I'll admit it, I just don't quite get World Cup soccer - The Business Times

I'll admit it, I just don't quite get World Cup soccer - The Business Times recounts a first full viewing of a World Cup match by a U.S.-based columnist and explains their confusion at key soccer rules. The writer says they watched a game between the United States and Türkiye, previously known as Turkey before this World Cup. They describe being accustomed to rooting for the home team—citing June 25 for the U.S. men’s soccer team—and list several concepts they struggle to follow, including offsides, decisions behind corner kicks versus throw-ins, why extra time is added, and how referees determine fouls. The main surprise involves the added time: the TV allegedly showed seven minutes of extra time in the second half, yet Türkiye scored in the “eighth-plus minute.” The column frames this as “new math,” questioning whether the stoppage time extended further than expected.