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 ...

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 ...

It certainly looked like Croatia had equalized against Portugal in the 2026 World Cup round of 32 match on Thursday. Joško Gvardiol appeared to make it 2-2 in stoppage time, scoring in the 102nd ...

Croatia thought their FIFA World Cup hopes were still alive when they scored the game-tying goal just before the end of stoppage time in the second half. But a VAR review said Mario Pasalic was ...

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 ...

FOXBOROUGH, MA – Jonathan Tah was on the verge of being a hero in Germany. Instead, Paraguay breathed the deepest sigh of relief – and then some. A VAR review of Tah’s go-ahead goal in the 101st ...

Germany thought their blushes had been spared when defender Jonathan Tah rose highest to head his side into a 2-1 lead in the 12th minute of extra time of their World Cup tie with Paraguay, only for ...

VAR has become a major headache for Real Madrid. In recent seasons, the technology has repeatedly made life more difficult for the Spanish giants or, at the very least, prevented games from becoming ...

Video assistant referee (VAR) causes controversy every week, whether it be the Premier League, Champions League or FA Cup, but how are decisions made and are they correct? This FIFA World Cup, we take ...

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. Qatar grabbed a dramatic ...

The United States vs Paraguay match in Los Angeles, played in Group D of the 2026 World Cup, produced one of the most unusual early uses of VAR’s expanded powers. The incident involved Dutch referee ...