Pierluigi Collina, current FIFA refereeing director, stated that these offside tests are “the most
FIFA implements a new technology for the detection of offside semi-automatically in the Arab Cup, which began this Tuesday, November 30 in Qatar, reported the highest soccer governing body.
Johannes Holzmüller, FIFA Director of Football Technology and Innovation, explained how it works and confirmed that there will be a camera located under the roof of each stadium.
“The limb tracking data extracted from the video will be sent to the operating rooms, and the calculated offside line and the detected kick point (the pass that starts the play) will be provided to the replay operator almost at real time. The replay operator has the opportunity to immediately display it to the VAR, “said Holzmüller.
In this way, at this FIFA Arab Cup, the VAR assistant can immediately validate and confirm the possible infringement.
Pierluigi Collina, current FIFA refereeing director, said these semi-automated offside detection tests are “the most important so far”.
However, the renowned Italian ex-referee clarified that the objective of this technology is to help the referees and that the decision remains in “their hands”.
“In an offside incident, the decision is made after having analyzed not only the position of the players but also their involvement in the play. Technology, today or tomorrow, can mark a line, but the evaluation of an interference with the game or with an opponent remains in the hands of the referee, “Collina said.
The Arab Cup is the first tournament to use this technology. The tournament will be played from November 30 to December 18 and Qatar will host this event that brings together 16 teams from the Arab world. (D)
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