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Computer-generated offside calls will be used at the World Cup, according to FIFA.
And for the 2023–2024 season, the Premier League is planning to implement the technology, which incorporates a sensor in the ball and cameras that monitor each player's movement.
The duration for offside VAR calls will be reduced by more than half, from the current average of 70 seconds to 25 seconds, according to tests, according to world bosses.
The updated system has cameras that follow each player's every move.
Fifa is planning to launch its computer-generated offside system.
Fans can view a 3D animation at home that explains the choice.
Fifa believes that fans, players, and coaches will all have faith in the system because of the technology that allows a 3D animation outlining the decision to be broadcast to fans at home and in the stadium within seconds or by the following stoppage of play.
"This is not 'robot refs,' as some have called it, because the officials still make the final judgement," Fifa Referees Chief Pierluigi Collina remarked.
SAOT, or semi-automated offside technology, enables quicker and more precise judgements down to the millimeter.
"Once the decision has been confirmed by the VAR authorities, the animations will be automatically generated, with the body parts that are offside - or onside - plainly presented on huge screens or on TV." Of course, the officials will continue to make judgements on obstruction by offside players. That remains unchanged.
However, the goal was to have a system similar to Goal Line Technology, which has received accolades from everyone and the tests show that we can use it at the World Cup.
The system, which was tested during games at Manchester City and other Premier League venues as well as Chelsea's victory in the Club World Cup, uses 12 cameras to track each player's 29 body parts 50 times per second, with the ball sensor gathering data at a rate 10 times quicker.
This indicates that there will be eight operators and officials working in the VAR booth for each game in Qatar.
If the technology is successful, Prem leaders have already stated that they intend to implement the system for the 2023–2024 campaign.
However, it means that England's World Cup opener against Iran will be just the second game to employ the new system.
Collina continued by saying that the AI program would also be able to determine immediately whether a touch by a defender had played the attacker onside, avoiding some of the judgments that currently require the longest processing times.
We knew that football was different from other sports in that the fans didn't really care how long it took to reach a decision, he continued. It was crucial to do it swiftly for psychological reasons, and we were successful in doing so.
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