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"Simplified version" of VAR emerging as vital at Under-20 World Cup soccer tournament

On Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, FIFA deployed Football Video Support , a simplified VAR, at the Under-20 World Cup in Chile, with South Korea coach Lee Chang-Won using a card in the opening match.
FIFA says FVS aims to 'democratize football' by offering low-cost, simplified video review using broadcast images instead of VAR’s special cameras and remote officials.
Video reviews changed matches when a missed handball by Nigeria defender Ahmed Akinyele was overturned to decide Norway's 1-0 win and a tying goal was disallowed in Argentina's 4-1 victory against Australia.
Coaches hold two colored cards and Morocco coach Mohamed Ouahbi plans to use them aggressively, while Brazilian fan Tiago Dias said matches had '10 extra minutes' due to frequent reviews.
The system was deployed in more than a dozen early matches and used in seven of the 12 first-round games, shaping fixtures across Santiago, Valparaíso, Rancagua and Talca.

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'Simplified Version' of VAR Emerging as Vital at Under-20 World Cup ...

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"Simplified version" of VAR emerging as vital at Under-20 World Cup soccer tournament

FIFA is employing an alternative review system that allows coaches to appeal two referee’s decisions per match at the Under-20 soccer World Cup in Chile.

4 hours ago·United States

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"Var on Demand", Fifa's Review System Tested in the Sub20 World Cup

It has been used to nullify goals, confirm penalties or decree expulsions. In the U20 World Cup currently being held in Chile, FIFA has under trial a review system that allows technicians to appeal two judgments per party.

7 hours ago

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