World Cup 2018: Trending from Russia

VAR is watching you!

VAR is in place for a major tournament for the first time. Frankly speaking, I find itself confusing in many aspects - VAR’s scope of decision making, when and how VAR gets triggered, how spectators are knowing that VAR team is getting invoked by the central team, etc. There are several theories on how effectively VAR should be used going forward, but that’s a separate topic for another day.

What is important to note is that VAR is in play and the rough defenders should be careful on their actions, especially inside the penalty box. Very often, in earlier tournaments, the defenders get away with some elbowing and pushing during a dead ball situation. This time they are likely to get caught through VAR and it might lead to not only a red card situation but also a penalty at a very critical juncture. One mistake, one penalty – that might be enough to kick you out from the world cup