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FIFA's high-tech World Cup decisions spark fan outrage despite accuracy

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FIFA's recent World Cup utilized advanced technology, including sensors in the Adidas Trionda match ball and VAR, to make officiating decisions. Despite the technology functioning correctly, fan and team reactions were largely negative, highlighting that data-driven accuracy does not necessarily lead to acceptance of calls. The tournament saw controversial decisions, such as a disallowed goal due to a barely perceptible touch detected by the ball's sensor and another disallowed goal based on VAR's interpretation of a player obstructing the goalkeeper, leading to significant backlash and mid-tournament adjustments to VAR's operational setup. AI

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FIFA's high-tech World Cup decisions spark fan outrage despite accuracy

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  1. Forbes — Innovation TIER_1 English(EN) · Renana Ashkenazi, Contributor ·

    FIFA's New Tech Worked Perfectly And Fans Hated It Anyway

    FIFA built the most heavily instrumented World Cup ever. The tech kept getting the calls right, and FIFA kept needing humans to back it up anyway

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