What is VAR? How video assistant referee works at 2026 World Cup, are there challenges, what to know
As you watch or read about the World Cup, there's a good chance that you'll see someone talking about VAR. But what is it? VAR is the use of the video assistant referee to review decisions made in a ...
This summer’s World Cup will have a very different feel. Not just because it has expanded to 48 teams, but also because there are a number of rule changes coming into force at the tournament. Those ...
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The 2026 World Cup will feature a string of new rules for players and teams - including expanded powers for VAR, 10-second substitutions and clamping down on tactical timeouts. The International ...
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 ...
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 ...
Major rule changes have been announced ahead of the 2026 World Cup - including expanded powers for VAR, 10-second substitutions and a crackdown on tactical timeouts. The International Football ...
The delayed offside flag could almost become a thing of the past after Fifa unveiled new technology to be used at the 2026 World Cup. Fifa will introduce advanced semi-automated offside for video ...
VAR will have a bigger role at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but its influence will still be tightly controlled. The technology has always divided fans. Everyone wants clear mistakes corrected, but nobody ...
World Cup's new rules explained: VAR for corners, no GK 'timeouts,' red card for covering your mouth
The International Football Association Board (IFAB) has made some big changes to soccer ahead of the World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada. But you'll also see them in leagues around the ...
Former referee Des Roache has called for changes to VAR in the next Premiership season after a controversial end to the season. And the ex-SFA whistler has flagged a call in Celtic's title-winning ...
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