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New Technologies in World Cup 2018

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The FIFA VAR room in the 2018 World Cup International Broadcast Center Source: TASS

New technologies have been used for the first time in World Cup 2018 that began days ago in Russia.


These technologies include VAR, Electronic Performance and Tracking systems and VR.

IT Ehab Hadi tells us how these technologies work at the current tournament. 


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