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France Awarded Penalty Courtesy Of VAR At The World Cup

France Awarded Penalty Courtesy Of VAR At The World Cup

The first this summer.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Antoine Griezmann opened the scoring for France courtesy of a spot-kick awarded through Video Assistant Referee.

France have become the first beneficiary of VAR this summer.

The Uruguayan official reviewed the tackle on Griezmann via a television screen, before eventually pointing to the spot which was successfully converted.

Naturally VAR sent social media into meltdown. Here's some reaction:

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Topics: Football News, Football, World Cup, France