World Cup VAR Enters the Lottery Phase
Monday, June 29, 2026 · 3 min
2026 FIFA World Cup VAR controversy is shifting from one bad call to a bigger consistency problem, with Ghana-England, Brazil-Scotland and Germany-Ecuador all feeding doubts over when video review steps in.
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2026 FIFA World Cup VAR controversy is shifting from one bad call to a bigger consistency problem, with Ghana-England, Brazil-Scotland and Germany-Ecuador all feeding doubts over when video review steps in.
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