Data map: On March 30, Doha, Qatar, the official ball for the 2022 Qatar World Cup was released.

Image source: Visual China

　　China News Service, Beijing, August 12 (Reporter Wang Hao) On the 12th, Beijing time, the Qatar World Cup officially announced that the opening game of the World Cup will be advanced to 0:00 a.m. Beijing time on November 21, which also means that the Qatar World Cup will be "speeded up". , entering the countdown to the last 100 days.

　　As the World Cup in Qatar is getting closer and closer, the world football feast, which is coming to the Gulf region for the first time and held in the winter where it is held, will not only show many "new" meanings, but also become the focus of the world's attention.

Artificial intelligence "referee"

　　The Qatar World Cup will officially use the semi-automatic offside penalty technology for the first time. This technology will use artificial intelligence to assist the referee to make more accurate offside penalties and minimize the occurrence of offside misjudgments.

　　The technology will use 12 dedicated cameras to track each player's 29 data points.

From this, their exact position on the pitch is calculated, and the data points include the limbs and torso involved in the offside decision.

Data map: In the early morning of March 25th, Beijing time, in the European play-offs of the World Cup qualifiers, the new European Cup champion Italy team lost 0:1 to North Macedonia and was eliminated.

The picture shows North Macedonian players celebrating their victory at the end of the game.

　　This technology also requires the "matching" of the match ball, and an inertial measurement unit sensor will be placed inside each ball. The sensor is located in the center of the ball and sends data to the VAR operating room at a frequency of 500 times per second to help referees accurately Detects whether a player is offside on the field.

The stadium can blow "air conditioning"

　　The Qatar World Cup will be held from November to December. Although it is already winter, the average temperature is expected to be 18-24 degrees Celsius. In order to create a comfortable playing environment for players, the Qatar World Cup Stadium uses cooling technology.

　　According to media reports, the design of the cooling technology was inspired by research on automotive air conditioners.

Cooling a stadium is like cooling a motor vehicle, and technicians use the same tools and principles in cooling technology, but on a much larger scale.

　　The technology reportedly combines thermal insulation with "directed cooling" - meaning that cooling is applied to the areas where people actually appear, making the stadium a barrier that contains a "cold bubble".

Data map: renderings of the Khalifa International Stadium, one of the refurbished Qatar World Cup venues.

A new "journey" with the ball

　　FIFA has introduced that the "journey" of the Qatar World Cup ball will be "the fastest flying football in the previous World Cup".

Perhaps, at the Qatar World Cup, fans can expect the fastest flying football to make goals faster and more.

　　And beyond ball speed, the Journey has other unique features.

For example, the surface of a football is composed of 20 textured PU skins to improve the movement stability of the ball; the center design of the ball can provide speed, accuracy, movement consistency and aerial stability support for fast-paced action.

The Biggest Big List

　　In the Qatar World Cup, the size of the roster for each team will also be adjusted, from the previous 23 people to a maximum of 26 people.

Data map: In the 2018 World Cup in Russia, France defeated Croatia to win the Hercules Cup again after 20 years.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita

　　At the same time, considering that the 2022 Qatar World Cup is different from the previous schedule and the impact of the new crown epidemic on the team, the FIFA Council has also passed several resolutions, including: The primary list of each team can be increased by 35 people. Up to 55 people; players on the final squad must finish their last game at the club by November 13 at the latest; during World Cup matches, teams can sit up to 26 people on the bench, including 15 substitutes and 11 balls Team staff, including at least one team doctor.

"Hao Qi" is unprecedented

　　Hosting the World Cup in Qatar, a country with a "furious gas", will naturally not be small.

It was previously reported by foreign media that in order to prepare for the 2022 World Cup to be held at the end of this year, Qatar is expected to invest a budget of 220 billion US dollars, far exceeding the record 14 billion US dollars invested in the World Cup in Russia four years ago, making it the most expensive World Cup in history. .

　　Of the total budget, about $10 billion will be used for the construction of new stadiums needed for the World Cup, while the remaining $210 billion is not fully used for the World Cup, which is a long-term investment in Qatar's 2030 plan and will be used locally. Build an innovation center with hotels, underground transportation, stadiums and airports that will remain in use long after the World Cup is over.

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