The Dhaka Times Desk Do you remember England's game in the last World Cup? When England's David Gerrard's ball touches the inside of the goal line and the referee signals no goal. All these football goal line controversies have been discussed for the past few years, but there has been no attempt to resolve them. But this time due to the use of several modern technologies such problems will not exist.
FIFA has taken some initiatives to overcome these controversies in this World Cup. They are taking help of different technologies. Let's take a look at the various aspects of these technologies.
Vanishing foam
Usually during free kicks there is a dispute about building a wall with an opposing player. So this time Vanishing Foam is being used to eliminate this dispute. The referee will mark the boundaries of the players with vanishing foam. The referee will determine this spot 10 yards away from the spot of the free kick.
The Twitter Wall
The German Football Federation has put up a wall next to the hotel where their team is staying - it's called the Twitter Wall. Here Germany fans can post various motivational posts for their team for players to see.
whats app
Uruguay's football team has signed a deal with WhatsApp. Through this app, team players can share various information about their team opponents. This will allow team players to know their opponents in advance which is believed to boost their morale during the game.
Ultra HD TV
This is the first use of Ultra HD TV. Experimentally, the journey of this Ultra HD TV started with this World Cup. About 100 megabytes of data per second can be transmitted and stored here.
Football with cameras
Brazuca is the official football used in this year's World Cup. The camera is placed inside the football itself. Those cameras are high-tech cameras, so the entire game can be seen in a 360-degree panoramic view.