@ffppod: VAR's offside calls are precise, but how? Turns out it's physics meets digital twins and ball sensors! Mind. Blown. #VAR #Football #Science #Physics #SportsTech #DidYouKnow

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keytree72
Tom Kieboom :
they are ultraprecise on this, what was never the intention of the rule, but, they refuse to switch to actual, precise playing time... So your goal is canceled based on 1 cm offside, but you can score in some random period of extra time only the ref knows...
2026-07-25 08:41:31
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sabastical
user2777709250456 :
arms can be over as they are not a ball playing part of the body.
2026-07-25 14:34:42
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torgeirhyl
Torgeir :
But what when the ball doesn't have that sensor, as in most of leagues around the world? It still smells bad.
2026-07-25 09:46:45
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user9998382687603
notyou :
the rules and methods aren't there to give a completely objective reflection of reality, they are a way to apply a clearly defined offside rule. it doesn't matter so much that a player is perfectly onside/offside, only that we measured them as such in a reasonable amount of time. the rules are known before any given game and the attacker needs to accommodate them.
2026-07-25 12:28:28
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the_real_bsmiles
the_real_bsmiles :
only detail that really negates this whole conversation is that the cameras are not 30fps, they're like 340fps.
2026-06-29 21:57:09
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alphadogfpv
alphadogfpv :
The point of the science and theis to make it as accurate as possible, but admittedly still not perfect, but then show a simulation that 100% supports the decision. The aim is unbiased clarity, not perfect truth
2026-07-24 18:55:43
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sir.droopy
Haer :
The comments make it so obvious no one watched it past 20 seconds….
2026-06-29 19:37:58
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phdez13
Pablo Hernández :
there should be a tolerance for offsite VAR decerned
2026-07-24 22:33:06
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jbautiste
JBautiste :
The camera used films 340fps. The sensor is in the ball and can detect a pass nearly instaneously
2026-06-29 20:12:44
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joegomes34214
Joe gomes :
This feels like the least well researched analysis I’ve ever seen in my life…
2026-06-29 23:44:37
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daddyfatstacks0
zaddy223 :
Tennis gets down to the blade of grass and they've been doing it for 10+ years pre AI. so this is elementary for this technology.
2026-06-29 19:05:06
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jayzee_one
Jayzee 🦅🥊 :
To add to that: offside was originally invented to prevent the striker to get an unfair advantage over the Defence. How is it an advantage if there’s like only half an inch of your shoulder closer to the goal than it should be? Makes no sense at all
2026-06-29 19:50:51
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tfrisko4
tfrisko4 :
the comments are an attention span litmus test 😂
2026-06-29 22:03:24
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ithationeiguyi
ThatOneGuy :
Offsides should be determined purely on the torso and legs… an arm being off doesn’t provide any advantage to the player.
2026-07-03 09:29:12
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jk.ballin
jkballin :
“I'm highly skeptical of your claims” *does his own research* “okay, that actually checks out” if only all of life were that simple.
2026-06-30 16:08:58
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user8603092637654
okayestplayer :
Premier league has 5cm zone of uncertainty. FIFA needs to adopt this
2026-06-29 21:59:00
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elisalsa24
Elisalsa :
ABS in baseball has a margin of error of 0.16” for a 105 mph 2.84” diameter ball in an imaginary square I think they could easily get VAR right
2026-06-30 00:58:58
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garcion
Garcion :
None of yall watched the whole video
2026-06-30 01:27:13
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yrbamarga
yerba :
yes but still - this is not the spirit of the rule of offside. if it's so close to onside that the referrers can't tell than it should be considered onside. the technology should only be used to review agregious errors
2026-06-30 18:05:24
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tonyportugaljk
TonyPortugalJk :
For the 2026 FIFA World Cup, VAR uses one of the most advanced officiating systems ever built: 35–50+ broadcast cameras (typically recording at 50–60 frames per second), dedicated super slow-motion cameras (up to 400+ fps), 16 AI-powered optical tracking cameras mounted under the stadium roof that track every player’s body in real time, and a smart match ball with an IMU sensor that transmits data 500 times per second. The system combines all of this with Hawk-Eye Innovations technology to generate instant offside alerts and synchronized frame-by-frame replays, allowing VAR officials to review goals, penalties, red cards, and offsides with exceptional precision.
2026-06-30 01:50:18
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madeguy0
madeguy0 :
Ugh spoken as a true novice to professional sports that uses technology other than simple video.
2026-06-29 19:20:25
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crowsrtoptier
WolfCola :
offsides should have a margin allowed for realistic advantage. an arm in this instance gives you no advantage to score.
2026-06-29 23:49:03
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d_rounz
Drounz :
however the camera is and cannot be at 30fps(frame per second). you would not have good images to use if we had 30fps in sport photography. that was the only thing that killed your argument for me
2026-06-30 00:08:47
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snubpizza
snubpizza :
30 FPS assumption doing a lot of heavy lifting in this argument
2026-06-29 22:09:21
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