FIFA has unveiled the FIFA Power Rankings, a new performance measurement system that uses match data and advanced algorithms to evaluate individual players throughout the World Cup.
Developed under the guidance of FIFA's Chief of Global Football Development Arsène Wenger, the system moves away from traditional statistics and subjective opinion, instead drawing on FIFA's Enhanced Football Intelligence algorithms to assess players across three core areas: attacking, creativity and defending. Goalkeepers are evaluated separately, rated on their in-possession play and shot-stopping.
Each outfield player who meets a minimum minutes-played threshold will receive a score between zero and ten per category in every match. Rankings will go live once all teams have completed their opening fixtures and will be updated after every subsequent game, with scores published within four hours of the final whistle.
FIFA will release standings of the top 100 players in each category, reflecting both individual match performances and overall tournament form.
"Performance will no longer be judged by opinion alone,"
Wenger said.
"Every player will be measured through objective match data across attacking, creativity and defending, setting a new global standard for individual performance in football."
The system is designed to give fans a richer, data-backed lens through which to follow the tournament and the players shaping it.
News Source: Emirates News Agency
