No more doubts: FIFA confirmed, through the technology present in the World Cup ball, that Cristiano Ronaldo had no intervention in the bid for Portugal’s first goal against Uruguay. Therefore, the goal belonged to Bruno Fernandes.
According to ESPN, it was Adidas itself that told FIFA that the sensors present on the Qatar World Cup ball did not register any touch or deflection by Cristiano Ronaldo. “In the match between Portugal and Uruguay and through the Connected ball technologywe were able to definitively prove that there was no contact from Cristiano Ronaldo when the first goal was scored. No external force on the ball was measured based on our measurements. The sensor inside the ball allows us to be very precise in our analysis.” indicated the sports brand in a statement.
The Portugal goal that first went to Cristiano Ronaldo, but was later awarded to Bruno Fernandes
It should be remembered that, this Tuesday and still during the match, FIFA began by awarding the goal to Cristiano Ronaldo, later changing the official indication to indicate that Bruno Fernandes had scored. After the final whistle, and also after the team captain had referred to the refereeing team that had touched the ball, The body that regulates world soccer revealed that a technical commission would evaluate the play to make a final decision.
In the press room, when he made statements like the best player on the pitch, Bruno Fernandes guaranteed that he celebrated the goal as if it were Cristiano Ronaldo’s. “I celebrated as if the goal belonged to Cristiano. My goal was to cross over to him. But check one or the other, it’s the same. As a general rule, it is more significant for forwards to score. But the important thing is that we achieved our objective”, fired the Manchester United midfielder.
Cameras, sensors on the ball, sending data 500 times per second: the new offside technology being implemented in Qatar
The indication of Adidas was based on an element that is present in this World Cup and that eliminates possible minimum margins of error: an inertial sensor that is installed in the center of the ball itself, named Al Rihla. The ball, developed by the German company Kinexon and which has a rechargeable battery, it sends data 500 times per second to determine where and how much each ball is hit. All these parameters are sent and analyzed in the VAR room and dissected in case of doubt after the final whistle -as happened in the bid with Bruno Fernandes and Cristiano Ronaldo-.
Source: Observadora
