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FIFA, the world’s regulatory authority for football, announced that the Video Assistant Referee system would debut in India’s next Under-17 Women’s World Cup in 2022. Before FIFA agreed to lift the embargo, For 11 days, the All India Football Federation was on hold. From 11th October to 30th October, The prestigious tournament will occur at Navi Mumbai (DY Patil Stadium) and Margao (JLN Stadium), and Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.
Key Takeaways
- Following the U-20 World Cup in Costa Rica in 2022 and the FIFA Women’s World Cup in France in 2019, the U-17 World Cup will be the third FIFA women’s competition to use VAR
- The AFC Women’s Asian Cup quarterfinal round, which India hosted in January and February this year, was the first VAR used in India
The Debut of VAR Technology in FIFA
VAR made its official debut during India’s FIFA Under 17 Women’s World Cup. For the match authorities, it is, undoubtedly, still another important step in preparing the likely hosts of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in 2023. There will be 14 officials working as referees, assistant referees, and video match officials from seven different Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member associations. Nobody is an Indian. Hyeon Jeong from Korea, Thailand’s Pansa Chaisanit, and Uzbekistan’s Edita Mirabidova will serve as head referees for the initial time in a FIFA competition. They will be joined by deputy judges Nuannid Donjiangreed, Supawan Hinthong of Thailand, Australia’s Joanna Charaktis, Kristina Sereda of Uzbekistan, and Xie Lijun and Fang Yan of China. Hanna Hattab of Syria, Sivakorn Pu-Udom of Thailand, Omar Mohamed Al Ali of the United Arab Emirates, and Lara Lee of Australia will also provide help from the VAR room.
About VAR Technology
Four events—goals and the violations that led to them, penalties and the infractions that led to them, immediate red card occurrences, and misidentification—can change the outcome of a game. These events are supported by VAR technology. The VAR staff constantly scans a game for errors involving these four match-changing circumstances. Only when there have been severely missed opportunities or blatant mistakes will the VAR crew interact with the referee.
How does VAR work?
VAR technology supports four situations that can alter the result of a game: goals and the offences that led to them, penalties and the offences that led to them, direct red card incidents, and misidentification.
The VAR team routinely searches for mistakes involving these four potentially game-changing situations throughout a game. The VAR crew only contacts the referee when there are obvious mistakes or big missed chances.
The U-17 World Cup in India will be the third FIFA women’s event to incorporate VAR, following the U-20 World Cup in Costa Rica in 2022 and the FIFA Women’s World Cup in France in 2019.
Officials from the Game Announced by the Referees
The competition’s match officials, which included 14 female referees, 16 video match officials, 28 female assistant referees, and 3 main match officials, were confirmed by the FIFA Referees Committee.
No Indian referees
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will send 14 officials, including supervisors, assistant match officials, and video match officials, to the event. Native Indians are not prominent here.
Thailand’s Pansa Chaisanit, Korea’s Hyeon Jeong, and Uzbekistan’s Edita Mirabidova have all been considered as referees in a FIFA competition.
China’s Fang Yan and Xie Lijun, Canada’s Joanna Charaktis, Uzbekistan’s Kristina Sereda, Thailand’s Supawan Hinthong and Nuannid Donjiangreed, and China’s Supawan Hinthong and Nuannid Donjiangreed will serve as their assistant referee
UAE’s Omar Mohamed Al Ali, Thailand’s Sivakorn Pu-Udom, Syria’s Hanna Hattab, Australias’ Lara Lee, and Casey Reibelt will also assist as video match officials from the VAR room.
FIFA Under 17 Women's World Cup in India
- At the next Under-17 Women’s World Cup in India, the VAR( Video Assistant Referee ) system will be employed for the first occasion, as per FIFA.
- From 11th October to 30th October, the tournament will take place at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, JLN Stadium, Margao, and Navi Mumbai. (Theatre at DY Patil).
- The FIFA Under 17 Women’s World Cup, as per a press statement, “will offer us crucial and important knowledge on the capabilities of the match controller hired.” We are thrilled that VAR will make its introduction in the FIFA Under 17 Women’s World Cup. FIFA’s head of women’s officiating, Kari Seitz
This tournament will be “some other wonderful occasion to exhibit the capabilities of the designated VARs and enhance the growth of our female VARs,” in accordance with the project “Road to New Zealand/Australia 2023.”
- Special features: VAR technologies enable the four scenarios that have the authority to determine the result of a contest: touchdowns and infractions that result in goals; punishments and offences that result in penalties; immediate red card occurrences; and misidentification.
- Constant checks during the game: The VAR crew always looks for mistakes involving these four obvious and match-changing situations.
- Only when there have been glaring errors or important missed situations can the VAR crew speak with the referee.
- The FIFA Referees Council also unveiled the contest’s match director, which included 14 female supervisors, 28 female assistant match officials, and 16 game officials.
