WASHINGTON ¨C FIFA is weighing up the introduction of new refereeing technologies and stricter timekeeping rules at the 2026 World Cup as it looks to build on trials conducted at this year¡¯s Club World Cup in the United States, senior officials said on the eve of the World Cup draw.
Johannes Holzmueller, FIFA¡¯s director of innovation, said the governing body wanted to expand use of a referee body camera system and an advanced version of semiautomated offside, both tested at the Club World Cup, but first needed to secure regulatory approval.
¡°We want to build on the success of the FIFA Club World Cup that happened this year in the U.S., where we very successfully trialed the referee body camera,¡± Holzmueller said on a panel on Thursday.
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