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Cameras, sensors, and 3D body scans: All the tech helping eliminate blown calls

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Cameras, sensors, and 3D body scans: All the tech helping eliminate blown calls
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At the 2026 World Cup, the refs on the field and the officials on the sidelines will be able to use an abundance of tech to help call penalties, spot offside violations, and make other consequential decisions.
The video assistant referee system, known as VAR, and the semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) have been used in soccer for years. But the setup at this summer's World Cup represents some of the most advanced uses of adjudication tech to date—not just in soccer, but across all high-lev

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