TECH GIVES WORLD CUP DATA BOOST

ENGLAND players will be sent their stats at the final whistle in the World Cup thanks to a new app.

The cutting edge technology is being used by FIFA for the upcoming tournament in Qatar (Doha Stadium, above).

It means Gareth Southgate’s men will be able to look at their phones in the dressing room and see their stats from the match.

England boss Southgate’s squad can see who has run furthest or had a good or bad game according to their instant data.

The FIFA app is the most comprehensive system on the market and will analyse every single performance at the World Cup.

Every player from every nation will be given access to the personalised FIFA app at the tournament and then be able to track what they do in games.

Technology has long been in place which allows clubs and managers to track players in matches and training with things like how much distance they cover, sprints, passing and tackles.

But it can take a while to load up and players are not routinely given access to those stats on an individual basis.

However, this technology will give every player their own personalised data and is part of FIFA’S ongoing push to use new data to help players improve, having set up a task force to utilise such information.

FIFA have also announced the introduction of semi-automatic offsides during the World Cup.

That uses Artificial Intelligence to track players all over the pitch and technology will be able to instantly identify offsides and alert the match officials.

Animated images will then be shown on big screens in stadiums to show fans when players are offside even in tight decisions.