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The Next Web June 10, 2026

Your face is the ticket: Google’s Gemini and biometric gates are the World Cup’s quieter tech story

Your face is the ticket: Google’s Gemini and biometric gates are the World Cup’s quieter tech story

Google's Gemini and biometric gates are being used at the 2026 World Cup. A fan's face is used as a ticket through biometric identity. The tournament is implementing two layers of technology for its 10 million visitors.