Since the World Cup started, new pictures of the World Cup ball have made their way to victory in social media and foreign newspapers. The reason is the images that show the World Cup ball connected to a charging cable. It has caused many to be puzzled, but the reason is simple: Equipment supplier Adidas has installed a sensor on the inside of the ball, which must be charged before use. EXTRA TOOLS: FIFA and Adidas presented before the championship the technological football called Al Rihla. Photo: Adidas – The new ball technology should help with quick and accurate decisions to improve the experience for everyone, writes Holger Kraetschmer, one of the bosses at Adidas, in a press release. The idea behind the ball technology is mainly to provide the VAR team with precise data during the match. Former football expert and assistant coach of the men’s national football team, Brede Hangeland, is positive about the new championship ball. – It is very useful. I’ve been a bit skeptical about VAR for a long time, and any technology that makes it work better is good. This means that some things take less time, become more precise, and everyone must be in favor of that, says Hangeland to news. Decisive During the group stage match between Portugal and Uruguay, the new tool became an important factor. Bruno Fernandes hit a cross against Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of Portugal’s 1-0 goal. Ronaldo rose into the air and the ball went into the goal. Ronaldo was initially credited with the goal, but later it was corrected to Fernandes. Fifa, on behalf of Adidas, confirmed to ESPN that Ronaldo was not close to the ball. Through the sensor in the ball, it was proven that there was no contact from Ronaldo. MARGINS: In several pictures it looked like Ronaldo was last on the ball, but the analyzes showed otherwise. Photo: LEE SMITH / Reuters – Was it precise enough? Each time the ball is touched, the system picks it up at a rate of 50 frames per second. This is done using the sensor in the ball, which ensures that the ball’s position is as accurate as possible when, for example, judging a goal or offside. – There will always be a question with technology – is this precise enough? My number one question would be that. I think the debate and discussion will always be there. Was that ball out or in? I think we are quite far from being sure of that, but this is a useful step on the way, says Hangeland. The assistant coach does not believe that the new technology will affect the players, but he does not ignore the fact that some challenges may arise: – The ball requires battery capacity to work, and we have seen examples of VAR systems that do not work. There is always a challenge with technology, sometimes it doesn’t work. Just like with us humans, sometimes we make mistakes. I think we have to live with the fact that things can go wrong. FIFA confirmed on Sunday that the World Cup ball will get a new design for the semi-finals on Tuesday and Wednesday. The new ball, which by all accounts contains the same technology, is christened Al Hilm.
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