The ball technology used in the Portugal-Uruguay match, in the World Cup, showed that Cristiano Ronaldo did not touch the ball during the play that led to the team’s first goal, this Monday, confirmed to American television. channel ESPN FIFA and Adidas, the brand that makes the ball.
“In the match between Portugal and Uruguay, using Connected Ball Technology, housed in the official ball of Al Rihla, from Adidas, we cannot prove any contact of Cristiano Ronaldo with the ball, in the first goal of the match. The ball can be demonstrated due to the lack of ‘beat’ in our measurements. The 500 Hz IMU sensor inside the ball allows us to be very precise in our analysis”, can be read in a statement provided to the US media by FIFA on behalf of Adidas.
The ball used in the game includes technology capable of providing data in real time. It captures every touch that the players make, through sensors.
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“It will help clarify situations outside of the game, as well as detect unclear touches, thus ultimately improving the quality and speed of the VAR decision-making process,” read a FIFA press release in July, about their technology. balls.
Midfielder Bruno Fernandes, playing in his second World Cup, made his debut on Monday, scoring in the competition, opening the scoring in the 54th minute.
In Lusail, the Manchester United player made a cross/shot from the left, Cristiano Ronaldo, in a regular position, jumped over the ball and did not touch it, but disturbed Sergio Rochet, with the ball going in.
Bruno Fernandes is thus the fourth Portuguese player to score in Qatar, after Cristiano Ronaldo, João Félix and Rafael Leão, who scored in the 3-2 draw against Ghana.
Source: TSF
