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JUL 10 2026
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VAR at the 2026 World Cup: Precise Technology, Inconsistent Application
Four goals disallowed, a formal FIFA complaint, and a rate of intervention that rivals the Premier League - the 2026 World Cup has made VAR the tournament's most debated participant.
JUL 10 2026
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The Plays That Have Defined the 2026 World Cup
From Messi's group-stage hat trick to Norway's round-of-16 upset, the tournament's most consequential individual performances, measured against the numbers.
JUN 11 2026
The Laws · essay
The 2026 World Cup is a rules experiment, and the experiment is mostly about time
Six changes reshape how the game is played this summer. Strip away the noise and almost all of them point in one direction: getting the ball back in play and keeping it there.