World Cup Insight

David Ramos - FIFA via Getty Images For every football fan, it doesn't get any bigger than the FIFA World Cup. Every four years since 1930, the tournament has been held in different parts of the globe, and honestly, it hasn't changed much. There was the expansion to include 32 teams in 1998, but the game's rules have rarely been altered -- largely because of FIFA's unwillingness to embrace emerging technologies. But the 2018 edition in Russia, which ended Sunday with France's win over Croatia, was different. For the first time ever, FIFA used the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) at its flagship competition. And the tech, for better or worse (depending on which team you cheered on), certainly made a mark. There were 29 penalty kicks called at the World Cup 2018, 16 more than at the previous tournament in Brazil. Of those -- VAR, which lets referees use video to review questionable plays -- helped officials make a decision 11 times. Even if VAR wasn't called u...

Football is not foreign with a mistake. Sometimes, referee decided a foul or an offside when in fact it is not. It will be a disadvantageous for the team that get these wrong decision and creating a controversy. But, it will be a lot different from now on. In the World Cup 2018 Russia, there will be something new and different. After Goal Line Technology, referee will get another support. That new technology is VAR. What is VAR actually? And what will it do? We will explain it for you. VAR Definition The Video Assistant Referee system, known as VAR, is football's first use of video technology to reach more correct decisions. The system was trialed in the FA and Carabao Cups last season, as well as the German and Italian leagues. The system has already been used in the World Cup group stage to correct and clarify decisions, including Diego Costa's first goal against Portugal, France's penalty against Australia as well as Sweden's penalty against South Korea. T...