CBF confirms semi-automatic offside for Brasileirão 2026 | OneFootball

On Monday, Samir Xaud, president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), confirmed the implementation of semi-automatic offside technology for the 2026 Brasileirão. The announcement was made during the inauguration event of the Refereeing Working Group.

The Working Group promises to establish, within 60 days, guidelines for the modernization of refereeing and a model for professionalization. With the semi-automatic offside, the goal is to provide more accurate, agile, and transparent decisions in Brazilian football, which has recently faced several controversies regarding refereeing.

“Our focus is on the future. This new administration is investing heavily in technology. The VAR system we use today is already one of the most modern in the world. But we want more. Starting January 28, at the opening of the Brazilian Championship, the semi-automatic offside will be implemented,” said Samir Xaud.

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The company responsible for the implementation is Genius Sports, which counts among its clients FIFA and national federations such as the Argentine and English ones.

The event held this Monday brought together representatives from 17 Série A clubs: Bahia, Botafogo, Ceará, Cruzeiro, Flamengo, Fluminense, Grêmio, Internacional, Juventude, Mirassol, Palmeiras, Red Bull Bragantino, Santos, Sport, São Paulo, Vasco, and Vitória. In addition, Athletico-PR, Atlético-GO, Criciúma, Ferroviária, Goiás, Remo, Vila Nova, from Série B, were also present.

Besides them, federations from Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Santa Catarina, Espírito Santo, Distrito Federal, Rio de Janeiro, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Pará, Pernambuco, Piauí, Paraná, São Paulo, Roraima, and Sergipe also attended the meeting.

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