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Published 15:38 26 Jun 2018 BST
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Iran were awarded a penalty for a handball by Cedric Soares which understandably angered the Portugal players. Meanwhile Spain had a late equaliser disallowed for offside, being VAR decided it should be given as Iago Aspas was onside. La Roja also escaped a red card when Gerard Piqué went into a tackle two footed.
Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live after the games, Rio Ferdinand said:
"Up until yesterday I think VAR has been a decent addition. I think it’s added entertainment value to the game and they’ve got the majority of the decisions right.
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