Slovakia shocked Group E at Euro 2024 with a 0-1 win over Belgium. Francesco Calzona's team took the lead in the seventh minute thanks to Ivan Schranz's goal and then withstood constant attacks from the 'Red Devils' to give us our first major upset of the tournament.
The Belgians had opportunities to equalize or even reverse the result, but Romelu Lukaku suffered the loss due to two goals being disallowed thanks to the intervention of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR). Technology had a direct impact on the decisions of Turkish referee Umut Miller, and ultimately on the outcome of the match.
First, Lukaku fired a shot into an empty net. However, the goal was disallowed because the Roma striker was offside at the start of the move. In the final minutes of the match, the striker once again beat Dubravka, this time from a well-placed ball from Luis Obinda. However, the Belgian's joy was short-lived, after Miller went to consult the VAR screen to check if… The Leipzig player touched the ball with his hand. The judgment of judgment he had. It was a very precise touch, despite the video referee warning against it thanks to the technology he used The Fussballliebe, the official ball of the European Cup, has been prepared.
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The Fussballliebe has a number of different sensors, making it a smart ball. Not only do these provide semi-automatic offside judgements, But also send real-time information to the VAR referee in every match. The goal: to reduce waiting times to enhance gameplay smoothness and the ability to capture much more than the human eye can see.
The second goal disallowed for Belgium was a perfect example of the ability of Fuspalippi's sensors, as they were able to pick out Obinda's light touch with his hand. The television broadcast of the tournament showed the contact in the form of a wave graph indicating the exact point of contact between the hand and the ball. The image, which stunned viewers, was an exact copy of what Miller was seeing on his screen. He was an example of this How the latest technology is an integral part of Euro 2024 and could play a vital role in refereeing decisions.
