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⚖ VAR Verdict · Case #171

Paraguay vs France

FIFA World Cup · 2026/2027 · 2026-07-04 · 0-1

Wrong high confidence
Red card — violent conduct
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Incident
Red card — violent conduct
Law cited
Law 12 — striking or attempting to strike an opponent in the face, off the ball, is violent conduct and a straight red card.
Recommended action
Straight red card for violent conduct — Galarza, watching only Koundé and not the ball, brought a closed fist into his face. A strike to the face off the ball is a sending-off; it went completely unpunished and drew no VAR review, so a clear red was missed.
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On the clearer angle, Paraguay's Galarza — watching only Koundé and not the ball — brought a closed fist into the France defender's face, and it went completely unpunished, with no VAR review. This is a clear missed red. Striking an opponent in the face off the ball is violent conduct under Law 12, a straight red every time, and no prior jostling changes that. WRONG DECISION, high confidence — an off-ball blow to the face is the clearest sending-off there is.

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