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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It certainly looked like Croatia had equalized against Portugal in the 2026 World Cup round of 32 match on Thursday. Joško Gvardiol appeared to make it 2-2 in stoppage time, scoring in the 102nd ...

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 ...

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 ...

The video assistant referee causes controversy every week, whether it be the Premier League, Champions League or FA Cup, but now we have a 104-game FIFA men's World Cup to cover, so how are the ...

ATLANTA -- FIFA explained Tuesday the tighter regulations that resulted in Germany having a potentially game-winning goal disallowed in their shock elimination from the World Cup. Defender Jonathan ...

On-field officiating and the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) produced some controversial decisions during the 2026 World Cup group stage – in some cases, the technology played a part at ultimately ...

Ghana coach Carlos Queiroz believes his team were denied a "clear penalty" in Tuesday's game against England. Marcel Bonte / Soccrates / Getty Images Carlos Queiroz said that the VAR “was on vacation” ...

VAR is one of the most talked-about parts of modern soccer. Sometimes it helps fix an obvious mistake. Sometimes it leaves fans staring at the referee with no idea what is happening. And sometimes it ...

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 ...