"Image source, Getty Images Fifa plans to create AI-enabled 3D avatars of every player at the 2026 World Cup to enhance the tournament's semi-automated offside technology. This will mean creating a digital scan of all 1,248 players in the 26-man squads of the 48 teams. Each player will enter a chamber to be scanned, a process that should take just one second and only needs to be done once during their pre-tournament photo shoot."
"Fifa says the scan "captures highly accurate body-part dimensions" to make more accurate offside decisions. It expects this to mean tournament officials will be able to "track players reliably during fast or obstructed movements" and says final decisions will be "displayed more realistically and in a more engaging way". There was controversy in the Premier League earlier this season when a Newcastle goal against Manchester City was allowed to stand. Ruben Dias appeared to be jumping in the semi-automated offside graphic."
FIFA plans to create AI-enabled 3D avatars of every player at the 2026 World Cup by digitally scanning all 1,248 players across the 48 teams' 26-man squads. Each player will enter a chamber for a one-second scan during pre-tournament photo shoots that captures highly accurate body-part dimensions. The avatars will feed semi-automated offside technology to enable more reliable tracking during fast or obstructed movements and to present final decisions more realistically and engagingly. The technology was trialed in the Intercontinental Cup, and FIFA is also testing systems to detect whether the ball goes out of play and to provide real-time 3D line-of-sight recreations.
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