VAR made a serious mistake at the 2022 World Cup, FIFA regrets it in time

FIFA chief referee Massimo Busacca admitted VAR made a mistake when allowing Portugal to enjoy 11m in the match against Uruguay at the 2022 World Cup.

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In the match between Portugal and Uruguay in the second series of the 2022 World Cup, the referee Alireza Faghani gave Portugal 11m after consulting VAR.

Specifically, in that situation, Gimenez on the Uruguay side was “pierced in the groin” by Bruno Fernandes, the player immediately put his hand down according to inertia to avoid falling and injury. However, the referee Alireza Faghani and the VAR team thought that it was a situation of deliberately using his hands to play the ball and decided to blow the penalty.

The above decision of VAR and Mr. Alireza Faghani has caused much controversy in public opinion. Even main FIFA’s head of referees Massimo Busacca must admit that VAR made a mistake in that situation.

According to Massimo Busacca, Gimenez was forced to put his hands down to protect his body and it was a force majeure situation. Failure to do so may result in injury. Therefore, it is not possible to consider Gimenez to play the ball with his hands in that situation. The decision to blow a penalty for Uruguay is a somewhat grim decision for the representative of South America. From the above grounds, FIFA’s head of referees Massimo Busacca emphasized that it was still a serious mistake by VAR to incorrectly consult referee Alireza Faghani.

With a penalty from VAR’s mistake, Bruno Fernandes then took advantage of the opportunity to make it 2-0 for Portugal. The remaining time is not enough for Uruguay to find an equalizer. That defeat pushed Uruguay to the bottom of Group H and faced the risk of being eliminated. Meanwhile, 3 points help Portugal rise to the top of the table and officially win the right to continue at the 2022 World Cup.

In the final series, Uruguay was forced to beat Ghana to raise the chance to continue. Meanwhile, Portugal only has to face the challenge named Korea.

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