Overview
- IFAB has proposed allowing video reviews of corner decisions and second-yellow incidents that lead to a red card, expanding beyond the current remit.
- Under existing protocols, VAR may only intervene on goals, penalties, straight red cards and cases of mistaken identity.
- Jochen Drees called the expansion "not what we want," arguing it opens fresh judgment calls, would likely create artificial delays and could shift blame back to on-field officials.
- Drees questioned the logic of checking only a second caution, suggesting consistency would require reviews of first yellow cards as well.
- The proposals face a vote at the IFAB General Assembly on 28 February in Wales, require a three-quarter majority, and could be implemented for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico; critics also warn of added burdens for national leagues, with some analysis linking the move to a broader drift toward automated officiating.