Resolution criteria

This market will resolve to YES if, during the 2026 FIFA World Cup final on July 19, 2026, a goal-related decision is overturned by the Video Assistant Referee (VAR). This includes either of the following scenarios:

1. A goal is initially scored and awarded on the pitch, but subsequently disallowed/cancelled following a VAR review.

2. A goal is scored but initially disallowed by the on-field officials (e.g., flagged for offside or ruled out for a foul), but subsequently awarded following a VAR review.

Key Clarifications:

• A VAR review that merely confirms the initial on-field decision (e.g., checking a goal and confirming it stands, or checking a disallowed goal and confirming it remains disallowed) does NOT qualify as an overturn and will resolve this market to NO.

• The referee does not need to perform an on-field review (OFR) at the pitchside monitor for an overturn to count; factual VAR decisions (such as offside or ball out of play) communicated directly to the referee that change the on-field goal decision will also count as an overturn.

• Only events during regulation time and extra time (if played) count. Penalty shootouts do not count toward this market.

• Resolution will be determined using the official FIFA match report available on FIFA.com and verified by major sports news networks such as ESPN or Sky Sports.

Background

The 2026 FIFA World Cup final is scheduled to take place on July 19, 2026, at the New York New Jersey Stadium (MetLife Stadium) in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Under FIFA's Laws of the Game, VAR is utilized to review "clear and obvious errors" or "serious missed incidents" relating to four categories: goals, penalty decisions, direct red cards, and mistaken identity. In the context of goals, the VAR team checks for potential infringements by the attacking team in the build-up to the goal, offside positions, and whether the ball went out of play. Since its World Cup debut in 2018, VAR has frequently played a decisive role in tournament finals and knockout stages.

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