India, Nov. 13 -- The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championships semifinal between defending champions India and Bhutan in Dhaka on Saturday will see the use of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system for the first time in the tournament, in a bid to bring the competition in line with international refereeing standards.

However, a remote version of the VAR technology will be implemented during the semi-finals and final on November 17 at the National Stadium in Dhaka. Under the remote VAR system, live match footage from the venue will be transmitted to a centralised VAR operations hub in Thailand, where certified Video Match Officials (VMO) will review the incidents and assist the on-field referees in accordance with the IFAB VAR P...