Law 5: The Referee4. Video assistant referee (VAR)·Page 77, 2026/27 edition

4. Video assistant referee (VAR)

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The assistance from the video assistant referee (VAR) will relate to using replay(s) of the incident. The referee will make the final decision which may be based solely on the information from the VAR and/or the referee reviewing the replay footage directly (‘on-field review').
IFAB Laws of the Game 2026/27, page 77 · clause law-5-74e5fa76

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What about the review itself is in question?var-protocol

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