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VAR makes 'mistaken identity' history as strange booking confuses fans

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…

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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 SoFi Stadium scratching their heads as the video assistant referee (VAR) made history.

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