Overview of VAR technology is applied in the 2018 World Cup

This is a new technology for the first time used in the World Cup and we will learn more about this technology.

VAR technology (video assistant referee) is understood to use many different video angles, including slow cameras to accurately evaluate a situation to support the referee to control football matches.

For English football fans, this technology is not new when it has been applied in the FA Cup, League Cup, or if anyone has seen the Confred Cup 2017, it should not be unfamiliar to VAR.

In the World Cup, VAR was first put into use. Along with the goal-line, the 2018 World Cup tournament is considered a technology tournament when technical equipment will support dark referees in order to make the most accurate decision.

Things to know about VAR

A VAR team consisted of a main assistant and three assistant assistants working in each match and throughout the 64 games in the 2018 World Cup. The FIFA arbitration committee selected 13 excellent referees to assume the task. this.

The VAR team will work in a room operating in Moscow. There are 33 different cameras located in the stadiums, including 8 slow-motion cameras, 6 super slow cameras and 2 cameras to capture offside.

Inside the operating room VAR in Moscow.

Which VAR is used?

The VAR team is responsible for monitoring the obvious errors in the following 4 situations: Goals and fouls lead to goals; Penalties and fouls lead to penalties; Red card directly; Identify wrong players.

Decisions take effect before

Technical director IFAB (World Football Organizing Committee), David Elleray said that in the case of a mistake that has been missed and recorded by a group of VAR assistants, they will notify the referee to the referee. handling that error, the foul player may be sent off even if the situation has been missed before.

Mr. Elleray added: 'We do not expect this situation to happen often, we should only apply to serious errors that must receive red cards ".

Refer to information from VAR

The referees approached the screen placed outside the edge of the stadium to see the camera angles back to the situation to consider.

Usually the judges will assess every situation with a direct assessment of the scene, but when the feeling of judgment is wrong or uncertain, VAR can be used to get a better rating.

FIFA emphasized that VAR did not make a decision but only supported the referees, and only the referees were competent to make the final decision.

Hand signaling

The referee will signal by putting his hand up to his ear when he wants to use VAR technology and can suspend the game during that time. The match will continue if the referee determines that no error has occurred.

When referring to VAR information, the referee will use a hand to draw a screen in the air to signal an official review has been made.

Fans will be notified

The table informs fans of the situation the referee stopped the match to use VAR in the match between France and Australia.

VAR has been criticized for fans not being informed about arbitration decisions after referring to information from VAR.

FIFA is working hard to make sure the spectators at the stadium and the audience watching at home are aware of the referee's final decision with an automated notification system.

A FIFA employee will notify broadcasters, commentators, mass media about the reevaluation of the situation, including the reason for the reevaluation, the outcome of the beating. Referee's price.

Problems exist

The referee was opposed by the Australian player when he received a penalty from France after referring to VAR.

There is nothing to worry about using VAR with obvious situations, but with situations that require reasoning, including penalties, there will be much controversy.

Concerns about the amount of time needed to make decisions are also concerned. In the UK this technology was applied in the FA Cup and League Cup, in the first half of the FA Cup match between Tottenham and Rochdale, taking up to 5 minutes of stoppage time due to a situation that requires VAR support.

It is undeniable that the great joy when a goal is scored will be ruined by waiting for an assessment from VAR, but one thing is certain that VAR will contribute to making the right decisions.