A press report said Thursday that the International Football Association (FIFA) has taken an important step to overcome refereeing controversy, starting with the Morocco vs. France match in the 2026 World Cup quarterfinals.

Mundo Deportivo confirmed that tonight's match, which opens the quarterfinals between France and Morocco, will witness a crucial new development regarding the video assistant referee (VAR) technology.

FIFA is implementing a new system to ensure the effectiveness of this technology throughout the 90 minutes of the match, and if necessary, during the additional 30 minutes.

Both the video assistant referee and the assistant video assistant referee will be present at Boston Stadium tonight to follow the first quarterfinal match. The VAR will be Uruguayan Leodán González, while the assistant VAR will be Nicaraguan Tatiana Guzmán.

This measure ensures that the technology is not affected by any emergency that may occur with the VAR system and the VAR room at the International Broadcast Center (IBC) in Dallas.

In other words, in case of a communication breakdown, the VAR and assistant VAR will be at the stadium to conduct any necessary reviews, according to FIFA's approved VAR protocol.

The same applies if the referee, Facundo Tello, needs to review a play on the screen.

It is important to recall that FIFA regulations clearly state that no match can be stopped due to a technical error in the VAR system. Therefore, this situation will never occur.

The match's refereeing team will ultimately include six Argentines. The crew starts with the main referee, who will be assisted by Juan Pablo Belatti and Gabriel Chade.

The fourth and fifth officials, Darío Herrera and Cristian Navarro, are also Argentine, joined by a sixth official: Hernán Mastrángelo, the VAR referee.

It is worth noting that since the beginning of the tournament, FIFA has implemented a system where video referees are stationed at the International Broadcast Center (IBC) in Dallas, Texas, rather than inside the stadiums where matches are played.

The entire officiating team sits in a unified, technically equipped center in Dallas, receiving live direct broadcasts from all tournament stadiums in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

However, as a precaution for any emergencies, two referees from the video team have been moved to the stadium of the Morocco vs. France match.