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FIFA introduces new match ball for World Cup semifinals and final

11/12/2022 11:16 PM | Click to read full article

Al Rihla (The Journey), the match ball that was used so far at the 2022 World Cup has been replaced by FIFA with a new ball for the semifinals and final in Qatar. “With the development of the connected ball technology, Adidas made it possible that an additional important layer of information is available to the video match officials,” the Director of Football Technology & Innovation at FIFA, Johannes Holzmüller said. 

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