A video assistant referee (VAR) decision that helped shape Argentina's 3-2 victory over Egypt has come under renewed scrutiny after a former FIFA World Cup official argued the review should never have taken place under the governing body's own protocol.
Fernando Guerrero, the former Mexican referee who served on FIFA's video assistant referee team during the 2022 World Cup final, said Argentina had 'three opportunities' to regain possession before Egypt's disallowed first-half goal. He argued that under FIFA's Attacking Possession Phase (APP) guidelines, the earlier incident should therefore have fallen outside the scope of VAR review.
