New Ball 'Al Hilm' From Semi-Finals

Semi-finals and finals will be played with this ball Photo: Twitter

In this year's World Cup, every match up to the quarter-finals was played with the official ball 'Al Rihla'. In the semi-final and final matches, the 'Al Hilm' ball will be used instead of 'Al Rihla'. 

Like Riehl, Hilm is a technical ball. It has various features of semi-automated offside technology. This ball technology has been successfully applied in this World Cup to get accurate decision in case of offside decision.

Al Hilm means Dream । Photo:Twitter

The word 'Al Rihla' meant the journey. From November 20, the World Cup teams started their journey towards a certain dream. Out of the 32 teams that reached the semi-finals, four teams came close to fulfilling that dream. Argentina, Croatia, Morocco and France—these four semi-finalists will now play for the ultimate dream goal. The ball used in the last four is named Al Hilm, meaning the dream.

 Argentina will play with the dream of winning the World Cup for the third time. France will also be looking to win the World Cup for the third time. In front of the French is the dream of winning the World Cup for the second time in a row after Brazil in 1962. Croatia failed to reach the finals last time, this time they will also want to emerge as the new champions. Morocco made it to the semi-finals by making the whole world look up. They will also want to make new history by winning the title. They have to jump with Al Hilm to fulfill their dreams. 

Played till the quarter finals with 'Rihla' File Image

At this World Cup, FIFA is using semi-automated offside technology to accurately detect offside, which is detected by the IMU sensor inside the ball. Offside is caught by where the ball is. Al Rihla made by the world famous sports equipment manufacturer Adidas has created a new history as the official ball of the World Cup. Even in the semi-final, 'Al Hilm' is giving this history a different twist.

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