Tue, 30 Nov, -0001
Following the approval from FIFA and the International Football Association Board (IFAB), and in consultation with the AFC Competitions and Referees Departments, the AFC Executive Committee, on 26 September 2019, approved the implementation of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system. The system was successfully introduced for the first time at the Quarter-Final stage of the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019, and was subsequently used for the entire duration of the AFC U-23 Championship Thailand 2020.