Overview
- Carlos Queiroz renewed sharp criticism of the Video Assistant Referee on Friday, saying there is "no excuse" that VAR has not improved since its 2016 introduction and urging FIFA to analyse what has changed.
- The complaint follows a late incident in Ghana's 0-0 draw with England on Tuesday when Prince Adu went down under a challenge from Ezri Konsa and no penalty was awarded or overturned by VAR.
- Queiroz argued that an awarded penalty in that England match would likely have put Ghana into the knockout rounds with six points.
- Ghana forward Antonie Semenyo reacted by saying players may alter behaviour by pressing referees more aggressively if VAR does not correct clear errors on its own.
- No public FIFA inquiry had been announced by June 26 and Ghana now prepares for its decisive Group L match against Croatia, with the dispute highlighting recurring concerns about VAR's consistency since its World Cup debut in 2018.