Nice write-up. Anyone against VARs is enemy of development!. VARS are needed in our local leagues too to bring credibility to the game. Thanks OP

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I’ve been prompted to write a detailed review about Video Assistant referee (VAR) Technology following heavy criticisms of VAR from Nigerians and Africans alike. Africa have been bundled out of the 2018 world cup tournament and a lot of Nigerians think VAR played a key role in kicking Africa out of the tournament. Some even said VAR technology was introduced to eliminate African teams from the World cup ! In this post, I will explain VAR technology better and give deep insight including instances where VAR technology was used and how it favored African teams.



What is VAR and how does it work ?

Video Assistant referee is a team of three people who work together to review certain decisions made by the main referee by watching video replays of the relevant incident . It is a major innovative way to minimize human errors made by the referee during a game. VAR is football’s first use of video technology to reach more correct decisions.. The team is comprised of the video assistant referee himself (VAR), his assistant (AVAR) and a replay operator. They are situated in a video operation room which is essentially a room full of monitors offering different camera angles. The VAR team have the best viewing angles and full access to all 33 cameras in the stadium and communicates with the referee via a special fibre-optic radio. The VAR has no power to overrule a decision, he can only review a decision by the referee and help him make a but the final decision is made by the referee himself.

What are the rules of VAR ?

The video assistant referee team supports the decision-making process of the referee in four critical game-changing situations:

1. Penalty decisions and offences leading up to a penalty including foul leading up to penalty
2. Goals and offences leading up to a goal.
3. Direct red card incidents only.
4. Mistaken identity



Did FIFA introduce VAR technology just because of the world cup ?

CAPITAL NO ! VAR have already been in existence since last year with Italian Serie A and German Bundesliga already using the technology. The only reason the English premiere league are not using it yet is because more than half of the club voted against it. It’s only a matter of time before they join other leagues who have implemented it.

Can VAR also make a mistake ?

Yes it can ! No technology is 100% perfect. I'll give instance where made mistakes in the world cup. However, I can say with full confident that VAR is 90% accurate. 90% accuracy in any exam is excellent and I commend FIFA president Gianni Infantino for introducing this excellent technology into football. If the English Premiere League choose to remain in the stone age, that’s their problem.






Instances where VAR was used in the World cup and their verdicts according to top football analysts.

Sengal vs Colombia – Senegal denied penalty
VAR: Yes

Verdict: Correct decision

South Korea vs Germany – Kim goal awarded after initial offside call
VAR: Yes

Verdict: Correct decision

Mexico vs Sweden – No penalty for Hernandez handball
VAR: Yes

Verdict: Correct decision

Nigeria vs Argentina – Nigeria denied penalty
VAR: Yes

Verdict: Correct decision (Yes it was poor defending by Rojo, the handball was however not intentional)

Iran vs Portugal – Iran awarded penalty
VAR: Yes

Verdict: Wrong decision (Unintentional handball)

Iran vs Portugal – Ronaldo awarded penalty
VAR: Yes

Verdict: Correct decision

Saudi Arabia vs Egypt – Saudis given second penalty
VAR: Yes

Verdict: Wrong decision

England vs Panama – Kane awarded hat-trick
VAR: Yes

Verdict: Correct decision

Belgium vs Tunisia – Hazard awarded penalty
VAR: Yes

Verdict: Correct decision

Nigeria vs Iceland – Sigurdsson blunders late lifeline
VAR: Yes

Verdict: Correct decision

Brazil vs Costa Rica – Neymar dives for a penalty
VAR: Yes

Verdict: Correct decision

Iran vs Spain – An offside equaliser
VAR: Yes

Verdict: Correct decision

Sweden vs South Korea – VAR-assisted penalty decision
VAR: Yes

Verdict: Correct decision





Was VAR really against African teams ?

From the analysis above, the answer is a BIG FAT NO. VAR made the right call almost in all the games. The only mistake VAR did in an African game is between Egypt and Saudi Arabia which analysts recognized but it’s not an African witch hunt. It was South Korea’s late goal, confirmed by VAR, knocked Germany out of the FIFA World Cup yet they didn’t cry wolf. VAR made a mistake against Portugal yet Portugal qualified. Lack of quality and preparation caused Africa to exit the world cup in such a disgraceful manner. You cannot give what you don’t have !

SOURCE:http://techcapon.com/what-every-nigerian-should-know-about-var-technology/

please stop the nonsense about "unintentional",once your hand(s) is extendend away from your body n comes in contact with the ball it is hand ball n a foul simple n short,why was iran awarded a penalty against portugal then?.

anigold:
am sure EPL will never use the VAR.. WE KNOW THE REASON..ALL ABOUT THE MONEY

And you had to quote the Whole thing just to type this.. Oh come on

Its so easy to influence a ref with VAR. There are many different camera angles to any incident, and the angle presented to the ref is the one he MUST use to decide. If they tell different stories...
Secondly, how often should the ref call for VAR? Victor was felled several times in the Nigeria/Croatia match, but did the ref review VAR for each? Is it the responsibility of the VAR team to call the ref to errors? If not, how is it assisting?

joshmee4real:
See this people o, I even thought this VAR is a computerised stuff, so its same humans that re inside there making decisions and you expect them not to take wrong decisions altogether?
Meanwhile is there any African among those VAR people? Arent they all whites?

Thank you jare, actually it's even the referee that will decide if it's a penalty or not, not even the VAR referee.

Though we like excuses, the Rojo handball was a penalty but was not given, but that is not why we lost.

My question now is; do we need an intentional foul before a referee give a penalty?

bensowe:
The ref broke a FIFA rule by allowing Machirano to remain in the field with blood on his face

No rule was broken. Benchabeur even played a World Cup match with a broken arm