The head of the FIFA Referees Committee, Italian Pierluigi Collina, stated that he evaluates the work of the Video Assistant Referees (VAR) system during the ongoing World Cup in Russia as almost ideal. "The VAR system is not perfect, but 99.3 percent of correct decisions are very close to ideal," said P. Collina. "We were concerned about how long it takes to review controversial episodes. The match duration has extended. Meetings now last longer than during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Referees have started recording additional time more accurately. We have noted 335 incidents that were reviewed by the VAR system. On average, this is about 6.9 episodes per one match. Referees showed an average of 3.2 yellow cards, which is on the level of international club tournaments. Three red cards show that the players started to respect each other more." On Saturday (June 30th), the knockout stage of the World Cup in Russia will begin.
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