Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
Is VAR good for football?
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Yes: Technology is great for football

This position holds that technology is good for football. It argues that VAR makes the game fairer by correcting clear errors — pointing to the 2018 World Cup, where review lifted refereeing accuracy sharply — and that football should embrace even more technology, as other sports already have.

Supporting arguments · 3

  1. The 2018 World Cup showed the benefits of VAR
    VAR and goalline technology at the 2018 World Cup in Russia worked well.
  2. VAR makes football fairer
    More correct decisions leads to a level playing field for both sides
  3. FIFA could and should use even more technology
    Why limit technology to only key decisions? Use it for any decision where the referee has some doubt.