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VAR makes 'mistaken identity' history as strange booking confuses fans
Key takeaways
- At 38 years and 250 days old, Tim Ream, centre, is the oldest player to appear for the USA in the World Cup
- The United States opened their World Cup campaign with a fine win - but not before a sequence of events that left everyone inside So Fi Stadium scratching their heads as the video assistant referee (VAR) made history.
- The co-hosts were comfortably leading Paraguay 3-0 when confusion reigned in the Group D game.
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At 38 years and 250 days old, Tim Ream, centre, is the oldest player to appear for the USA in the World Cup
The United States opened their World Cup campaign with a fine win - but not before a sequence of events that left everyone inside So Fi Stadium scratching their heads as the video assistant referee (VAR) made history.
The co-hosts were comfortably leading Paraguay 3-0 when confusion reigned in the Group D game.
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