Fifa: Video technology in use at Confederations Cup 'must improve'
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Problems with the video technology system in use at the Confederations Cup must be solved if it is to be employed at the 2018 World Cup, Fifa says.
Law-making body International Football Association Board will decide next March if video assistant referees will be used at next year's event in Russia.
During the 12 Confederations Cup group games, the system helped correct six "game-changing decisions", said Fifa's head referee Massimo Busacca.
"We have really good results," he said.
"But many aspects should be improved."
Busacca said officials had ruled correctly on a further 29 "major incidents" after referring to the video replay team, and that Fifa was keen to convince member nations to use the technology (VAR).
Spectators, players and team officials have complained of being left confused while officials have been making decisions with the help of VAR.
Busacca said referees needed more training in how and when to use the technology, and added the system could be sped up.
Last week, Fifa president Gianni Infantino described the system as "the future of football".
Its most recent - and most confusing - use came during Germany's 3-1 victory over Cameroon on Sunday.
First, Colombian referee Wilmar Roldan showed a yellow card to Cameroon captain Sebastien Siani in a case of mistaken identity.
It was actually Ernest Mabouka who fouled Germany's Emre Can, but after Roldan consulted the VAR, he upgraded the yellow he had shown Siani to a red.
After a further referral to VAR, and much confusion on the pitch, Roldan rectified his mistake and Mabouka was sent off.
Cameroon boss Hugo Broos said of the decision: "I didn't understand it and I still don't understand it now."
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Use the thing sparingly, ie cricket or tennis only allow say 2 reviews per match The Captain has the final say.If successful, you keep a review up your sleeve, If not, you better be sure on the next call.
Bad, red card tackle missed by ref. VAR solved it.
Now we're on to a DIFFERENT INCIDENT.
Ref showed red card to wrong player.
VAR solved it.
2 major game changing mistakes solved in less than 3 minutes.
VAR has been superb.
Plus hire a young person as 5th official as they could turn the replay into a 5 second noise distorted meme & uploaded to YouTube by the time 3 X 10 second TV commercials have run.
Get with the times gramps!
What maddens me as a fan, is when a poor decision cannot be reversed. A player is sent off, but within minutes something wrong is seen, but the punishment stands.
Why could sending off or yellow cards not even be scrubbed before the match ends.
Apart from the confusion / time delay problems VAR gives the opportunity to give the benefit of the doubt in the first instance. In the Ger-Cam game there was a clear run on goal from Ger that was incorrectly flagged offside.
You can't correct that. Let play continue and then review. Only flag if you're sure
This has been used for 15 years successfully, so look at other sports where it works successfully instead of trying to re invent
So football now separates out into those with Money and those without.
This will further distance Top Flight football from grass roots football.
A goal is a goal and a foul is foul and there is no difference between the Premier League and an Under 11's on a Saturday morning.
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It has nothing to do with the RL other than supplying the video referee, it's a SKY gimmick not available to all teams in any round of games.
The RL suggested rolling it out at all games to the clubs at their cost but they couldn't afford it.
I thought the goal-line technology was the only one needed really, at the minute from what I've seen at the Confed Cup, we don't need it for so many details.