FIFA World Cup 2022: 5 unique facts about semi-automated offside technology

FIFA World Cup 2022: With the FIFA World Cup 2022 having kickstarted in Qatar, here is a look at facts about the tournament with the use of semi-automated offside technology

FIFA World Cup 2022: 5 unique facts about FIFA World Cup including use of semi-automated offside technology

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Football is known to be the game dominated majorly by Europe and South American countrie

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One of the most important things to remember about Qatar, which will host the FIFA World Cup in 2022, is that it experiences distressingly high temperatures during the day.

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FIFA has approved a semi-automated offside technology that will reduce VAR offline decisions from 70 to 25 second

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Fifa has announced that female referees will officiate at a men's World Cup for the first time, along with three female assistant referees.

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It costs Oatar almost $220 billion to host the Winter World Cup after factoring in the money spent on infrastructure, new stadium construction, and stadium renovations.

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