Having created one of the runaway television hits of this summer’s Fifa-world-cup" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="142070" data-entity-type="event">Fifa World Cup, Lenovo is plotting to up the AI ante for the women’s version next year in Brazil.In addition to building digital twins for all 1,248 players to enhance semi-automated offside technology for the 2026 finals, labelled “the first AI World Cup”, and rolling out an analytical tool aimed at “democratising football”, the tech giants were responsible for Ref Cam, which made its major tournament debut in North America.Ken Wong, executive vice-president of Lenovo, said the company was “exploring with Fifa what else we can bring” for future tournaments, as well as looking at how they can bring the technology “into the football mainstream”.
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After Ref Cam lights up World Cup, what’s next for Lenovo’s AI tech in football?
Lenovo, after the success of its Ref Cam technology at the recent FIFA World Cup, is planning to expand its AI applications in football. The company is developing digital twins for all 1,248 players to improve semi-automated offside technology for the 2026 World Cup, which is being called "the first AI World Cup." Lenovo is also introducing an analytical tool designed to "democratise football" and is exploring further AI integrations with FIFA for future tournaments.
Paul McNamaraSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-04 · 09:30 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Lenovo, after the success of its Ref Cam technology at the recent FIFA World Cup, is planning to expand its AI applications in football. The company is developing digital twins for all 1,248 players to improve semi-automated offside technology for the 2026 World Cup, which is being called "the first AI World Cup." Lenovo is also introducing an analytical tool designed to "democratise football" and is exploring further AI integrations with FIFA for future tournaments. The goal is to bring this technology into the mainstream of the sport.
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Ken Wong stated Lenovo is exploring with Fifa what else they can bring to future tournaments.
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Lenovo created the Ref Cam for the Fifa World Cup.
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Lenovo aims to bring their technology into the football mainstream.
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Lenovo is building digital twins for 1,248 players for semi-automated offside technology in the 2026 World Cup finals.
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Lenovo is planning to use AI technology for the next Women's World Cup in Brazil.
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