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RE: Japan advances with some controversy surrounding their victory over Spain

Qatar has hosted a turn where giants keep stumbling and underdogs really had their shoulder up, gees! Matches are getting unpredictable and I just didnt expect Japan to win over Spain.
I have questions for the appliance of VAR and technology sometimes kill the rhythm and opposes the advantages of big teams.

What if 3 successive goals are denied for the cause of offsides and the part of hand hanging a thread and goal denied. That break of play breaks spirit and I dont support that.
Technology has demerits and thats visible here at Qatar.

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There are plusses and minuses and I think they need to be very careful how they implement it. We don't want to end up in a situation that American Football found itself in during the 80's where it seems almost every play was reviewed and therefore games took something crazy like 5 hours to complete.

Used sparingly, I think VAR is a good addition because it eliminates a lot of the diving. I can already see that most teams that are known for this sort of behavior aren't doing it as often because there is a much greater chance they will get caught.

fair points about VAR for sure. Let's see if that scenario actually happens before we go down that road though. So far I feel as though it is keeping teams a lot more honest.