Real mess after last night’s Portugal- Serbia VAR fiasco. Portugal denied last minute winner, points shared. Could count massively come final table. Have been trying to understand whether FIFA or UEFA responsible for there not being VAR. Fingers being pointed in both directions.
Turns out Uefa decided to postpone introduction of VAR into qualifiers because of the pandemic. But folks there suggest FIFA as tournament operator could have made its use mandatory in tournament regulations
Uefa had said in December 2019, months before the pandemic changed the game, that VAR would be included in these qualifiers. The decision not to use VAR wasn’t made public in the same way.
For those wondering why goal line technology wasn’t used, the home FA gets to decide if it wants to use it and then requires the written consent of the visiting FA.
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