 hours 44 minutes 48 seconds, with Tiago Volpi, Léo Vieira and Ronaldo the longest-treated keepers.

Source: Globo.com

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