The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be revolutionary in terms of the introduction of new technologies allowing for even better offside assessment. The semi-automatic technology will also be presented to fans on outdoor screens, thanks to which all participants of the show will be able to more quickly and efficiently assess the behavior of players on the pitch.
Semi-automatic VAR technology at the 2022 World Cup
FIFA has already officially announced that the use of semi-automatic offside technology will be implemented during the World Cup in Qatar, which will be played from November 21 to December 18, 2022. This is an aid tool for official videos, but also for match referees. It’s supposed to help them make faster, more accurate and repeatable offside decisions.
Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology was used for the first time by a world federation during the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Since then, in collaboration with technical partners, it has been perfecting this tool. Slot machines are becoming more and more accurate in evaluating football situations.
– VAR has already had a very positive effect on football and we can see that the number of serious errors has been drastically reduced. We expect the semi-automatic offside technology to take us a step further. We recognize that sometimes the offside review process takes too long, especially when the incident involves minor variations. This is where semi-automatic offside technology comes in to deliver faster and more accurate decisions. Pierluigi CollinaChairman of the FIFA Judges Committee.
