It’s a rule present in dozens of sports, all of which have basically similar concepts — but it’s really easy to lose track of ...

Ecuador defender Piero Hincapie became the second player at the World Cup to be dismissed for covering his mouth while ...

Miguel Almiron didn't go for a brutal tackle. Nor did he engaged himself into a fight against the opponent. Yet the Paraguay midfielder was shown a direct red card during a Group D match against ...

SEATTLE — For nearly two minutes Friday afternoon, confusion spread across the stadium. Fans inside Seattle’s Lumen Field — called Seattle Stadium during the World Cup — all celebrated what they ...

Shaun Evans, an Australian video assistant referee, found himself in an unexpected controversy during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. According to the BBC, a hand gesture he made on the tournament broadcast ...

FIFA have blamed a "technical outage" for the controversy that resulted from the award of a penalty to Switzerland during the 1-1 draw against Qatar on Saturday. The award of a penalty -- which was ...

The reason why the VAR call for Switzerland's controversial penalty in the 1-1 draw with Qatar wasn't shown on screen has been explained. On Saturday night, Switzerland got their 2026 World Cup ...

USA launched their World Cup campaign in emphatic fashion, thrashing Paraguay 4-1 to underline that the hosts cannot be overlooked in this edition. However, the biggest talking point was a rare VAR ...

FIFA chiefs have insisted former Newcastle midfielder Miguel Almiron WAS correctly booked after a VAR check – despite it apparently being against new VAR rules. World Cup regulations allow the ...

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 ...

He went even further, criticizing how VAR was applied in this case. “At this point, we barely need referees anymore,” he said, calling the explanation “a stretch of the rulebook.” Iturralde later ...

Tim Ream made history on Friday in more ways than one. The second the opening whistle blew in the United States’ match against Paraguay, the 38-year-old became the oldest player in the history of the ...