technology and football They have become increasingly linked over the past decade, although opinion remains divided on how positive this relationship can be.
The FIFA and UEFA have led to the introduction of more technological aspects to football matches, focusing on supporting referees in the most important decisions.
The offside They have made up the bulk of controversial refereeing decisions for a long time and the game’s governing bodies are under pressure to act.
the VAR was introduced to high-level international football by start of the 2017-2018 season and, despite its controversy, it now looks like another piece of the heart of the sport.
When will the new ‘semi-auto offside’ technology come into use?
FIFA and UEFA plan take innovation one step further in 2022entering it semi-automatic technology for offside in the worldThe Champions League (from the group stage) and the European Super Cup.
How does ‘semi-auto offside’ work?
Qatar 2022 will be the first FIFA Men’s World Cup to use semi-automatic offside technology as part of a wider innovation plan at the tournament.
FIFA states that the new system will offer “a support tool for VAR and on-field referees help them make faster and more accurate offside decisions on the biggest stage of all.”
The technology was tested at the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup and the 2021 Club World Cup, before going live in 2022
Off-field referees will receive alerts for potential offsides and evaluate decisions before they are made communicated to the arbitrator to make the final decision.
Viewers will also be able to see how and why decisions are made 3D animations on the stadium screenwith an explanation for viewers.
How does ‘semi-auto offside’ work? The new technology that will accompany VAR at the 2022 World Cup
FIFA President, Gianni Infantinodescribed the new semi-automatic technology as a “Evolution of the current VAR offering”.
“This technology is the pinnacle of it three years of research and testing to bring the best to teams, players and fans come to Qatar at the end of this year”said via a FIFA statement.
Technology it is more complex than the current VAR and provides more ‘eyes’ on the action to give more help to referees.
NEW: Semi-automatic offside technology to be used at FIFA World Cup 2022. Full details on @FIFA.com. See how it works 👇 pic.twitter.com/qrDzjsXxph
— Bryan Swanson (@fifa_bryan) July 1, 2022
Twelve exclusive surveillance cameras -placed on the pitch roof- will follow the ball into play, and be positioned up to 29 data points per player, 50 times per secondcalculating your exact position on the field.
These data points will plot a map of every relevant point on a player’s bodywhich can be considered active, to create a complete picture of a possible offside charge.
Also, additional cameras will locate players’ positions and the moving images of their bodies, while the new World Cup ball will also play an important role.
Every official World Cup ball will have one sensor placed inside which will send data to the video operating room 500 times per second to accurately assess the moment of hitting the ball.
Information about her reference point is selected by the ball sensor, along with the camera data pointsprovides a snapshot of the offside phase to the VAR referees and allows you to make a faster decision.
