FIFA is preparing to implement a significant change to the Video Assistant Referee system at the 2026 World Cup, despite earlier resistance from various football stakeholders and member associations.
The updated protocol will allow VAR to intervene in decisions relating to corner kicks during next year’s tournament.
Back in October, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) held discussions on potential VAR enhancements. While the body agreed that reviews could be expanded to include the checking of mistakenly issued yellow cards—which may in turn affect red-card decisions—it declined the proposal to introduce corner-kick reviews.
However, according to BBC Sport, FIFA intends to push ahead with the corner-kick review system specifically for the World Cup, even though domestic leagues have been reluctant to adopt the change across their competitions.
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