Concacaf changes the equation in a big way by introducing VAR more than halfway into World Cup qualifying, but it's the right move, avicreditor writes
For the final two windows of World Cup qualifying, Concacaf has introduced another element to the competition. Despite going eight of 14 matchdays without video assistant referees, the region announced Wednesday that the final six, adding another layer of potential officiating and call-correction to the proceedings after ironing out the personnel and infrastructure issues that prevented it from being implemented in the first place.
Making a change as significant as that over halfway into a qualifying tournament doesn't come without criticism. After all, why should certain games—the majority, even—be subjected to one set of rules and possibilities, while others, especially the ones later in the competition that will be more decisive in determining the nations that go to Qatar, are not?
Ultimately, it's a level playing field. All eight teams are subject to the same amount of games with the same rules. And shouldn't the goal be to do what's possible to get calls correct, especially in the matches that could wind up mattering the most? It's not a cure-all, by any means.
“VAR has had its instances where sometimes you still watch the replay and you're like, ‘How do they still call that a certain way?’” U.S. center back Walker Zimmerman said Wednesday. “But at the end of the day, I do think that in theory and with how it can be implemented it can be something that is an equal playing field for both teams. So no problem for us. It shouldn't change anything about how we play or anything like that.”being VAR available for the last set of qualifiers.
“I think bringing in the VAR is going to be good,” U.S. winger Paul Arriola said. “I think it's helped leagues around the world. It'll help international soccer especially for us where there has been games and moments that can be decided based on a referee's call. So for me, I think it's good. Forget about what's happened in the past, I think it's a great time to add it in in such important games leading to the World Cup, so I'm excited about it.”U.S.
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