FIFA’s Chief Commercial Officer, Philippe Le Floc’h, has confirmed that video technology will be used at this year’s World Cup in Russia for the first time.
VAR has already been tried this season in countries such as Italy, Germany and England.
“Definitely VAR will happen. It’s great to have technology in football because this is also a fair(ness) thing,” Le Floc’h said.
Le Floc’h also confirmed FIFA are already in discussions with potential sponsors for the technology ahead of the tournament, which begins in June.
“We are talking to various technological companies who are very interested with what we are doing on the technology side of things,” he added.
The final decision on whether VAR is approved for use at the World Cup will be made by IFAB, football’s rule-making body, at their annual meeting on March 2.
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