who was the var ref for germany v paraguay

The VAR ref for Germany v Paraguay was Tatiana Guzmán of Nicaragua, with Hamza El-Fariq as assistant VAR and Abdullah Alshehri as support VAR. The on-field referee was Jalal Jayed of Morocco.

Match officials

• Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)

• VAR: Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)

• Assistant VAR: Hamza El-Fariq (Morocco)

• Support VAR: Abdullah Alshehri (Saudi Arabia)

Context

The VAR became a major talking point after Germany had an extra-time goal disallowed following a review, which led to heavy debate about the decision.