VAR has in theory a limit
by SCOANGERS (2026-07-30 12:38:04)

In reply to: I assume  posted by wcnitz


The logic comes down to a deliberate choice made by IFAB when framing the rules. VAR was explicitly limited to four high-stakes categories: Goals, Penalties, Direct Red Cards, and cases of Mistaken Identity. Set-piece restarts—corners, goal kicks, throw-ins—were intentionally left out.

But this creates as you said a fascinating paradox when a wrong corner leads to a goal. If a team scores from a corner that should have been a goal kick…. But if you review the corner, you must logically review the throw-in 30 seconds before it. Opening that door creates an infinite regressive loop of micro-analyses. By the way argentina Egypt game was an example of such “when do you stop the review “

Modern soccer chose to accept small, tolerable errors to save continuous play—the boundary isn't a flaw in the technology, it's the price of keeping the game mocking

Let me add I’m not a big VAR fan despite
1) my childhood carrying the scar of Seville ’82, France Germany semi final watching Battiston motionless while Schumacher walked away unpunished and an entire generation of fans was left crushed by raw injustice
2) France second World Cup being positively impacted by var review on a Croatia hands that lead to the 2-1 penalty
3) rugby (my sport ) being very positively impacted by VAR


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