A Look at the 2022 World Cup's new offside technology & match officials | The Nation
Semi-automated offside technology will be used at this year's World Cup with world soccer's governing body FIFA promising decisions that are more accurate and a lot quicker.
In what can be considered an extraordinary development in the officiating of the game
technology will be able to resolve contentious offside calls with a speed and accuracy unimaginable less than a decade ago Using cameras strategically positioned around the stadiums, and a chip in the match ball
FIFA said the technology will go a long way to cutting down on continuous
Video Assistant Referee (VAR) decisions on marginal offside calls and reduce the time needed to check
he semi-automated technology which will bring a futuristic, space age feel to the game
with spectators able to see some of the 3D animation when the VAR decisions are explained on a stadium's giant screen
The technology has already been tested at two tournaments over the last year
and had been expected to be approved for the World Cup in Qatar from Nov. 20- Dec. 18 It will be used at all the venues at the tournament.
A total of 36 referees, 69 assistant referees and 24 video match officials
have been chosen by FIFA for the tournament
Six of those officials will become the first women to officiate matches at the men's World Cup
Three women referees and three women assistant referees
will be part of the global showpiece event in Qatar
