With the beginning of 2022, most of the places will be defined for the next Qatar World Cup and the Central and North America region is no exception because between January and March it will define the remaining six rounds of playoffs, for which Concacaf intends to implement the VAR.
Of the eight countries that dispute the Octagonal Final, only Canada, Mexico Y U.S have approved the use of video arbitration, while Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Jamaica Y The Savior the technology is not certified.
However, as the mother entity of soccer in this region has already trained the referees and assistants to use the VAR, there would be financial assistance to be able to have this new tool in the 24 pending matches.
So far Concacaf has implemented video refereeing in the Nations League, the Gold Cup and since the quarterfinals of the recent Concachampions.
In this way, Concacaf seeks to take a technological step forward in its international competitions, since currently, together with Africa and Oceania, they are the only three confederations that do not implement VAR in their regional tournaments.
Philippe Moggio, Secretary General of Concacaf, in 2019 had explained that the entity would take the time necessary to train its staff of referees and assistants and then start using the VAR.
“For us the important thing is that it be a well-managed application and what it entails is that it be a very deep dedication to the referees and that takes a while. Beyond the technological investment, which is quite easy to implement. But to really apply it well and for the referees to have the training, it takes a long time, “the manager had pointed out in 2019.
Just the canadian Victor Montagliani He was the one who gave a wink this final stretch of 2021 so that the VAR is applied in the decisive stretch of the Octagonal Final of the qualifying rounds for the Qatar World Cup.