Inside the new technology that ‘speeds up the game’ at the Qatar Fifa World Cup

Like the 2022 World Cup itself, Virtual Assistant Referee technology has not gone without its criticisms and was even the subject of a hugely controversial decision in the first few minutes of the opening match, but its supporters say the game would be worse off without its brand new feature.

​Like the 2022 World Cup itself, Virtual Assistant Referee technology has not gone without its criticisms and was even the subject of a hugely controversial decision in the first few minutes of the opening match, but its supporters say the game would be worse off without its brand new feature.