Tag Archives: Video Assistant Referee

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, …

UEFA can confirm that the video assistant referee (VAR) system will be used, with the agreement of FIFA, in all remaining European Qualifier matches for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, following a decision taken by the UEFA Executive Committee in July 2021. The system will be operational as of matchday …

The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system will be implemented when the Continent’s top teams go head-to-head in the final round of the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar in September. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) continues to set new benchmarks in Asian refereeing as it will be one of …

History will be made at the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup – Lithuania, which will be played from September 12 to October 3. In line with FIFA’s goal of leveraging technology to improve the football experience, as set out in The Vision 2020-2023, the FIFA Council recently approved the use …

At a pre-tournament briefing on Friday, the chairman of UEFA’s Referees Committee, Roberto Rosetti, underlined the value of VARs and why they will be crucial in supporting referees and enabling correction decisions to be taken on-field during the tournament. The system, introduced in UEFA competitions on a gradual basis since …

The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system will be implemented for the second straight season from the Quarterfinal stage of the 2021 AFC Champions League and in the AFC Cup Final for the first time. After the VAR’s debut in the last edition of the AFC Champions League, which was the …

As part of its effort to incorporate Video Assistant Referee (VAR) into its competitions in 2021, CONCACAF has been collaborating with the Costa Rican Football Federation (Fedefutbol) to fully certify the use of VAR. Next week, CONCACAF, with the support of Fedefutbol, will hold its fourth and final phase of …

The FIFA Referees Committee has announced the match officials who will be in charge at the forthcoming 2020 FIFA Club World Cup – Qatar. Seven referees and twelve assistant referees have been selected for the tournament and together with them, FIFA has also selected seven video match officials (VMOs) to …