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FIFA 2026 World Cup: Good Improvement of “Refereeing System”, but Evaluation Method of ‘Match Winner’ is still by too Obsolete Method (not done by advanced AI-based CFE Method)

1Department of Computer Science & Engineering

2Faculty of Engineering & Technology;Jamia Hamdard University;Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi – 110062, India


American Journal of Sports Science and Medicine. 2026, Vol. 14 No. 1, 13-20
DOI: 10.12691/ajssm-14-1-3
Copyright © 2026 Science and Education Publishing

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Ranjit Biswas. FIFA 2026 World Cup: Good Improvement of “Refereeing System”, but Evaluation Method of ‘Match Winner’ is still by too Obsolete Method (not done by advanced AI-based CFE Method). American Journal of Sports Science and Medicine. 2026; 14(1):13-20. doi: 10.12691/ajssm-14-1-3.

Correspondence to: Ranjit  Biswas, Department of Computer Science & Engineering. Email: ranjitbiswas@yahoo.com

Abstract

This research work is a Review and Analysis of our two previous works: (i) CESFM Method of evaluation proposed to FIFA in 2015 in which it was first time proposed to FIFA about the implementation of additional outside Referees System at a FIFA Server Room (in short, termed here by the abbreviation RSFSR) to execute a football software in a continuous way, and (ii) the AI-based CFE Method of evaluation of FIFA football games proposed to FIFA in 2018, where the CFE method is an extended version of CESFM where the football Software being executed by the outside Referees System at the FIFA Server Room (RSFSR) using an excellent AI-based CFE software to be executed on continuous basis during every real instant of the match playing time. The introduction of three Robot Referees (flying drone Referees) in CFE is also the first time proposal to FIFA in 2015, and an excellent technology for implementation during CFE software execution by the additional outside RSFSR in FIFA Server Room. The proposed AI-based CFE Method with additional outside Referees System at the FIFA Server Room can eradicate all the loopholes of the obsolete “Evaluation Method” of FIFA Football Matches being followed in this century too. FIFA itself needs to do more and more serious research work and conferences on the three most important areas of research: ERS, ER and ECM to reach the Football Science subject in a more appropriate way. The Robot Referee itself has the capability to nullify the huge technologies involved in 2026 FIFA World Cup matches, and an important point is that “not a single camera is required” in the AI-based CFE Method. But in a much better way the excellent objectives of FIFA can be achieved in CFE Method proposed to FIFA in 2018. The Robot Referee can be even developed by a team of college students of engineering. It is highly cost-effective. It has its in-built soft-brain with excellent capabilities to nullify the technologies and cameras FIFA has implemented in 2026 World Cup. The AI-based CFE Method can provide true justice to the “football fans”, to the “football games” and to the subject “Football Science”. By examples it is justified here why FIFA can not provide so.

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