Video Assistant Refereeing (VAR) Room - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia

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General View of VAR screens during the FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019 semi-final match between Mexico and the Netherlands at Estadio Bezerrao on November 14, 2019 in Brasilia, Brazil.

The use of video assistant referees (VARs) in football was included in the Laws of the Game in the 2018/2019 edition. FIFA has now launched the FIFA Quality Programme for VAR Technology, which assesses the technological aspects of VAR systems.

FIFA Quality Programme for Video Assistant Referee (VAR) Technology

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The Implementation Assistance and Approval Programme (IAAP) was approved during The IFAB’s 132nd Annual General Meeting on 3 March 2018.

Implementation Assistance and Approval Programme for VAR technology (IAAP)

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In line with FIFA’s strategy to democratise football technology, the FIFA Working Group for Innovation Excellence identified potential barriers and challenges faced by competition organisers interested in implementing VAR systems. 

A view inside the VAR at the main IBC on June 12, 2019 in Paris, France.

The team consists of the video assistant referee (VAR) and his/her two assistant video assistant referees (AVARs). All of them are top FIFA match officials.