VAR arrived at CONCACAF. In a statement, the Football Confederation in the region confirmed that next year the use of video refereeing will be implemented in the CONCACAF Champions League competitions and in the national tournament of the Golden Cup.
CONCACAF was one of the few confederations in the world that has not yet implemented technology in its competitions since CONMEBOL and UEFA has been in use for several years.
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It was implemented by FIFA for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, followed by European competitions. This will be an advance, as it is currently only used in the MLS in the United States and the MX League in Mexico.
“Various tournaments scheduled for this year, including the Concacaf national team competitions by age group, were to be crucial opportunities to test the VAR and provide more experience to our referees. Canceling these events due to the pandemic made our work difficult. this area “, says Concacaf.
He added: “Despite these challenges, CONCACAF will introduce VAR in the 2021 edition of the Conciacaf Scotiacank Champions League (SCCL) and the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup.
For the 2021 edition of the CONCACAF Champions that will start next February, the teams from Honduras Olimpia and Marathón are already classified. They are joined by the Mexicans Cruz Azul, Monterrey, León and América. In addition, those from MLS and Central America to complete the 15 participants.
VAR will also be used in the 2021 Gold Cup, which will be played in June next year in the United States, where the Honduran national team is classified and will be classified to play against Panama, Granada and Qatar in Group D.