Throughout the 2026 World Cup, VAR has been at the center of the tournament, and not for all the right reasons.
Decisions based on VAR have been labeled as inconsistent, including with Folarin Balogun's red card review, and it happened again on Tuesday, with referee Francois Letexier calling off a second Egypt goal thanks to an Argentina toe stepped on by Marwan Attia that ended up being a foul.
Fox ******* yst Rob Green immediately ripped VAR as the replay wiped out the goal (although Egypt would score not too soon after that). Here's what he had to say:
"100 yards away, someone stepping on someone's toe is not why VAR was brought into the game. We've got to a point now where it's reaching far beyond the powers that it should have. The referee saw the tackle, decided not to give it, and then Egypt with a brilliant breakaway goal have been denied a two-goal cushion."
Well said. We'll see if VAR keeps being the focal point of furious fans.
Decisions based on VAR have been labeled as inconsistent, including with Folarin Balogun's red card review, and it happened again on Tuesday, with referee Francois Letexier calling off a second Egypt goal thanks to an Argentina toe stepped on by Marwan Attia that ended up being a foul.
Fox ******* yst Rob Green immediately ripped VAR as the replay wiped out the goal (although Egypt would score not too soon after that). Here's what he had to say:
"100 yards away, someone stepping on someone's toe is not why VAR was brought into the game. We've got to a point now where it's reaching far beyond the powers that it should have. The referee saw the tackle, decided not to give it, and then Egypt with a brilliant breakaway goal have been denied a two-goal cushion."
Well said. We'll see if VAR keeps being the focal point of furious fans.
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