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VAR Replay

Replay the Elbow VAR Missed

Brazil 0–0 Argentina — World Cup 2022 Qualifying

Brazil 00 Argentina35Ref: Suspicious
Reviews used: 0/2xGCommunity verdict: 6.3/10

Drag from the ball — to a teammate to pass, toward the goal to shoot.

Passes are free — the clock only moves when a move ends. Tap a player for their card.

What actually happened

World Cup 2022 qualifying, Brazil vs Argentina, minute 35: an Otamendi elbow that VAR never reviewed. The match finished 0–0 — and CONMEBOL later suspended both the referee and the VAR official over the night's officiating.

The tribunal's jury scored the missed review 6.3/10: the rare case where even the governing body quietly agreed something had gone wrong.

Why it was disputed

When the officials themselves get suspended afterwards, the argument isn't whether the whistle failed — it's how much it cost. Brazil never got to find out.

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How the replay adapts it

You take Brazil from the 35th minute at 0–0, five long waves to turn the moral high ground into an actual scoreline.

A draw just repeats history — and history already got the officials suspended. Win the game they never got to win.

Questions the court gets asked

Is this a real match?
Yes — the 0–0 Superclásico from World Cup 2022 qualifying, after which CONMEBOL suspended the referee and VAR official. Players are fictional stand-ins; the referee parodies the fan verdict.
How do I win?
Score once — and make it survive the review — before the 90th. Finish level and you've merely reproduced history, suspensions not included.
Why is the referee mid-tier here?
The jury scored the missed elbow review 6.3/10, so the referee plays at the suspicious tier.

Satire. Fictional players; results reflect fan opinion, not verified wrongdoing.