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Question Number: 1950Law 7 - Match Duration George d. Kurie of Hershey, Pa. USA asks...Does FIFA and/or the USSF designate when a game has become 'official'? If a game is called at half time, for example, because of lightning - is it an official game, or is this left up to the local associations?..Thanks in advance and also for this great site. Answer provided by Referee Lamb USSF plays under the governing body of FIFA. In your question, if the game is called at Half Time, typically the league will decide what a legal game is. For the most part, from the amateur associations that I have officiated in, one half of a game is not a complete game and must be replayed, again, this is up to the league for the most part.
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