The United States vs Paraguay match in Los Angeles, played in Group D of the 2026 World Cup, produced one of the most unusual early uses of VAR’s expanded powers. The incident involved Dutch referee ...

FIFA confirmed a "technical outage" prevented VAR graphics from being displayed during the Qatar vs Switzerland match. The outage meant onside animation graphics were not shown before Switzerland was ...

Bafana Bafana will be distraught at the result of the FIFA World Cup's opening match, losing 2-0 to Mexico at the Estadio Azteca, but more brutal was the loss of two players to red cards. Yaya Sithole ...

It didn't take long for the first significant VAR review of the 2026 World Cup. And it definitely won't be the last. USMNT defender Tim Ream was given a yellow card early in the second half of the ...

Tim Ream found himself at the centre of a historic VAR moment the USA beat Paraguay 4-1.© X (Twitter) Tim Ream found himself at the centre of a historic VAR moment as the United States launched their ...

When you watch the 2026 World Cup this summer, you are going to see something familiar. A big play happens. Everyone stops as the referee walks over to a small screen on the sideline. Everyone watches ...

FIFA chiefs have insisted former Newcastle midfielder Miguel Almiron WAS correctly booked after a VAR check – despite it apparently being against new VAR rules. World Cup regulations allow the ...

VAR is football's replay room, armed with multiple camera angles, slow-motion replays Referee Wilton Sampaio, of Brazil, show the red card to South Africa's Themba Zwane during the World Cup Group A ...

Video assistant referee (VAR) causes controversy every week, whether it be the Premier League, Champions League or FA Cup, but how are decisions made and are they correct? This FIFA World Cup, we take ...

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