Tim Ream makes history at World Cup with VAR rule change

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USMNT defender was issued yellow card to his chagrin Referee overturned decision, gave card to Almirón Report: Americans bulldoze past Paraguay in opener Tim Ream made history on Friday in more ways than one. The second the opening whistle blew in the United States’ match against Paraguay, the 38-year-old became the oldest player in the history of the US men’s national team to appear at a World Cup. Fifty-three minutes later, Ream made an entirely different type of history: he became the first player at a World Cup to benefit from the International Football Association Board’s “mistaken identity” rule change. The revision to the laws of the game, made earlier this year, gives referees latitude to use video assisted review to overturn red and yellow cards issued to the incorrect players. The most common application, seemingly, would be a red or yellow card issued during a mass confrontation, where a referee’s view would be obscured. Dutch referee Danny Makkelie’s interpretation on Friday night was different, but correct. Continue reading...

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Tim Ream made history on Friday in more ways than one. The second the opening whistle blew in the United States’ match against Paraguay, the 38-year-old center-back became the oldest player in the history of the US men’s national team to appear at a World Cup. Fifty-three minutes later, Ream made an entirely different type of history: he became the first player in the history of the World Cup to benefit from the International Football Association Board’s “mistaken identity” rule change.

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United States defender Tim Ream became the first player to benefit from the new "mistaken identity" rule introduced by the International Football Association Board (IFAB) earlier this year. The new law allows referee to use VAR to overturn red and yellow cards issued to the wrong players.