A recent UEFA study has revealed just how crucial the VAR system has become in modern football. According to the data, without VAR, a game-changing error would occur in every 2.4 matches.
Referees make approximately 200 decisions per match—roughly one every 20–25 seconds. UEFA’s findings show that 97.49% of referee decisions are correct without VAR, but with the use of video technology, decision-making accuracy rises to 99.60%, Idman.biz reports.
UEFA first introduced VAR during the 2018/19 Champions League knockout stages. For the 2024/25 season, VAR will be used in a total of 1,163 UEFA matches.
The study emphasizes the significant impact of VAR, reducing potentially game-altering mistakes from once every 2.4 matches to just once every 16 matches.
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