14-06-2026 17:11 via sports.yahoo.com

Why can't World Cup games kick off on time?

Fifa's expanded pre-match ceremonies might be partially behind the delays [Getty Images]Scotland fans who had gone 28 years without seeing their team play at a World Cup probably didn't begrudge a further two-and-a-half-minute delay before their game against Haiti got under way. And after celebrating a 1-0 win - their first World Cup victory since Italia '90 - the Tartan Army can reflect that good things do indeed come to those who wait.But the delay to the Group C tie in Massachusetts continued
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