The referees of the Club World Cup next week in the United States will register images with a body camera
The referees of Club World Cup which starts next week in the United States will record images with a camera Body that can be seen in television broadcasts, FIFA reported Friday.
This is one of the innovations that will be tested in the tournament, where the spectators of the stadiums will also be allowed to observe the VAR reviews live.
“The FIFA Club World Cup will bring with it a series of innovative measures that will make it even more exciting and attractive to fans, while rationalizing the operation and promoting transparency,” FIFA said in the announcement.
In his case, the use of body cameras received in March the approval of the International Football Association Board (IFAB) to be tested in this tournament.
FIFA advanced that the images taken with these devices can be used by the dazn 'streaming' platform, owner of the exclusive rights of the World Cup, as part of its live broadcasts.
“One of the main objectives of this test is to check if this new camera angle, which shows the perspective of the referee, improves the experience of viewers,” FIFA explained. “At the end of the tournament, FIFA will use the conclusions that draw to create the guidelines for the use of these cameras in the world of football.”
In the case of the Videoarbitraje System (VAR), the spectators will see from the giant stadium screens the same images that the referees will use to make decisions about a play.
This measure “will serve to increase transparency and for fans to better understand arbitration decisions,” FIFA argued.
The application of new technologies in the tournament also contemplates an advanced version of the semi -automatized offside, which will use multiple cameras, a sensor inside the ball and the use of artificial intelligence.
This edition of the Club World Cup, the first extended to 32 teams, will be held from June 14 to July 13 on 12 courts throughout the United States.
