FIFA World Cup 2026 bata wuce matakin farkon ta ba, amma alkalai suna cikin rikice-rikice na sabbin dokoki — kuma aƙalla ɗaya daga cikin waɗannan dokoki ya bayyana an yi amfani da shi ba daidai ba a wasan da ya samu kulawa mai yawa.

Rigimar katin rawaya na Almiron

A rabin na biyu na wasan tsakanin United States da Paraguay, alkalin Holland Danny Makkelie ya tsayar da wasan bayan an nuna wa kyaftin na United States Tim Ream katin rawaya saboda laifin da ake zargi ya yi wa ɗan wasan tsakiya na Paraguay Miguel Almiron. Alkalin VAR na Spain Carlos del Cerro Grande ya umarci Makkelie ya duba bangon shafin kusa don bitar lamarin.

Bayan bita, ya bayyana cewa ba a taɓa Almiron ba. Makkelie ya soke katin da aka ba Ream, ya kuma ba tsohon ɗan wasan Newcastle katin a maimakon haka saboda yin kwaikwayo. Masu kallo da yawa sun maraba da shisshigiya, tare da mai sharhi na BBC Danny Murphy ya kiranta "yanke shawara daidai."

Sai dai, majiyoyi masu inganci sun shaida wa BBC Sport cewa yanke shawarar ta kasance, a zahiri, ba daidai ba a ƙarƙashin dokokin da ke aiki — ko da ta ji ta dace.

Dalilin da yasa hukuncin ya bayyana kuskure

Canjin doka da ya shafi wannan lamari, wanda International Football Association Board (Ifab) ta gabatar, ya ƙunshi "kuskuren asalin mutum" — yanayin da alkalin wasa ya hukunta ɗan wasa mara daidai saboda laifi guda ɗaya. Misalin da ya haifar da wannan doka ya fito daga Euro 2016, lokacin da aka ba Laurent Koscielny na France kati saboda hannu wanda a zahiri ɗan wasan Portugal Eder ne ya yi. Laifi guda ɗaya, ɗan wasa mara daidai.

A wasan United States da Paraguay, duk da haka, laifuffukan sun sha bamban ƙwarai: an fara hukunta Ream saboda laifi na yau da kullum, yayin da aka ba Almiron kati daga baya saboda kwaikwayo. Waɗannan laifuffuka biyu ne daban-daban, ma'ana ana iya cewa an yi amfani da doka ta kuskuren asalin mutum ba daidai ba.

Matsalar ta ƙara mugunta da ka'idar VAR, wacce ke cewa ba za a iya yin bita ba bayan an sake fara wasan da gangan — kuma Makkelie ya riga ya sake fara wasan da bugun farko na kyauta domin Paraguay kafin a fara bita. FIFA har yanzu ba ta bayar da wata bayanin hukuma kan lamarin ba.

Dokoki da yawa sababbi?

Shugaban alkalai Pierluigi Collina, a cikin watanni shida na tarukan kafin gasar, bai taɓa ambata kwaikwayo a matsayin yanayin da doka ta kuskuren asalin mutum ta rufe ba. Masu suka suna gardama cewa yawan sabbin dokoki da aka gabatar wa wannan World Cup ya haifar da rudani kamar yadda ya haifar da bayyananne.

Tsohon mai tsaron baya na England Phil Jagielka ya fahimci manufar da ke bayan yanke shawarar: "Idan wani abu irin wannan ya faru, inda a bayyane babu taɓawa kuma an yi kwaikwayo kuma alkalin ya yaudare, me ya hana a soke shi?" ya shaida wa BBC Sport. Amma ya kuma yarda da matsalolin: "Me zai faru idan na taɓe ka ɗan kadan kuma ka faɗi? Ba za a iya sokewa ba, domin na taɓe ka, ko da taɓawa ta bai sanya ka faɗi ba. Ina ake zana layin?"

Hutun sha ruwa yana rarrabuwa ra'ayoyi

Wani sabon matakin da ke haifar da muhawara shi ne tilas na yin hutun sha ruwa na mintina uku, wanda FIFA ta gabatar ba tare da la'akari da yanayin yanayi ba. Kocin United States Mauricio Pochettino ya kasance a fili wajen kimantawa kafin nasarar tawagar nasa 4-1 akan Paraguay a Los Angeles: "Ba na son sa. Ina son sa ne kawai yanayin ya yi tsanani, amma yanayin da ke da kyau, ba dole ba ne."

Jagielka, duk da haka, yana ganin amfanin dabara. "Waɗannan mintina uku na iya zama masu girma," ya ce. "Idan tawagarka ba ta yi wasa da kyau ba a filin da ke da ƙara, yana da wuya ƙwarai a aikowa da saƙo ga ɗan wasan. Kana iya juyar da wasan a zahiri a wannan hutun." Manajoji na iya amfani da na'urorin lantarki a lokacin hutun don dalilai na kula da lafiyar ɗan wasa ko dabarun wasa, ko da yake an kuma soki tashoshi masu watsa labarai saboda nuna tallace-tallace a lokacin tsayawa.

Dokar jifar kwallo cikin daƙiƙa biyar

Masu kallon wasa suma suna daidaita da dokar daƙiƙa biyar ta jifar kwallo, wacce aka tsara don hana bata lokaci. Tana haɗuwa da dokar daƙiƙa takwas ga masu tsaron raga — wadda ke aiki tun Agusta 2025 — a matsayin wani ɓangare na ƙoƙarin faɗaɗa wasan. Ɗan wasa da yawa sun riga sun samu matsala sakamakon ƙuntatawa sabo ta jifar kwallo, yana nuna cewa layin koyo na littafin dokoki na wannan World Cup ya fi na yau da kullum tsauri.