Like the 2022 World Cup itself, Virtual Assistant Referee technology has not gone without its criticisms and was even the subject of a hugely controversial decision in the first few minutes of the opening match, but its supporters say the game would be worse off without its brand new feature.

​Like the 2022 World Cup itself, Virtual Assistant Referee technology has not gone without its criticisms and was even the subject of a hugely controversial decision in the first few minutes of the opening match, but its supporters say the game would be worse off without its brand new feature.