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VAR Changes Are the Worst Thing About the Best World Cup
VAR's stringent application is drawing criticism for overturning crucial goals and negatively impacting World Cup match results.
- The FIFA Men's World Cup has been marked by intense criticism of VAR, which has become the tournament's most polarizing element by frequently disrupting dramatic moments and stripping the game of its inherent coolness for fans.
- Technology-Driven officiating has erased spectacular goals, including a 103rd-minute Croatian equalizer and a 93rd-minute Iran winner that would have sent Iran into the knockout rounds for the first time, after microchips detected marginal offsides.
- On Tuesday, French referee François Letexier overturned an Egyptian goal during the match against Argentina after video review concluded Marwan Attia stepped on Lisandro Martínez's foot, negating a breathtaking 16-second frenzy.
- ESPN American football analyst Bill Barnwell questioned whether marginal accuracy improvements justify stopping games for minutes, noting that referees still get it wrong in 13 of 31 cases even after video review.
- Critics argue that in a 160-year sport, a play's coolness should outweigh technical precision, as fans watch to be mesmerized by elite athletes rather than be bombarded by what they characterize as red tape.
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Mike Vorel: VAR changes are the worst thing about the best World Cup
SEATTLE — On the internet, they call it “the rule of cool.” The concept is simple. In sports, if a play is cool enough — a poster dunk, a buzzer-beating 3-pointer, a one-handed catch straddling the sideline, a bicycle kick…
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VAR changes are the worst thing about the best World Cup - The Iola Register
SEATTLE — On the internet, they call it “the rule of cool.” The concept is simple. In sports, if a play is cool enough — a poster dunk, a buzzer-beating 3-pointer, a one-handed catch straddling… The post VAR changes are the worst thing about the best World Cup appeared first on The Iola Register.
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