Photos: Cameroon vs Chile : was a huge cheat in VAR technology Football officials says

Confederations Cup match between Chile and Cameroon brought light to some of the ways in which the VAR technology in its current state is akin to false positive/negative tests in the medical industry.

It was as if the footballing pun gods had a field day at work, with the man at the center of controversy in both goals having VAR in his name. The first goal was rightly deemed offside, as Vargas had just gone beyond the last Cameroon defender by the tiniest of margins. However, the delay and confusion surrounding the incident and the final call by the referee was unsettling to say the least. Needless to say, there are still plenty of questions that need answering. For example, who makes the decision to refer to video technology for reviewing is still unclear.

Is it initiated by the referee, or by the VAR? Is the VAR a single person or as the TV screens suggested last night, a panel of people? Who among them has the final call? Why doesn’t the person in-charge of making the call do it in lesser time, as soon as the final ball is played by Vidal? Why isn’t that decision immediately relayed to the ref?