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FIFA is moving forward with a significant change to the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) rules for the 2026 World Cup, despite early resistance from key stakeholders and member associations.
The new provision will apply specifically to VAR reviews on corner kicks during next year’s tournament.
In October, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) held a meeting where it agreed to broaden the scope of VAR. The proposed expansion included allowing reviews of wrongly issued yellow cards, which could potentially result in a red, though the suggestion to scrutinise corner kicks was rejected at the time.
Despite that pushback, FIFA will press ahead with plans for VAR to assess corner-kick decisions at the 2026 World Cup, according to BBC Sport, even as domestic leagues resist adopting the change across their own competitions.
