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Mexico 0, USA 2 (Final)

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BUCKYLE;1406257; said:

I know, its weird.

The only person in the entire stadium that has the official time is the center referee. The stadium clock counts up to show how much time has elapsed so the players, coaches, and fans have a general idea how much time has gone by. Around the 90th minute, the referee will tell the ref at the scorer's table about how much time is left in the game, and that gets announced over the loud speakers. The game ends when the ref blows the whistle.

Why the time goes over 90 minutes is when the referee stops his stopwatch for injuries, goal celebrations, etc. That time is called "stoppage time".
 
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