FIFA refs chief Collina in favour of using VAR to rule on corners at World Cup

BRAINS TRUST: Pierluigi Collina, Chairman of the FIFA Referees Committee (right) and Johannes Holzmuller, FIFA Director of Innovation (right) speak at a panel discussion ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, United States. Picture date: Thursday December 4, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Sam Corum/PA Wire

FIFA referees' chief Pierluigi Collina is in favour of using VAR to rule on corner kicks at next summer's World Cup, saying it would be a pity if an "honest mistake" by a referee decided a match.

It was reported earlier this week that FIFA was keen to extend the VAR protocols to cover corner kicks at the finals in the United States, Canada and Mexico.