But former champions Argentina were eventually beaten 2-1, following a video assistant referee (VAR) review after play was suspended with the scores tied at 2-2.
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Moments after the referee blew the final whistle, Nigerian fans invaded the pitch in search of the members of the team.
The technology is based on limb tracking and provides the Video Assistant Referee with information before the on-field official takes a final call.
CAF disclosed that it has already informed all 24 participating countries that will be in Cameroon of the development. Therefore, rather than it being used only during the knockout stages like it was in Egypt 2019, all 52 games of the tournament will witness the use of the Video Assistant Referee, VAR.
Liverpool manager, Juergen Klopp, says he waits now before celebrating goals on the touchline because of the Video Assistant Referee.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he expected the video assistant referee system to rid the Premier League of controversial refereeing decisions.
UEFA said the incident which led to Manchester United’s extraordinary 3-1 victory over Paris St-Germain in the 2018/2019 UEFA Champions League was “a serious missed incident”.
Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri on Tuesday joined the ongoing debate about the eligibility of the newly-introduced Video Assistant Referee, saying it was a very strange system.
Onigbinde told News Agency of Nigeria that such innovation by International Federation of Association Football had reduced level of complaints after matches.
The striker’s goal was allowed to stand in spite of a collision with defender Pepe.
The controversial VAR system will be used for the first time at a World Cup in Russia, with Fifa having selected 13 dedicated officials for the tournament last month.
At its next meeting on March 16 in Bogota, Colombia, the world’s football body is expected to approve the use of Video Assistant Referees for the upcoming World Cup in Russia
So far English football’s experiment with VAR has received mixed reviews with fans complaining they are being left in the dark as decisions are made
West Brom were denied a goal by the new VAR system and had another confirmed by the technology in a dramatic start to an FA Cup tie
The much-debated technology, which has been tested at FIFA events and used in Serie A and the Bundesliga this season, made its English debut through trials in the FA Cup and EFL Cup semi-finals this month