VAR will punish more divers at the World Cup – but only in one scenario

VAR will continue to punish divers at the 2026 World Cup if they get away with simulation – but only if the tackler is incorrectly booked.It follows an incident in the USA’s first game of the tournament against Paraguay in Los Angeles on Friday which caused some confusion inside the SoFi Stadium.Paraguayan winger Miguel Almiron was dribbling towards the penalty area when he went down under pressure from US captain Tim Ream. The Dutch referee, Danny Makkelie, awarded Paraguay a free-k