FIFA: 'Technical outage' led to VAR controversy
FIFA have confirmed that a "technical outage" meant that VAR's semi-automated offside technology was not able to be used for the controversial call that led to Switzerland's opening goal against Qatar on Saturday.
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Published Sun 14 Jun 2026
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FIFA have confirmed that a "technical outage" meant that VAR's semi-automated offside technology was not able to be used for the controversial call that led to Switzerland's opening goal against Qatar on Saturday.
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