1BSPORTS 1B Sports June 12th FIFA officially confirmed that the new version of the 32 team unveiled in Miami in the early morning of this Sunday will enable the first computer-led new system. Lifting the flag immediately when the offensive player reaches 4 inches (about 10 cm), which means Nottingham Forest striker Avoniyi’s horrific injury last month is expected to be avoided.
In the 2-2 draw with Leicester City, the lineman followed the current VAR rules and did not raise the flag in time for Ilanga, causing Avoniyi to collide with the goal post and then undergo emergency abdominal surgery and fall into an induced coma. The penalty is based on the VAR protocol formulated by the FIFA Council for “miniature offside” to prevent effective goal opportunities from being blown off prematurely.
The upgraded version of the semi-automatic offside technology that will be used this summer’s Club World Cup will be linked to the in-ball sensor enabled by the Qatar World Cup and AI algorithms. When an offensive player breaks through the defense line and touches the ball, if the offside exceeds 10 cm, the system will immediately issue a “offside, offside” voice prompt to the lineman.
Fifa referees’ committee chairman Corina said: “Only when the algorithm determines that a player in an offside position touches the ball, the system will send a ‘offside, offside’ voice prompt to the assistant referee. Before the ball is touched, the system will not send a prompt message even if the player is already in an offside position.”
“We understand the original intention of the current VAR rules to delay the flag raising and avoid stifling possible goals in ambiguous situations. Assistant referees have been strictly enforcing our instructions. But it is obvious that the so-called ‘ambiguity’ penalty range is getting bigger and bigger. Therefore, we require assistant referees to show bolder judgment in these situations. When a player is offside for two meters, this obviously does not belong to a penalty that requires hesitation.”
The Premier League currently does not plan to follow up on this system next season, and still use existing rules. However, if the new rules of the Club World Cup are effective and the potential risk of injury will increase, the pressure on the Premier League to implement reforms will increase.
This event will also implement the new version of the “Football Competition Rules”, including the goalkeeper holding the ball for more than 8 seconds and then activates the 5-second countdown penalty corner kick mechanism. The referee will wear a “law enforcement camera” to provide a new perspective for broadcasting and live large screens. In addition to the pre-match coin tossing session, the first-view screen of the referee with a key penalty with a goal will be used for VAR decision assistance.