Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
Is VAR good for football?
Position‹2 of 3›

Y/N: VAR is now part of the game

This position holds that, for better or worse, VAR is now part of football. It argues FIFA had little choice but to adopt video review as other sports embraced technology and tolerance of refereeing errors faded — while acknowledging the system remains an imperfect work in progress.

Supporting arguments · 2

  1. FIFA had no choice but to introduce VAR
    The governing body had to react following outcries over bad decisions in big tournaments
  2. Technology is part of the game but it isn't perfect
    There is still work to do to refine how technology is used during matches