01 FWWC23_SAOT_Offside

Semi-automated offside technology is a support tool for the video match officials and the on-field officials to help them make faster, more reproducible and more accurate offside decisions.

Semi-automated offside technology

Referee Qin Liang checks the VAR screen

A video assistant referee (VAR) system is a support tool for officials. The use of video match officials (VMOs) in football was included in the 2018/2019 edition of the Laws of the Game and was successfully used at the 2018 FIFA World Cup™. 

Video Assistant Referee (VAR)

03 FIFA Player App

FIFA has developed the FIFA Player App, based on input from professional players, in collaboration with FIFPRO, the global representative of professional footballers. 

FIFA Player App

FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 - Technology & Innovation

Goal-line technology is a technical means of instantly determining whether the whole of the ball has crossed the goal-line. Goal-line technology continues to be a staple in the football world since its first implementation in 2014.

Goal-line technology

Football Data Ecosystem

Data is a well-established commodity in the football landscape. Teams, media, broadcasters and competition organisers need access to player, team, and competition data in form of event and positional data.

Football Technologies & Innovations at the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™

Hong Kong VAR programme expands to include women and youth

The breadth of VAR coverage in Hong Kong has grown with the technology being expanded to include women’s competition and youth tournament finals. VAR technology was introduced in Hong Kong in 2023 following funding from FIFA Forward.

VAR in operation during the Women's Football League FA Cup Final match between Chelsea FA Soccer School HK and Kitchee 

Football Video Support to be implemented at FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Colombia 2024™

Football Video Support (VS), a simplified alternative to the video assistant referee (VAR) system, is to be used on a trial basis at the upcoming FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup™ in Colombia as FIFA continues to lead the use of technology to support referees. 

Football Video Support

What is Football Video Support?

Football Video Support (VS) is the answer to several requests that FIFA has received from those member associations that cannot implement the video-assistant-referee (VAR) system.

Football Video Support Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup

The IFAB approves permanent concussion substitutes among several changes to the Laws of the Game

The IFAB approved several changes to and clarifications of the Laws of the Game relating to players in relation to permanent concussion substitutes, player equipment, fouls and misconduct, and penalty kicks during its 138th Annual General Meeting (AGM).

 A meeting view of the 138th IFAB Annual General Meeting 

FIFA President outlines “mission” to combine power of football and gaming

Gianni Infantino has underlined the combined power of football and gaming, telling the New Global Sport Conference in Saudi Arabia he hopes to get "as many children as possible who play eFootball to go out on the pitch and play football with each other."

FIFA President Gianni Infantino during the New Global Sport Conference

Highlights of the FIFA Quality Programme Conference & Research Symposium 2023

FIFA hosted its annual Quality Programme Conference and Research Symposium which acts as a gathering and information point for stakeholders in the football industry between October 18th-19th. 

FIFA Quality Programme Conference & FIFA Research Symposium

Successful test event for the Natural Playing Surfaces Quality Programme held in Spain

FIFA’s Research & Standards Department hosted a test event for the Natural Playing Surfaces Quality Programme at the "Ciudad Deportiva del Granada CF" in Spain during the week of September 18, 2023. 

Granada CF training facility

Launch of FIFA Quality Programme for Floodlights

FIFA is proud to announce the launch of the FIFA Quality Programme for Floodlights. This initiative aims to support stadium owners to select and install floodlight systems that meet the specified standards of quality and performance.

Floodlights

Peer-Reviewed Football Research: A Comprehensive Collection contributed to technology at the FIFA Women's World Cup™

 Harnessing technology in football  to reshape the way that the sport is both presented and perceived, as well as unlocking greater efficiency for football’s administration, was one of the core goals of FIFA’s vision 2020-23.

Peer Reviewed Research 

VAR introduced into the Hong Kong Premier League with funding from FIFA Forward

The Football Association of Hong Kong, China (HKFA) has introduced VAR into its professional football league with support from the FIFA Forward Development programme. 

VAR implementation by the Football Association of Hong Kong, China

Brugts and Le Garrec top ‘Connected Ball Technology’ leader board after group stage 

On 23 January 2023, the official match ball for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ was unveiled by adidas in a spectacular launch. Following the opening forty-eight matches of the tournament, OCEAUNZ has now hit the back of the net X times. 

enith Bailey of Panama dives in vains as Lea Le Garrec of France scores her team's fourth goal during the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Group F match

Eden Park grounds staff living and breathing their pitch 

As the knock-out stage of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™ gets underway, football of the highest calibre has been played on some of the best pitches on the planet by combining local knowledge, with decades of FIFA expertise.

Auckland Pitch Turnaround -  FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023

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