The VAR has come to stay in the world of football. The video refereeing system released at the 2018 World Cup in Russia will be used for the first time in a European Championship in this edition that is being held in 2021 after being postponed for a summer due to the coronavirus pandemic.
It is curious that in the recent Under-21 European Championship, the VAR was not used and it was used in the 2019 Under-21 European Championship . Although it is logical because VAR has not been used in the qualifying phase for this European Championship or in the qualifying rounds on the way to the World Cup with the exception of the playoffs. The price of using it is high.
The VAR has already been important
However, its presence in this European Championship in 2021 has been evident following the steps of the application of VAR in the major European leagues for three seasons. The Spanish representative in this tournament in the video arbitration room will be the Canarian collegiate Hernández Hernández.
The VAR has already had relevance in the matches of this European Championship, preventing a victory for Switzerland in the last minutes against Wales . Video refereeing annulled Gavranovic's goal for offside when the field officials had not detected it. In this sense, Spain will be represented with field referees by Mateu Lahoz and Del Cerro Grande.
