FIFA has pointed to a “brief technical outage” to explain the lack of evidence of the VAR decision that awarded Switzerland’s penalty in Saturday’s 1–1 draw with Qatar.
The Swiss were awarded a penalty 14 minutes into the game after Remo Freuler was brought down by Qatar goalkeeper Mahmoud Abunada. Replays appeared to show Freuler in an offside position, but a VAR check did not overturn the decision and Breel Embolo stepped up to score.
