Referees will have help in Russia

SANTIAGO - FIFA president Gianni Infantino confirmed on Wednesday that video-assistant referees will be used at next year's World Cup in Russia for the first time.

"We will use video refereeing at the 2018 World Cup because we've had nothing but positive results so far," Infantino said at a congress of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) in Santiago, Chile.

"In 2017, when everyone in the stadium or at home can see within seconds if the referee made a mistake, we can't have a situation where the only one who can't see it is the referee."