Leveling the Playing Field: Football AI Pro Powers Intelligence Across the Game
The groundbreaking AI-powered enterprise knowledge assistant delivers data analytics and performance insights to coaches, players, and analysts.Co-developed by FIFA and Lenovo, Football AI Pro will bring unprecedented access, with strong privacy safeguards, to data, insights and analysis to every coach, player and analyst at FIFA World Cup 2026™, bringing the power of AI to all.
FIFA and Lenovo have teamed up to launch Football AI Pro, a groundbreaking AI-powered enterprise knowledge assistant that deliver data analytics and performance insights to coaches, players and analysts of all participating teams at the game-changing FIFA World Cup 2026.
The announcement was made at Lenovo’s global event, Tech World @ CES 2026, held at The Sphere in Las Vegas, where Lenovo Chairman and CEO Yuanqing Yang was joined on stage by FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
Built with Lenovo’s AI Factory, Football AI Pro, a specialized football interaction tool, orchestrates multiple agents to scour millions of data points, analyze over 2,000 different metrics and deliver rapid insights:
- Analysts can compare team patterns using video clips and 3D avatars that bring data to life in real time.
- Coaches can consider how their tactical changes could work against an opponent in their next match.
- Players get personalized match analysis.
Lenovo is the Official Technology Partner of FIFA World Cup 2026 and has announced various innovative tech solutions at Tech World @ CES 2026 that will change how the biggest event in the history of humanity is delivered, engaged with and experienced by billions around the world.
Football AI Pro perfectly represents the fusion of Lenovo’s Smarter AI for All and FIFA’s Football Unites the World visions – a commitment made by Yuanqing Yang and Gianni Infantino when the global partnership between Lenovo and FIFA was announced at Tech World 2024.
Lenovo Chairman and CEO Yuanqing Yang said:
“FIFA World Cup 26, powered by Lenovo AI, will be the most technologically advanced in history. We are providing complete IT solutions, enhancing the delivery and experience of the tournament at every level. Football AI Pro demonstrates Smarter Football for All; AI has the power to provide universal access to information while protecting personal privacy and data security. Football AI Pro will be a gamechanger and we can’t wait to see it used at FIFA World Cup 26.”
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said:
“The FIFA World Cup in 2026 is going to be the greatest show ever on planet Earth. Seven million people will attend the 104 matches – 104 Super Bowls – dozens of millions of fans will travel to North America to feel the FIFA World Cup vibe, six billion people will watch it from home, and the world will stand still. FIFA and Lenovo are fully embracing digital technologies and Artificial Intelligence to support teams and match officials, while also providing a new mind-blowing experience to fans worldwide. With Football AI Pro, we will democratize access to data by providing the most complete set of football analytics to all competing teams and soon to fans as well. But of course, this is just the beginning, so fans should stay tuned for more exciting developments with Football AI, and other innovations, as FIFA and Lenovo create unforgettable experiences in the months and years ahead.”
Game-changer
Developed by a team of Lenovo AI architects working alongside FIFA’s experts, Football AI Pro seeks to democratize access to very valuable data analytics in football.
The solution, a football knowledge assistant based on Lenovo’s enterprise knowledge assistant, delivers intelligence that incorporates a match analyst mindset, allowing multiple agents to delve into FIFA’s historic and tactical analysis data and produce bespoke insights and answers with rich context including visuals, video, 3D avatars in seconds.
Football AI Pro responds in real time to football-related questions, providing valuable insights and a tactical sandbox with data-validated, high probability solutions.
Football AI Pro is built for use with Hybrid AI solutions, producing faster, more reliable insights, increased security and privacy. Football AI Pro is a cost-efficient, scalable solution that will provide access to elite level data without the barriers to entry.
Executive Vice President and President, Solutions & Services Group at Lenovo Ken Wong said:
“FIFA is one of the world’s most data-rich sports organizations in the world, capturing thousands of matches, players, and teams across the globe. Their football data spans team rosters, tracking data, player performance, team statistics, match highlights, tactical analysis and historic trends — encompassing petabytes of data in total. Mining and making sense of it all is a huge challenge. Football AI Pro addresses that need. It is a customized enterprise knowledge assistant that orchestrates a team of intelligent agents to search FIFA’s data and surface the right information — fast.”
FIFA is committed to giving every talent a chance, providing financial and expert support to its Member Associations worldwide to improve their youth development programs and ultimately support them in their goal to compete on the world’s biggest stage – the FIFA World Cup™.
The 2026 edition staged in North America will see at least four debutantes, including two of the smallest nations ever to reach the tournament, Curaçao and Cabo Verde. Football AI Pro seeks to give equal opportunity to more teams around the world and will be made available to all teams competing at the tournament.
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