Developed by Fifa in collaboration with Adidas, the connected ball technology was introduced to aid referees and facilitate semi-automated offside decisions. | World News

This comes after FIFA invested years developing tools that combine player tracking, artificial intelligence and ball sensors to reduce human error in crucial moments.

The 2026 World Cup ball, branded by Adidas as the "Trionda", contains microchip technology that can detect any touch from a player — and it was used to rule out Croatia's late…