FIFA used its Connected Ball sensor tech to verify England's controversial World Cup goal, but blockchain remains absent from sports verification systems.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup's Adidas Trionda ball uses a 500Hz sensor to track every touch in real time, but conspicuously omits any blockchain or crypto tech.

FIFA claims sensors detected no anomaly when Norway's goal kick hit a camera cable before Bellingham's equalizer in the World Cup 2026 quarterfinal.

FIFA used its Connected Ball sensor tech to verify England's controversial World Cup goal, but blockchain remains absent from sports verification systems.