The video assistant referee

The facts

• The video assistant referee (VAR) was first used at a men’s World Cup in 2018, in Russia.
• VAR can only help with clear mistakes about goals, penalties, straight red cards and mistaken identity.
• The referee on the pitch still makes the final decision.
• A goal counts only when the whole ball has crossed the whole goal line, between the posts and under the crossbar.

Take it to your game

Play to the whistle: keep going until the referee stops the game.