"Overall it has been very positive and we are satisfied with the performance of the referees, the correct decisions and the integration of VAR," referee's chief Carlos Velasco Carballo told a news conference. "The referee never asks for VAR when he is in doubt, he should officiate as if it doesn't exist. But we have to keep working on unifying the criteria, both on the pitch and in the VAR studio. "Our objective is to have zero errors and to make that happen the referees and video referees are going to keep working," Velasco Carballo added. Penalties were awarded in 56 plays, 26 errors were made, and 19 of them were corrected by VAR.

Source: Egypt Today January 16, 2019 12:00 UTC