Tag Archives: Video Assistant Referee

Following the successful implementation of VAR in the 2021 CONCACAF Nations League Finals, the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup, and the latter stages of the 2021 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League, the Confederation has confirmed that it will implement the technology in several of its men’s and women’s competitions throughout 2022. The …

The VAR (Video Assistant Referee), a football’s video reference and decision review system, will be making its debut on India soil from the quarterfinals stage of the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup. The Continental competition will be played at three venues in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Pune and will see …

For the first time in the history of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, all 52 matches of the competition will use Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in Cameroon starting this weekend. The competition will kick-off on Sunday, January 9, 2022 with hosts Cameroon playing Burkina Faso at 17h00 local time …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) tested the lower-cost video assistant referee (VAR Light) concept at the AFC Women’s Club Championship 2021 Pilot Tournament (West) in Jordan from November 7 to 13. As part of its efforts to adopt more technological advances in the sport, the AFC examined the new concept, …

FIFA Chief Refereeing Officer Pierluigi Collina has described how the latest tests of semi-automated offside technology at 2021 FIFA Arab Cup are “the most important trial so far”, as the systems were explained in today’s episode of FIFA’s Living Football magazine show. One of the goals of the FIFA President’s …

CAF will use the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in the semifinals and final of the inaugural TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Champions League in Cairo, Egypt. This is yet another milestone by CAF and a clear demonstration of the organization’s commitment not only to promote women’s football in Africa but to advance …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) reinforced its commitment to further develop women match officials by organising a Women’s Video Match Officials (VMO) course in the United Arab Emirates from October 23 to November 1, 2021. The 10-day course, which was also aimed at preparing the VMOs for the 2022 AFC …

As preparations continue for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup – Australia & New Zealand, the first physical refereeing seminar in 20 months has been delivered in Qatar, following almost two years of cancellations and disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In attendance for the seminar in Doha, which blended …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will trial the Video Assistant Referee (VAR), VAR Light concept at the 2021 AFC Women’s Club Championship – Pilot Tournament (West) in Jordan from November 7 to 13. As part of the AFC’s efforts to adopt more technological advances in the sport, the AFC will …

New technological innovations will be to the fore at the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Lithuania as video support (VS) services are being implemented to support referees in their decisions. “We are really looking forward to this new chapter as video support technology is sure to positively impact futsal, …