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Belgium

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VAR interventions netted in Belgium's favor — worth a look.

Belgium
Net againstEvenNet for
Net VAR calls per match across the field; faded band shows the 95% match-level interval.

2 classified calls for; 1 against.

The feed records the decision direction, not whether the underlying decision was correct.

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0 ambiguous interventions were excluded.

Build snapshot: wc2026-7082ae433fbe

MatchNamed teamRaw labelTreatment
1489395IranGoal cancelledfor
1489415BelgiumPenalty cancelledagainst
1567308BelgiumPenalty confirmedfor
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    },
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    },
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  ],
  "teamCode": "Belgium",
  "tournament": "wc_2026"
}
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