For many, the Qatar World Cup 2022 It is the world of technology. The advances that have been seen in the tournament that is in development, from balls with internal sensors even stadiums set up in the middle of the desert, surpass any previous edition. Y FIFA it adds something else: its augmented reality app.
With her, the fans present in any of the eight stadiums from Qatar can receive specific data on each player present on the pitch, just by “scanning” with their smartphone.
“For the fans in Qatar, the innovative FIFA+ Stadium Experience it will revolutionize the way in which each of them enjoys the beautiful game, ”says FIFA on its portal.
FIFA+ Stadium Experience is an application of the governing body of world football, which, when downloaded to the smartphone, provides real-time information in the best style of a video game.
This is how the FIFA+ Stadium Experience works, the augmented reality app at the Qatar 2022 World Cup
The fans present at the Qatar 2022 World Cup have not stopped testing this technology. One of them, named @nazwif On TikTok, he uploaded a couple of videos of the game the United States won 1-0 against Iran in the group stage.
He used his smartphone camera, pointing at the pitch, and activating the “field recognition mode” could have information about each footballer present: name, team, general statistics and in real time, like the speed at which he is running, or his heat map with percentage of possession.
It is a superimposed layer of augmented reality that also provides replays following the style of VAR, the referee video assistant, in order to analyze doubtful plays.
Although the general FIFA+ app is available to everyone, with news, instant videos and more details of the Qatar 2022 World Cup, the FIFA+ Stadium Experience feature It can only be used in any of the eight cup stadiums where there is a match. Hopefully it will be extended to other tournaments in the future, such as the Copa América or the Libertadores.