FIFA Player App: Players at FIFA World Cup 2022 to access individual data and insights through app

The biggest football event in the world, FIFA World Cup 2022 gets another great update. The players from all the participating countries will now be able to check their data and stats through an app. The FIFA Player App will help the players to have an interesting look at their own stats.

"In line with the FIFA President's Vision 2020-2023 to harness technology to further improve football, players at the FIFA World Cup 2022™ in Qatar will be able to get insights into their on-field performance through the FIFA Player App," stated a quote from FIFA.

"FIFA has developed the FIFA Player App, based on input from professional players, in collaboration with FIFPRO, the global representative of professional footballers. The FIFA Player App will be used for the first time at a FIFA World Cup™ in Qatar. The survey and interviews conducted show that players are very interested in their performance data and want to have easy access to this information", the statement continued.

FIFA Player App: Details

Here is the kind of data the APP will be able to cater to:

• Enhanced football data metrics – calculated from enhanced event data, captured by a team of highly trained FIFA football performance analysts, combined with tracking data. Examples include whether a player made an offer or movement to receive, whether their distribution action broke opposition lines, and the pressure they applied to an opponent in possession of the ball. All metrics are captured against the FIFA Football Language definitions.
• Physical performance metrics – collected through a highly accurate in-stadium tracking system consisting of multiple cameras located around the pitch for maximum player coverage. Metrics include distance covered at various speed thresholds, number of actions above 25km/h, and maximum speed, all displayed on positional heat maps.
• Enhanced football intelligence metrics – created by the FIFA Football Performance Analysis & Insights team through the development of a series of algorithms and models that operate live to integrate event and tracking data. The new metrics provide innovative and exciting ways to analyse the game, including the phase of play, line-breaking events, receiving locations, and pressure being applied to the player in possession of the ball.

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This data will be then synchronized with the match footage of the players. This will give all the important details about the player from different angles.

FIFA Player App: Collaboration between FIFA and FIFPRO

The FIFA Player App was successfully trialled with players from different teams at the FIFA Arab Cup 2021 and was presented to the FIFA World Cup participating teams during the recent Team Workshop in Doha.

"For the first time at a FIFA World Cup, not only the participating teams but also all players will have the opportunity to get direct access to their own performance data and the related video clips after each match. This player-centric development is based on direct feedback from the players and is another great example of how FIFA is using technology to the best of its potential by improving the football experience for the key actors on the pitch."

Johannes Holzmüller, FIFA Director of Football Technology & Innovation

Players will be able to access the FIFA Player App when they arrive in Qatar for the FIFA World Cup. Moreover, they will also be able to save and share the photos taken during the game available on the player app for each individual player.

Note: This article is re-written from a press release by FIFA media.