FIFA satisfied with video referee debut at World Cup

FIFA VAR Refereeing Project Leader Rosetti demonstrates a video operation room in Moscow. Photo: Reuters

FIFA VAR Refereeing Project Leader Rosetti demonstrates a video operation room in Moscow. Photo: Reuters

Published Jun 17, 2018

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MOSCOW – Football's ruling body FIFA early Sunday expressed

satisfaction with the first Video Assistant Referee (VAR) decisions

at the World Cup.

A spokesman spoke of "very satisfactory" decisions, saying: "It all

went the way it was supposed to. We hope it continues like this."

On Saturday, Uruguay referee Andres Cunha awarded France a penalty in

their 2-1 victory over Australia after consulting with the video

referee and looking at replays on a pitch-side monitor.

The system was also used in the Denmark versus Peru game by Gambian

referee Papa Bakary Gassama, leading to Denmark's game-winning spot

kick.

VAR is being used at a World Cup for the first time, but it was also

used at last year's Confederations Cup and the Club World Cup. It has

also been tested in various leagues, including the German Bundesliga

and Italian Serie A.

dpa

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