Matthäus on VAR in the cup: All or nothing!
Oct 30, 2025 1:39 p.m. | 1:59m
In an exclusive interview with RTL/ntv and sport.de, TV expert Lothar Matthäus advocated for video evidence to be used in the DFB Cup from the first round onwards:
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We attach great importance to the Bundesliga. And then you have games where you can’t fix anything anymore. And that’s why I’m an advocate. If we’re going to do this, then do it consistently and completely or not at all. And as I said, there is a lot of money involved here. If you play 34 match days in the Bundesliga. Then it is usually the case that a decision arises for and against you. This year, the people of Cologne no longer have a chance of anything being on the pro side. Because they are eliminated.
It would be sensible, yes. I say yes because it involves a lot of money. So you also have to spend money if you get something. We get correct goods or horse-drawn cart goods. Then you should definitely think about it. Think about trying to accompany all games with war.
Yes, of course. It’s a matter of habit. You can rely on it. That’s why you often wave very late, and sometimes not at all. Then he steps in, was one. And of course you can agree with the waitresses that in the end you have gotten used to something in the last few years, where it is very difficult to rethink things, to think differently. And it wasn’t a millimeter decision, that was actually quite clear. At least in the still image that it was offside. You don’t need to draw a line, I would say it was half a meter. And a linesman should have recognized that, perhaps even should.