Mission creep: FIFA's embrace of technology backfires in controversy-riven World Cup
Passed down for more than 1,800 years, Chuxiong Yi embroidery is prized for its intricate patterns and varied stitching, an important carrier of Yi culture…
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There were 20 VAR interventions in 64 matches at the 2018 World Cup and fewer than 30 in the same number of games in Qatar in 2022, but those numbers were quickly dwarfed in the early stages of the 2026 tournament, which will have 104 matches. MIAMI, July 10 : If FIFA President Gianni Infantino imagined his embrace of technology might finally put an end to disputes over refereeing decisions, the World Cup would have disabused him of the notion. Ding Lanying (far left) exchanges with female embroiderers over embroidery techniques for World Cup-themed orders. (Photo: China News Service/Xie Xiaojia) In Nanhua County of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, more than 300 local embroiderers have been racing to fill the international orders since June 11.
Furthermore, Chuxiong Yi embroidery from southwest China's Yunnan Province is now producing pieces for the ongoing 2026 tournament in North America.
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There were 20 VAR interventions in 64 matches at the 2018 World Cup and fewer than 30 in the same number of games in Qatar in 2022, but those numbers were quickly dwarfed in the early stages of the 2026 tournament, which will have 104 matches.
according to Channel News AsiaMIAMI, July 10 : If FIFA President Gianni Infantino imagined his embrace of technology might finally put an end to disputes over refereeing decisions, the World Cup would have disabused him of the notion.
according to Channel News AsiaDing Lanying (far left) exchanges with female embroiderers over embroidery techniques for World Cup-themed orders. (Photo: China News Service/Xie Xiaojia) In Nanhua County of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, more than 300 local embroiderers have been racing to fill the international orders since June 11.
according to China News Service (ECNS)Chuxiong Yi embroidery from southwest China's Yunnan Province is now producing pieces for the ongoing 2026 tournament in North America.
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