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FIFA confident about semi-automated VAR for World Cup

FIFA's logo is seen at its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland September 30, 2020. REUTERS

FIFA are confident semi-automated technology to assist with quicker Video Assistant Referee decisions could be ready for the World Cup in Qatar later this year, world football's governing body president Gianni Infantino said on Monday.

Trials on the AI technology will continue in the coming months but Infantino said there was significant progress.

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