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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Portugal beat Croatia 2-1 to qualify for the Round of 16. Portugal edged Croatia in a tense Round of 32 clash that kept fans on the edge of their seats until the final whistle. Croatia’s Ivan Perišić ...

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 ...

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 ...

The U.S. Men's National Team is officially advancing to the Round of 16, but their historic 2-0 knockout stage victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday night was somewhat overshadowed by a ...

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 ...