Key Highlights
- FIFA has reinstated a substitution rule allowing up to eight changes in friendly matches.
- The rule can extend to eleven substitutions if both coaches agree.
- The original rule was scrapped over twenty years ago due to fan backlash.
- The change is part of a larger package of amendments ahead of the World Cup.
- The initial criticism was linked to England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson's decisions during friendlies.
