Did you know that the FIFA World Cup soccer ball has a battery and also charges?

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Everyone knows that footballs are filled with air, but hardly any of you know that the footballs used at the FIFA World Cup also have a battery, which is also charged. It is. 

According to the Mail Online, a photo showing several footballs being charged has gone viral on the internet these days. 

In fact, the soccer balls used in the FIFA World Cup are equipped with a sensor that provides real-time ball tracking, ball speed, direction and other statistics. 

These features not only help the judge in making a decision, but are also useful in many other ways. In order for this sensor to work, the football contains a battery that is charged and only after charging the balls are sent to the game. 

The footballs used by the Adidas company at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar are called "Al Rihla", which means "journey". 

These high-tech balls are not only filled with air, they also have to be charged. The company has said that the battery installed in these soccer balls offers a time of 6 hours. The sensor built into the soccer ball weighs 14 grams.