When does FIFA get issued a yellow — or even a red — card for its poor performance employing a referee who’s in over his head in the World Cup, the largest global sporting event on the planet? And VAR ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — What do you mean U.S. forward Folarin Balogun got red-carded? For that? As a nation, we’re pretty new to all this. And this VAR abomination we’ve all now been introduced to?

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 ...

ATLANTA -- FIFA explained Tuesday the tighter regulations that resulted in Germany having a potentially game-winning goal disallowed in their shock elimination from the World Cup. Defender Jonathan ...

Jürgen Klopp has slammed the VAR decision to rule out a Germany goal in extra time against Paraguay, following the shock exit of the four-time world champions in the round-of-32. Germany lost on ...

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 ...

GERMANY had a crucial World Cup goal controversially ruled out by VAR – before being dumped out on penalties. And Alan Shearer slammed the decision as “pathetic”. Jonathan Tah thought he had headed ...

Jonathan Tah’s headed goal for Germany against Paraguay in extra-time of their last-32 World Cup tie was controversially ruled out after a VAR review. With the score 1-1 after 90 minutes, Germany ...

On-field officiating and the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) produced some controversial decisions during the 2026 World Cup group stage – in some cases, the technology played a part at ultimately ...

Shoja Khalilzadeh looks dismayed after Iran's late winner is denied Alex Livesey - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images Egypt will play Australia in the World Cup’s round of 32 on July 3 after securing second ...

Football’s rule-making body just handed referees a significantly bigger toolbox, and the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the proving ground. The International Football Association Board approved a package ...