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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Jamie Gardner

Qatar World Cup to feature semi-automated offside technology - with fans to see final decision image

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Semi-automated offside technology will be used at the World Cup in Qatar this winter, Fifa has announced.

Fifa estimates the technology will help to cut decision-making time on offsides from an average of 70 seconds using current video review methods down to between 20 and 25 seconds.

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