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By JAMES ROBSON<\/p>\n

ATLANTA (AP) \u2014 It is called connected ball technology. And it was responsible for one of the most dramatic climaxes to a World Cup match ever.<\/p>\n

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It canceled Croatia\u2019s late equalizer deep in added time against Portugal by detecting a touch that was undetectable to the naked eye and even video replays late Thursday.<\/p>\n

Portugal won 2-1 in Toronto and advanced to the round of 16, leaving Croatia players and fans devastated in the belief Josko Gvardiol\u2019s goal was wrongly called offside by the VAR and referee Espen Esk\u00e5s.<\/p>\n

FIFA is relying on a high-tech soccer ball fitted with \u201cadvanced sensors\u201d and insisted it got it right when determining Croatia\u2019s Igor Mantanovic got the slightest of glances with his head, meaning Mario Palasic was in an offside position during the buildup to the goal.<\/p>\n

The in-ball sensors were so finely tuned, FIFA said, they were \u201ccapable of determining any slight contact \u2026 allowing officials an unprecedented level of data to make fast, accurate decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the science bit<\/h4>\n

The official \u201cTrionda\u201d World Cup ball, manufactured by Adidas, is fitted with a \u201csmall inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensor,\u201d which FIFA says operates at around 500Hz and captures data 500 times per second.<\/p>\n

FIFA says it can track ball acceleration and granular movements in three dimensions and can detect the exact moment a player makes contact.<\/p>\n

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The ball technology is combined with in-stadium cameras for tracking data that is transmitted in real time to video assistants.<\/p>\n

As well as helping to determine offsides, the touch data can also be used for incidents such as handballs and penalties.<\/p>\n

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How reliable is it? <\/h4>\n

The reason the call was so contentious was because even slow motion replays from numerous angles were visually inconclusive that Mantanovic made contact with Ivan Perisic\u2019s in-swinging cross.<\/p>\n

That is where reliance on the technology came in. Referee Esk\u00e5s was instructed by the VAR to review the sideline monitor. Replays showed what FIFA calls a \u201cheartbeat graphic\u201d to indicate the moment the ball was touched and there was a clear spike as it apparently grazed Mantanovic\u2019s head.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNo matter how fast the ball is moving or the spin of the ball, you can track it really effectively,\u201d The AP was told by professor Manos Tentzeris from Georgia Tech\u2019s school of electrical and computer engineering. \u201cThe position of the ball is 99.99% accurate \u2026 you know exactly where the players are, even the tip of a shoe, which sometimes determines if someone is offside or onside.\u201d<\/p>\n

FIFA also used connected ball technology at the 2022 World Cup, and it was deployed at the most recent men\u2019s European Championship in 2024.<\/p>\n

Tests were carried out from 2020-22 and the technology trialed at tournaments such as the Arab Cup and the Club World Cup. <\/p>\n

This is not the first time <\/h4>\n

The ball sensors also had a decisive impact at Euro 2024 by detecting Denmark\u2019s Joachim Andersen handled in the box against host Germany. After a VAR review a penalty was awarded and Kai Havertz scored and Germany won 2-0.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my opinion this is not how football is supposed to be,\u201d Denmark coach Kasper Hjulmand said after his team also had a goal ruled out by VAR.<\/p>\n

Those sentiments were echoed by Croatia coach Zlatko Dali\u0107 after his team\u2019s painful exit. <\/p>\n

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\u201cAll these decisions take the joy out of football,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

AP sports writer Maura Carey in Atlanta contributed.<\/p>\n

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James Robson is at https:\/\/x.com\/jamesalanrobson<\/p>\n

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See more of AP\u2019s World Cup coverage here <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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