Quote:It's possible different phrases are used in different countries, but generally over here the time added on to the end of each half is called "injury time", "stoppage time" or just "time added on". It's the time the referee decides to add on to the end of each half to take in account stoppages for injuries, substitutions or other breaks in play and is usually no more than 5 mins (although I saw 26 mins once for a really bad injury!)


Extra time is the thirty minutes (fifteen mins each way) added to the end of a game in the knockout stages if a match ends level. After that it's penalty kicks


I think they go for fifteen mins each way so that if the pitch is on a slope or the wind is really sting in one direction, it's fair to both teams. Plus after ninety mins, most players are knackered !