World football governing body FIFA on Friday announced that
it would use semi-automatic offside technology at the November to December 2022
World Cup in Qatar to make video assistant decisions faster and more reliable.
Football’s world governing body said on Friday that the
system would be used in all 64 matches in Qatar.
The new offside technology was tested at the Arab Cup and
the Club World Cup in February.
Using a signal in the ball and a dozen cameras that record
players’ movements, the position of players is recorded even more accurately
than before.
The data will be reviewed by a video assistant and
immediately relayed to the referee on the field.
“The match officials are still involved in the
decision-making process, as the technology gives an answer only when a player
is in an offside position.
“In other words, the assessment of interfering with an
opponent remains a match official’s responsibility,” FIFA referees’ chief,
Pierluigi Collina, said in a statement.
In addition to more precise measurements, it is also hoped
that the technology speeds up video assistant reviews for offside.
Currently, it takes an average of 70 seconds, but the new
system could cut that to 25 seconds.
“I have heard a lot about ‘robot referees.’ I understand
sometimes this is very good for headlines, but this is not the case,” Collina
said.
Video screens will be used to inform fans in the stadium
about decisions.
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