VAR to be Used Before Awarding Corner Kicks at World Cup

Fifa has said Video Assisted Referee, VAR, will be used to check before the award of corner kicks at the 2026 World Cup to hosted by US, Canada and Mexico. The decision has been opposed by domestic leagues who reject the idea for the wider game. In its October meeting the International Football Association Board, IFAB( which determines the laws of the game) – reached an agreement that VAR could be expanded to cover incorrectly shown second yellow cards that lead to a red. But Fifa's proposal to review corners was rejected, meaning world football's governing body will need to effectively create a trial to use it in the United States, Mexico and Canada next summer. The measures will be discussed further at the next Ifab meeting in January, but Fifa has regularly applied trials to its competitions.