The 2022 World Cup is not only a special World Cup, but it is also considered one of the most expensive World Cups ever because of the technology and science applied by the host country Qatar at this tournament and the participation of the robot referee, or partly the ball. This is a semi-automatic ball that helps distinguish right from wrong in football with precision down to millimeters as the introduction of the host country.
Robot or semi-automatic ball will help the referees determine if a player is offside and give a result faster and make these situations undisputed. And in this episode of Journey to the World Cup show, we will learn together about the official ball of the 2022 World Cup. The ball is called Al Rihla ball.
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Why did FIFA choose the AL Rihla ball for the World Cup 2022?
It's not surprising that FIFA unveiled the technology that's continuously being used in football. For example, at the 2018 World Cup, VAR technology was introduced and proved to be very successful. Therefore, President Gianni Infanio has said that from 2022-2023 technology will play an integral part in football. And so, scientific technology has more and more influence in the world of football.
More importantly, FIFA wants to upgrade VAR to bring more fairness in football. And in this World Cup campaign, FIFA continues to improve and utilize as much technology as possible in every aspect of the game. This technology is the result of their three years of painstaking research, aiming to once again bring precision to football.
What is the AL Rihla ball?
Briefly about the official ball used in this World Cup, Adidas is once again trusted to make the ball for the most attractive match on the planet. This marks the 14th time in a row that German sports has been selected as a producer. The ball's name is Al Rihla, which promises to be the fastest ball in World Cup history. Al Rihla in Egyptian means "journey". And it is also inspired by the boats of the host country Qatar with vibrant colors sketched on a pearl white background.
The ball is meticulously designed, using fine-tuned data from laboratories, and has been tested through the harsh environments unique to Qatar. Therefore, Al Rihla is said to have extremely high accuracy, along with extremely solid surface texture.
On AL Rihla appearance
The exterior of Al Rihla is made of polyurethane leather that includes a variety of textures in a variety of sizes, along with 20 pieces that come together to enhance aerodynamics, improve flight accuracy and stability when flying in the air. In addition, Adidas also uses safe and environmentally friendly materials. Al Rihla is the first World Cup ball in history from Adidas which uses water-based ink and glue. Moreover, 1% of Al Rihla sales will also be donated to support the Common Goal movement in Qatar.
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