El VAR estará presente en el Mundial de Rusia

Lo autorizó la FIFA. Será la primera Copa del Mundo con sistema de videoarbitraje

(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 9, 2018 French refeere Amaury Delerue (front) takes part in a presentation of video assisted refereeing (VAR) before the French League Cup football match between Nice and Monaco at the Allianz Riviera Stadium in Nice, southern France.\nThe management of the 32 teams qualified for the World Cup-2018 in Russia were rather confident February 28 about the video assistance to the arbitration (VAR), whose Fifa must decide March 3 of the use during the competition. / AFP PHOTO / VALERY HACHE
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 9, 2018 French refeere Amaury Delerue (front) takes part in a presentation of video assisted refereeing (VAR) before the French League Cup football match between Nice and Monaco at the Allianz Riviera Stadium in Nice, southern France.\nThe management of the 32 teams qualified for the World Cup-2018 in Russia were rather confident February 28 about the video assistance to the arbitration (VAR), whose Fifa must decide March 3 of the use during the competition. / AFP PHOTO / VALERY HACHE

La International Football Associtation Board (IFAB) aprobó de forma unánime la utilización del sistema de videoarbitraje (VAR), que se aplicará en el próximo Mundial de Rusia, durante su 132º reunión anual general celebrada en la sede de la FIFA en Zúrich este sábado.

De esta manera, la Copa del Mundo de 2018, a jugarse entre el 14 de junio y el 15 de julio próximos, será la primera de la historia que contará con el sistema de Asistencia a los Arbitros por Video.

Este sistema tecnológico de ayuda, ya probado en varias competiciones desde 2016, se puede utilizar únicamente en cuatro casos: para validar o no un gol, atribuir o no una roja, conceder o no un penal, y corregir un error de identificación a un jugador sancionado.

La IFAB aseguró que su decisión "representa una nueva era para el fútbol" y que la utilización del VAR "ayudará a aumentar la integridad y la justicia en el juego", tras concluir la reunión, que estuvo presidida por el presidente de la FIFA, el suizo Gianni Infantino.

En Argentina, el videoarbitraje aún no ha sido implementado. Sí se utilizó en la Copa Libertadores, donde su participación en la semifinal del 2017 entre River y Lanús continúa generando polémica.

(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 25, 2017 Brazilian referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio (C) and his assistants pass by a screen of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) before the start of the Copa Libertadores 2017 semifinal first leg football match between Argentina's River Plate and Lanus at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires.
The controversial Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system looks set to be used at the World Cup in Russia after international rules body IFAB gave it their backing on March 3, 2018.
"The International Football Association Board unanimously approved the use of video assistant referees at its 132nd Annual general meeting," IFAB said in a statement.
 / AFP PHOTO / Juan MABROMATA
(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 25, 2017 Brazilian referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio (C) and his assistants pass by a screen of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) before the start of the Copa Libertadores 2017 semifinal first leg football match between Argentina's River Plate and Lanus at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires. The controversial Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system looks set to be used at the World Cup in Russia after international rules body IFAB gave it their backing on March 3, 2018. "The International Football Association Board unanimously approved the use of video assistant referees at its 132nd Annual general meeting," IFAB said in a statement. / AFP PHOTO / Juan MABROMATA