FIFA Explains How Offside Technology Will Work

Football, until now ‘foul or not, goal or offside or not?’ It was a sport where questions like these were discussed almost once in every match. But with the help of technology, it can show position repetition instantly. systems like VAR was implemented and this conflict in football has largely come to an end. Still, the offside discussions continued.

Today, FIFA (International Association of Football Associations) made a new announcement. Union, players during the match will follow your limbs and announced that they are working on a new technology that can detect if a player is in an offside position. “Semi-auto offside technologyThis technology, called ”, starts with the installation of a camera on the roof of the stadium.

Data can be collected 50 times from 29 points per second:

The camera placed in the stadium detects the limbs of the players and separates their positions from the video. The video recording, which only represents the limbs, is sent directly to the match officials’ management rooms so that the offside, in real time can be detected. According to the statements made, 10-12 cameras placed in the stadium, 29 different data points for each player. It can collect data 50 times per second..

Although the VAR technology used today has brought great relief to the offside positions, it is still necessary to understand whether the players are offside in some situations. may be insufficient. In addition, waiting for the decision to be released from the VAR system to evaluate the decision made during the match can bore the audience.

FIFA’s new offside technology will be tested at the FIFA Arab Cup. Next year when the system is successful here used in the World Cup.