AFF waiting to check the readiness of the stadium to use VAR in the ASEAN Championship from the first round
From the case where the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) previously announced that in the ASEAN Football Championship “AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2024” to be competed between 8 December 2024 – 5 January 2025, Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology will be used for the first time after the success of the ASEAN Football Championship Under 16 years old in Indonesia and the ASEAN Club Football Championship “Shopee Cup 2024/25”
However, reporters have been informed that the AFF is currently investigating each stadium. That will be used for the competition to see if it can install cameras to use VAR. If it is to be used officially, it must be able to be used in every stadium and every match. Therefore, we have to wait for confirmation on whether. It will be able to be used in the first round or not. As for the semi-finals and the final round. It will definitely be able to be used.
Regarding this issue, “The Tuk” Piyapong Pue-on. The board member and spokesman of the Football Association of Thailand, expressed his opinion that it is a very good thing that the ASEAN Championship will use VAR for transparency, reduce doubts about various situations. Of course, reduce the intensity of the game, reduce the chance of injury. Because the https://ufabet999.app team that plays hard must be more careful. Otherwise there is a chance of being punished.
“It’s very good. It will help with transparency. Like the friendly match between Thailand and Lebanon, if VAR was used, we would have gotten a penalty at the end of the game (Teerasak Poeipimai headed the ball and hit Kassem El Sain’s arm in the penalty area),” said The Tuk.
This will be the first time that VAR technology will be used in the ASEAN Football Championship. Previously, it had never been used before. “Jay” Chanathip Songkrasin, a famous star of the Thai national team, once said that when competing in the ASEAN Cup, there are often nudges, extras, and even back-punches. If VAR were used, there would probably be red cards.
The Thai national team will compete in the 2024 AFF Championship between 8 December 2024 – 5 January 2025, with the first round of Thailand on 8 December 2024 meeting Timor Leste (away in Vietnam), 14 December 2024 meeting Malaysia (home), 17 December 2024 meeting Singapore (away), 20 December 2024 meeting Cambodia (home), 26-27 December 2024 semi-finals first leg, 29-30 December 2024 semi-finals second leg, 2/5 January 2025 final round.