One of the graphics released by FIFA to show how the new offside technology works.
FIFA validated this morning the use during the Qatar 2022 World Cup of the “semi-automatic technology for offside detection”, as the company defined it, a tool designed to speed up and make referees decisions more reliable, after having introduced video assistance (VAR) during the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
This additional step, tested during the Arab Cup at the end of 2021 and then during the Club World Cup, allows you to determine the position of the players and the ball at any time, facilitating offside detection but without substituting the referees’ appreciation.
FIFA has revealed how its offside detection technology works.
During the Qatar tournament (between November 21 and December 18), “semi-automatic offside technology” (SAOT) will use twelve cameras positioned under the roof of the stadium and will check “up to 29 data points of each player, 50 times per second”, explains FIFA in a note.
A sensor located inside the ball sends “a packet of data up to 500 times per second” to the video room, making it possible to determine when the ball is hit more accurately than the human eye could. .
FIFA has revealed how its offside detection technology works.
“With the combination of data and through the artificial intelligence“Whenever a forward who was in an offside position when his team-mate played the ball receives a ball”, states the institute.
In “a few seconds”, the video referee will manually check the timing of the pass and the offside line, before informing the main referee, who will make the final decision.
FIFA has revealed how its offside detection technology works.
The validation of Kylian Mbappé’s controversial goal in October 2021, during France’s victory over Spain in the League of Nations final (2-1), illustrated the impossibility of fully automating the offside: once the position of the players, it is necessary to assess whether an opponent was able to intentionally put the ball back into play.
To allow the public to better understand the referees’ decisions, 3D animations will be broadcast on the stadium screens, explains FIFA.
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