VAR to issue retrospective red cards during World Cup

• Players can be sent off if incidents are spotted by officials
• VAR to be used in World Cup for first time

Players at this summer’s World Cup finals could be given red cards for off-the-ball incidents spotted by the Video Assistant Referee (VAR), football’s rule-making body the International Football Association Board (Ifab) has confirmed.

The controversial VAR system will be used for the first time at a World Cup in Russia, with Fifa having selected 13 dedicated officials for the tournament last month.

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