England defender Kyle Walker has called VAR a “cloudy situation” after conceding a penalty in the Three Lions’ opening World Cup match against Tunisia on Monday.
Walker was adjudged to have brought down a charging Tunisia player attempting to get on the end of a cross in the first half of the 2-1 England victory, and Harry Kane did not receive the benefit of a VAR review when he was taken down himself in the match, causing Walker to question the widely-hailed replay system when speaking with reporters on Friday.
“The referee has a difficult decision,” Walker said. “Obviously VAR has helped them a lot, but he hasn’t chosen to use it.
“For me, it is a bit of a cloudy situation where when do they use it?
“When can we say ‘can you check the TV?’ Because we had the referees meeting and if we do put that forward to them and he doesn’t agree, he can show us the yellow.
“So, it’s a fine line but the referees have a hard decision to make there and then in a split second and he called it as a penalty.
“Probably in the Premier League I might have got away with it. In the World Cup, maybe not.”
Walker, who is playing in central defence this tournament, said the penalty conceded hasn’t shaken his confidence any, however.