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Portugal and Spain advance, but not without controversy as Video Assistant Referee takes centre stage

General view as a penalty decision was referred to VAR and a penalty was subsequently awarded after Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo was fouled in the penalty area by Iran's Saeid Ezatolahi. [Photo/REUTERS]

VAR has grabbed centre stage at the World Cup, with the system that was supposed to provide “minimum interference” instead having a major and highly controversial impact.

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