Referee Danny Makkelie speaks to players as a VAR check is underway for 'mistaken identity' involving a tackle between Miguel Almiron of Paraguay and Tim Ream of the United States during the FIFA ...

FIFA have explained why Croatia's dramatic stoppage-time equaliser against Portugal was ruled out after VAR intervened. Connected Ball Technology detected the slightest touch from Igor Matanovic in ...

Croatia is in turmoil after its elimination from the World Cup following a dramatic and controversial defeat to Portugal, with strong criticism directed at the refereeing team and a late VAR decision ...

FIFA has confirmed that Croatia's equaliser against Portugal was correctly ruled out for offside due to technology housed inside the World Cup ball. The goal stood on the field, and it appeared from ...

Luka Modric has spoken out against the use of VAR after Croatia were knocked out of the World Cup at the round of 32 stage in controversial fashion. The nation were on the end of a 2-1 defeat against ...

Croatia's heartbreaking exit from the FIFA World Cup 2026 against Portugal came down to one of the tournament's most dramatic VAR decisions, with FIFA later explaining that advanced ball technology ...

Croatia thought their FIFA World Cup hopes were still alive when they scored the game-tying goal just before the end of stoppage time in the second half. But a VAR review said Mario Pasalic was ...

Was video review improperly used to determine that United States striker Folarin Balogun deserved a red card for his foul on Bosnia and Herzegovina's Tarik Muharemović? Balogun was sent off in the ...

When does FIFA get issued a yellow — or even a red — card for its poor performance employing a referee who’s in over his head in the World Cup, the largest global sporting event on the planet? And VAR ...

Folarin Balogun and Christian Pulisic react as referee Raphael Claus indicates a VAR decision Charlotte Wilson/Getty Images Presented as a still image by the video referee, the case for the ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — What do you mean U.S. forward Folarin Balogun got red-carded? For that? As a nation, we’re pretty new to all this. And this VAR abomination we’ve all now been introduced to?

Video review doesn’t always improve sports. Former US Men’s National Team forward Herculez Gomez — and many others — called out the “inconsistent” Video Assistant Referee (VAR) that resulted in a ...