The Latest Breaking News from VAR

Thomas Tuchel slams Mexico vs England referee after Harry Kane penalty controversy

Three Lions captain conceded a penalty immediately after converting from 12-yards himself

Evening Standard · Jul 6

What is 'Snicko'? World Cup VAR drama explained after Portugal vs Croatia chaos

Cricket-style technology used to rule out Josko Gvardiol’s last-gasp equaliser in dramatic last-32 thriller

Evening Standard · Jul 3

Martínez says there was no ‘lucky call’ after record four goals ruled out in Portugal win

Roberto Martínez commended the numerous VAR interventions that helped Portugal past Croatia after his team narrowly edged an incident-packed match to progress to the last 16 of the World Cup

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3

Iran’s knockout status hangs by a thread after most dramatic – and agonising – World Cup moment so far

Egypt 1-1 Iran: Iran defender Shojae Khalilzadeh’s stoppage-time winner was disallowed by VAR, denying the war-torn nation a guaranteed spot in the knockout stages. Egypt are through; Iran must now wait

The Independent UK · Jun 27

Why Vinicius Jr’s goal for Brazil against Scotland was controversially disallowed by VAR

Pundits were split over whether the VAR decision to rule out Vini Jr’s second effort, after a supposed foul on Jack Hendry, was correct

The Independent UK · Jun 24

Ex-ref claims Scotland 'fortunate' over Brazil goal VAR call as pundit left stunned

Ex-ref claims Scotland 'fortunate' over Brazil goal VAR call as pundit left stunned

The National (Scotland) · Jun 24

'VAR went for a coffee!' England 'extremely lucky' as Ghana denied 'clear' penalty in World Cup stalemate

Carlos Queiroz left bemused after Ezri Konsa’s risky challenge on Prince Kwabena Adu goes unpunished

Evening Standard · Jun 24

Why USA’s second goal against Australia was allowed to stand after VAR review

Co-hosts USA faced Australia in their second World Cup match in Seattle on Friday. USA went in front in the 11th minute through a Cameron Burgess own goal and Alex Freeman put the ball in the net again shortly before halftime as he headed the ball home from close range…

The Independent UK · Jun 19

Why Harry Kane’s missed penalty was overturned by VAR in England v Croatia

England were awarded a penalty after Luka Modric brought down Noni Madueke in the penalty area

The Independent UK · Jun 17

Why did Harry Kane retake his penalty in England vs Croatia?

Three Lions caught up in VAR drama minutes into World Cup campaign

Evening Standard · Jun 17