Being a referee is a thankless job. Despite the necessity and complexity of the role, referees’ decisions continue to be heavily scrutinised. In the Round of 16 World Cup match between England and ...

The video assistant referee system, or VAR, has led to some controversial calls at the 2026 World Cup. Here’s why. Egypt was eliminated from the tournament with a 3-2 loss to Argentina, after having ...

Is the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) a boon or a bane for the football community? The jury is still out on a final verdict. However, there is some sort of consensus that certain teams do get those ...

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Norway might not be thrilled with VAR once its quarterfinal match against England is through. Following the match, FIFA Media released a post on X debunking claims that the ball had hit the wire on ...

On July 7, 2026, the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) came under the spotlight after causing disappointment for Egypt and delight for Argentina in the World Cup round-of-16 clash in Atlanta. Egypt felt ...

On the internet, they call it “the rule of cool.” The concept is simple. In sports, if a play is cool enough — a poster dunk, a buzzer-beating three-pointer, a one-handed catch straddling the sideline ...

FIFA have made a major VAR change for the World Cup quarter-finals following a series of controversial last-16 clashes. The governing body will now station VAR officials inside the stadium for every ...

July 8 (Reuters) - The Egyptian Football Association on Wednesday criticised refereeing decisions in Egypt's dramatic 3-2 World Cup round-of-16 defeat by Argentina, saying it would not remain silent ...

While Argentina celebrated another memorable World Cup escape, Egypt were left questioning two crucial moments that they believed changed the course of the contest.The first came in the 59th minute ...

VAR takes center stage at the World Cup once again. Argentina came back from a 2-0 deficit to beat Egypt and move on to the World Cup quarterfinals, but a disallowed goal from replay review dampened ...