VAR premiered at the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ and will now feature in many other competitions in the coming years. 

FIFA’s Refereeing experts quantified the overall correct decisions including VAR at 99.3% (compared to the already high 95.6% excluding VAR intervention) showing the additional benefit for a more just outcome of the game. Take a behind the scenes look at the making of the Video Operation Room where the VAR team was located during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™.