FIFA to Use New High-Tech for Offside Calls at World Cup

FIFA to Use New High-Tech for Offside Calls at World Cup
Referee Patricio Loustau of Argentina checks the VAR during a Copa Sudamericana soccer match between Chile's Colo Colo and Brazil's International in Santiago, Chile, on June 28, 2022. Luis Hidalgo/AP Photo
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GENEVA—FIFA will introduce new technology to improve offside calls at the World Cup in Qatar this year, using a limb-tracking camera system.

FIFA said Friday it is ready to launch semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) that uses multiple cameras to track player movements plus a sensor in the ball—and will quickly show 3D images on stadium screens at the tournament to help fans understand the referee’s call.