Modern technologies used by FIFA during the 2018 World Cup, promising unprecedented fair season

Telstar 18, the ball used in the 2018 World Cup has been tested by the technical team of the world's most prestigious tournament before the first match begins.

Besides, the referees in the 2018 World Cup in Russia are also equipped with the most modern technologies today, helping them make the right decisions in the controversy in the matches, promising a season The fairest ball ever.

Find out what those modern technologies are!

The lime line technology determines the goal

At the 2018 World Cup, all stadiums playing football matches are fitted with lime lines, a network of 14 high-speed cameras that send information about the processing center in just 1 second. As a result, the referee can rely on it to make the best decision in controversial situations.

This technology was used in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Karim Benzema, the French striker was the first individual in a World Cup to benefit from this technology. His goal was recognized when the ball just crossed the lime line with a few milliseconds and was pushed by Honduras goalkeeper. In the same season, this technology has helped the referees make the correct decision three times.

At the 2015 FIFA World Cup tournament in Canada, the lime line technology helped referees a total of 8 times.

VAR technology

VAR technology (Video Assistant Referee) will only be used when decisions affect the game. Specifically in the following cases: goals and cases that lead to goals, blow penalties and cases that lead to penalties, errors need to be red card directly and confuse players on the field.

Player tracking system with optical camera

This is a set of tools and communication devices for both teams to participate in one match. The position parameters of the player will be sent by optical cameras along the stands to the rulers in real time, enabling them to make decisions to adjust the squad immediately.

This technology will make the match between the two coaches become more stressful, help the game to be highly tactical, the situation will change constantly.

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