The world’s football governing body FIFA has announced its plans to produce all the 64 matches to be played in Russia 2018 in Ultra High Definition (UHD) and High Dynamic Range (HDR). This will be the first time the technology will be used in the competition.

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FIFA also announced another new development and it’s a feature that will give fans the luxury of following matches in virtual reality, both as a 360 degree video-on-demand and as a live experience.

The TV coverage will see each match covered with the use of 37 cameras, with the inclusion of eight cameras with UHD/HDR and 1080p/SDR dual output, another eight with 1080p/HDR and 1080p/SDR dual output, and lastly eight super slow motion and two ultra motion cameras.

“Thanks to a hybrid UHD/HDR/1080p setup multiple choice of video formats will be available (1080i, 1080p or UHD HDR) at the back of one single production chain,” said FIFA in a statement.

“The use of progressive scanning as a baseline production format and HDR will guarantee improved image quality for all Media Rights Licensees, regardless of their delivery format.”