FIFA referees' chief Pierluigi Collina said he is in favour of using VAR to rule on corner kicks at next summer's World Cup, saying it would be a pity if an "honest mistake" by a referee decided a match.

It was reported earlier this week that FIFA was keen to extend the VAR protocols to cover corner kicks at the finals in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

For it to happen at this late stage, it would have to be adopted as a trial by the sport's lawmaking body, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) which is holding its annual business meeting next month.

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Collina, the chairman of FIFA's referees committee, said at a briefing in Washington, D.C., on th

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