Video referee to be used in England friendly against Germany

• Video assistant referee will be used for first time in official game in UK
• Two-year trial of VAR system was approved by Ifab last year

A video referee will be used in England’s friendly with Germany at Wembley, the first time in an official game in the UK. Matches between England and Germany have not been without controversial incidents in the past, such as Geoff Hurst’s goal in the 1966 World Cup final and Frank Lampard’s disallowed effort in the 2010 World Cup which was later shown to have crossed the line. Last year a two-year test of the VAR system was approved by the International Football Association Board (IFAB). It sees assistant referees watching a game on TV screens, and being available to review four types of situation: goals, penalty/no penalty calls, straight red cards and cases of mistaken identity.

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