VAR is here to stay a long time ago. But still, this technological tool still has some grays in its implementation that do not leave everyone satisfied. That is why FIFA insists on a constant testing process to try to move forward and be able to reach the best use of a system whose purpose is to provide greater clarity to refereeing decisions, although it is not always successful in doing so.
In this sense, as confirmed to Clarín FIFA sources, it was confirmed that the Under-20 World Cup that begins this Saturday with three games, including the one that the Argentine National Team will play from 18 against Uzbekistan, will also be a great test of another step forward in the technology applied to football.
It is about communicating the decisions that the main referee makes after a VAR review through a microphone linked to the stadium speakers so that the spectators present can hear the determination and why. What will not be heard publicly are the conversations that happen between the head judge and the VAR and AVAR judges.
The Mother of Cities, already home for several matches of the senior team.
These are tests that are agreed with the IFAB (International Football Association Board), the association that regulates the rules of football. This same innovation had already been tested for the first time at the last Club World Cup in Morocco.
That tournament was won by Real Madrid. The referee Ma Ning was in charge of inaugurating the new version of the protocol with the explanation on loudspeaker, in the match between Al Ahly and Auckland City.
In the last hours the checks were made in the speakers of the Mother of Cities, where New Zealand and Guatemala (same group as Argentina) will play, from 15; and then it will be the turn of Javier Mascherano's group, at 18, on this same stage, which has its seats sold out.
The Mother of Cities. (Fer De la Orden)
It was also checked in Mendoza and La Plata and remained the official confirmation of the headquarters of San Juan, where from 15 the United States and Ecuador will be measured, while from 18 Fiji and Slovakia will face, both duels for group B.
Santiago del Estero. Special envoy.
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