FIFA has approved the use of semi-automatic offside technology for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which will be held from November 21 to December 18, 2022.

And FIFA released a statement on its website confirming that the semi-automatic infiltration technology will provide refereeing staff with high-accuracy automatic offside notifications, as well as improve communication with fans inside stadiums and stadia. behind TV screens, after testing this technology in the last two FIFA tournaments: Football, Arab Cup, FIFA 2021 and FIFA Club World Cup 2021.

The new technology uses 12 cameras installed under the roof of the stadium to track the movement of the ball and up to 29 data points that run at 50 times per second assigned to each player on the field to calculate the exact position. where the players were located, and these data points also include the players and their respective out-of-game limits.

The official Qatar World Cup Journey ball will play an additional important role in identifying difficult infiltration cases, as the guide installed in it will accurately locate the ball before recognizing the presence of infiltration or not. .

Pierluigi Collina, head of FIFA’s refereeing committee, said that thanks to the new technology, the public will be able to follow the details of these decisions through a giant screen in the stadium using 3D technology.

Behavior / Donia Haddad