UEFA can confirm that the video assistant referee (VAR) system will be used, with the agreement of FIFA, in all remaining European Qualifier matches for the FIFA World Cup 2022, following a decision taken by the UEFA Executive Committee in July 2021.
The system will be operational as of matchday 4 and includes all remaining matches taking place from September 2021.
The initial plans to start using VAR in UEFA national team qualification competitions were postponed due to the logistical complications and risks associated with the COVD-19 pandemic.
The VAR implementation, which is being organised by UEFA, will be carried out on site at the stadium of the host association, with the use of specific vans supplied by the UEFA VAR providers.
Source:
UEFA.com
I praise UEFA and FIFA for this decision, finally they understood that it was impossible to go on in these crucial games without VAR.
ReplyDeleteThen some remarks: it will be surely more difficult to arrange a VAR room in the stadiums of very small federation, but this is something that must be done. I think at the same time it could be an occasion for such federations to see and learn from this technology.
Second point for discussion: we will have definitely consequences in the appointments because officiating with VAR is not for all referees, so many of them will be out from European qualifiers, even in case of unimportant games.
Solution: UEFA should try to train more and more referees from lower categories and from all the UEFA associations with VAR.
I think that as of now, many European countries have VAR on their leagues so that wouldn't be a real problem.
DeleteChefren do you have a list in which countries, VAR is in use?
DeleteNo, but it shouldn't be difficult to find informations, I will try to check for all UEFA associations if they use VAR or not and then I will post the list on the blog.
DeleteAUT
DeleteBEL
BUL
CRO
CYP
CZE
DEN
ENG
ESP (1st and 2nd division)
FRA
GER (1st and 2nd division)
GRE
HUN (not all games)
ISR
ITA
NED
POL
POR
RUS
SRB
SUI
SVN (not all games)
TUR
UKR (not all games)
Thank you! Personally I don't like the countries in which it is used only in some games, as I often said in past, it should be either for all or nobody in the same competition.
DeleteAmong the missing countries, for sure one must mention Romania, they have a very good development of referees with two Elite, but still NO VAR and that's not good. I'm starting to think that this could be a reason why Hategan didn't get any final so far.
Scottish Premiership is the highest ranked UEFA league without VAR. Norwegian Eliteserien and Swedish Allsvenskan follows.
DeleteIn Italy also in the Serie B this season.
DeleteAll hungarian first league games uses VAR - that's why the games played on friday, saturday and sunday (max. 3 per day). The association got 3 mobile VAR microbus.
DeleteVAR: Slovakia (not all games)
DeleteDo we know if VAR will be used in Europa and Conference league play offs and group stage?
ReplyDeleteEuropa League yes conference League no.
DeleteEuropa League group stage only not the playoffs
DeleteI hope they will change it and introduce VAR also in Conference league...
DeleteThey had no choice after the games in Portugal and Turkey. Good decision
ReplyDeleteI don't believe, that they will leave out all the referees without VAR experience, but rather give some of them the chance to work with it for the first time. But we will see...
ReplyDeleteGermany:
ReplyDeleteInteresting scene from the first 2.Bundesliga Matchday;
Hansa Rostock - Karlsruher SC, handled by Christof Günsch [VAR: Patrick Alt]
Goal disallowed after OFR (offside):
https://streamable.com/5ft925
Clear offside, right in front of keeper, also in contact with him. Could have been reported directly by AR2.
DeleteThe interesting question is, whether he still is influencing the GK at the moment of the header. Everything before is irrelevant, of course. And that's not so clear IMO.
DeleteI was always told that when the players are so close and in contact at the moment of the pass / shot, no matter what attacker is doing, always offside. This must therefore be always punishable, because keeper is blocked by opponent, even though he could have done nothing to make the save.
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