Building watchable digital twins of 64 World Cup games

Researchers have created digital twins of 64 World Cup games by leveraging computer vision tracking data from Professional Football Federation (PFF), which captures player positions at 30Hz and detailed event information. The data comes from companies that use computer vision on live broadcasts to track player movements, ball positions, and game events, with PFF's dataset being the most complete option available for developers. The goal is to build an interactive 3D video player that can faithfully recreate World Cup matches with stadium, field, and player visualization.