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Paul MacInnes is also in Miami. He’s been mingling with the Tartan Army, and here’s his report on an all-new American pastime: no Scotsmaxxing, no party!
A reminder of Fifa’s weather protocol. If thunder rumbles and lightning strikes within an eight-mile radius of Miami Stadium, the players will be sent to their dressing rooms, and a 30-minute countdown will begin.
Should no other strike be detected during it, the teams will come back out for a 15-minute warm-up after which the game will restart.
But if there’s another strike during the countdown, the 30-minute clock resets.
And if there’s another … etc., and so on, and so forth.
We’ve been here before, with play between France and Iraq suspended for two hours a couple of evenings ago, so it could be a long night.
Continue reading...Sources: The Guardian
