FIFA announces refereeing innovation for the Club World Cup 🌎 | OneFootball

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World Cup referees will wear body cameras, a novelty announced by FIFA on Tuesday (8).

According to the entity, the use of cameras will be on an experimental basis, after being approved last month by IFAB, the FIFA body that decides the laws of the sport.

In addition to the cameras, FIFA confirmed that it will apply the new rule against the famous "time-wasting" of goalkeepers, awarding a corner kick to the opposing team if they keep the ball for more than eight seconds.

There is already a punishment for this, a direct free kick, but referees rarely punish goalkeepers for "time-wasting".

"We think it's a good chance to offer spectators a new experience, in terms of images taken from a perspective, from an angle of view that has never been offered before," said Pierluigi Collina, president of the FIFA Referees Committee. "It's a combination of new experiences for broadcasters and also for training purposes," he added.

According to Collina, who has refereed World Cup and Champions League finals, the novelty will be important for evaluating refereeing decisions.

"Having the possibility to see what the referee sees is important for evaluating how the referee made the decision, what their vision was, and so on," he said.

The use of cameras on referees has already been tested in Europe, with referee Michael Bacher, in a friendly match between Bayern and Grasshoppers last year.

The German used a camera attached to his uniform, with the images from the "referee's camera" being released by the Bavarian club on their social media.

The new FIFA competition will feature 32 teams, between June 14 and July 13, in the United States.

Flamengo, Palmeiras, Fluminense, and Botafogo will represent Brazil in this first edition of the tournament.

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