People should not believe the rumors that teams can't kick a game off if all their opponents are off the pitch celebrating.
When Cristiano Ronaldo scored Portugal's equalizer against Spain, eagle-eyed viewers noticed that not all of his teammates rushed over to celebrate with him, choosing instead to hold back on the pitch.
Kieran Trippier did the same thing when Harry Kane scored England'swinner against Tunisia. The reason was supposedly that of a strange loophole in the rules which means that if all the outfield players are off the pitch then the opponents can quickly kick-off and potentially score a goal.
However, a media press (mirror sport) has been in touch with FIFA who have rubbished this suggestion.“The laws are clear," a FIFA spokesperson said.
"Law eight says 'all players, except the player taking the kick-off, must be in their own half of the field of play,' at kick off.”
"Therefore, the referee clearly cannot and would not (from a fairness perspective) allow the kickoff whilst players are off the field celebrating. This is pure coincidence and must be a made-up interpretation of the Laws," he said.