"Pierluigi Collina has said he would be in favour of the use of VAR to determine whether corners have been correctly awarded at the World Cup next summer. The chair of Fifa's referees committee, speaking at a media briefing in Washington, made clear he supported the advance of technology. Collina said conversations were taking place over whether VAR could adjudicate on second yellow cards."
"We are in a process of discussions, Collina said. We should all have the objective to make correct decisions on the field of play. It would be a pity if the result of a competition is decided not by what the players do on the field of play but by an honest mistake made by the decision-maker. This is what convinced us 13, 14 years ago to start thinking how to support referees [with technology]. So if we can get this, to me, it's positive."
FIFA's referees committee supports using VAR to determine whether corners have been correctly awarded and to consider adjudicating second-yellow cards, with IFAB due to discuss proposals in March ahead of the World Cup. Technology could assess whether the ball fully crossed the line or which team last touched it, but the primary concern is limiting any game delay. Discussions are also addressing time-wasting, including goalkeepers feigning injury to allow team talks. FIFA intends to explore AI-based innovations to assist match officials and improve decision accuracy while preserving match flow.
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