A referee analyst explained why Argentina captain Lionel Messi was not shown a red card for a foul on Algeria defender Aissa Mandi at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Kansas City on Tuesday (June 16). The ...

Shaun Evans, an Australian Video Assistant Referee, sparked backlash online over a hand gesture at Germany's 2026 FIFA World Cup opening match against Curaçao on Sunday, June 14. The match took place ...

FIFA have blamed a "technical outage" for the controversy that resulted from the award of a penalty to Switzerland during the 1-1 draw against Qatar on Saturday. The award of a penalty -- which was ...

FIFA were forced to release a statement over a VAR fault after a controversial decision at the World Cup. Switzerland faced Qatar in their Group B opener on Saturday ...

The Netherlands and Japan will open their FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign at AT&T Stadium in Dallas on Sunday. The match will be officiated by a referee from the United States of America, and is known ...

GARY NEVILLE compared Fifa’s use of VAR to a dictatorship after a controversial incident in Switzerland’s clash with Qatar. The former Manchester United man was not pleased by an apparent lack of ...

The United States coasted to a 4-1 win over Paraguay in the opening game of Group D at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

He went even further, criticizing how VAR was applied in this case. “At this point, we barely need referees anymore,” he said, calling the explanation “a stretch of the rulebook.” Iturralde later ...

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It didn't take long for the first significant VAR review of the 2026 World Cup. And it definitely won't be the last. USMNT defender Tim Ream was given a yellow card early in the second half of the ...