PARIS (Kashmir English): Referees at the 32-team Club World Cup 2025 will wear body cameras as they have been instructed to implement new rules to cut down on possible time-wasting by goalkeepers.
The tournament, a FIFA-organized international club soccer competition, will begin on June 14 and run until July 13 in the United States.
FIFA said the use of the cameras will be on a trial basis after the sport’s lawmakers, IFAB approved the same last month.
“We think that it is a good chance to offer the viewers a new experience, in terms of images taken from a perspective, from an angle of vision which was never offered before,” said chairman of the FIFA referees committee, Pierluigi Collina.
“It’s a combination of new experience for broadcasters and also for coaching purposes,” he added.
“Having the possibility to see what the referee sees is important in the debriefing, to evaluate how the call was made by the referee, which was his view, and so on.”
This year’s FIFA Club World Cup, also marketed as FIFA Club World Cup 25, is the planned 21st edition of the FIFA Club World Cup.
The 32-team competition in the United States will see a real crackdown on time-wasting by goalkeepers.
The referees have also been authorized to award a corner to the opposing team if they (goalkeepers) hold on to the ball beyond eight seconds.
The current rule states that ‘keepers are supposed to be sanctioned with an indirect free-kick if they hold on for more than six seconds’. However, the offence is rarely penalised.
FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group Stage fixtures
Saturday, 14 June
Group A: Al Ahly FC v Inter Miami CF – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, 20:00
Sunday, 15 June
Group C: FC Bayern München v Auckland City FC – TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, 12:00
Group B: Paris Saint-Germain v Atlético de Madrid – Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles, 12:00
Group A: SE Palmeiras v FC Porto – MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey, 18:00
Group B: Botafogo v Seattle Sounders FC – Lumen Field, Seattle, 19:00
Monday, 16 June
Group D: Chelsea FC v Club León – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, 15:00
Group C: CA Boca Juniors v SL Benfica – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, 18:00
Group D: CR Flamengo v Espérance Sportive de Tunis – Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, 21:00
Tuesday, 17 June
Group F: Fluminense FC v Borussia Dortmund – MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey, 12:00
Group E: CA River Plate v Urawa Red Diamonds – Lumen Field, Seattle, 12:00
Group F: Ulsan HD v Mamelodi Sundowns FC – Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando, 18:00
Group E: CF Monterrey v FC Internazionale Milano – Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles, 18:00
Wednesday, 18 June
Group G: Manchester City v Wydad AC – Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, 12:00
Group H: Real Madrid C. F. v Al Hilal – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, 15:00
Group H: CF Pachuca v FC Salzburg – TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, 18:00
Group G: Al Ain FC v Juventus FC – Audi Field, Washington, D.C., 21:00
Thursday, 19 June
Group A: SE Palmeiras v Al Ahly FC – MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey, 12:00
Group A: Inter Miami CF v FC Porto – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, 15:00
Group B: Seattle Sounders FC v Atlético de Madrid – Lumen Field, Seattle, 15:00
Group B: Paris Saint-Germain v Botafogo – Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles, 18:00
Friday, 20 June
Group C: SL Benfica v Auckland City FC – Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando, 12:00
Group D: CR Flamengo v Chelsea FC – Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, 14:00
Group D: Club León v Espérance Sportive de Tunis – GEODIS Park, Nashville, 17:00
Group C: FC Bayern München v CA Boca Juniors – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, 21:00
Saturday, 21 June
Group F: Mamelodi Sundowns FC v Borussia Dortmund – TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, 12:00
Group E: FC Internazionale Milano v Urawa Red Diamonds – Lumen Field, Seattle, 12:00
Group F: Fluminense FC v Ulsan HD – MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey, 18:00
Group E: CA River Plate v CF Monterrey – Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles, 18:00
Sunday, 22 June
Group G: Juventus FC v Wydad AC – Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, 12:00
Group H: Real Madrid C. F. v CF Pachuca – Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, 15:00
Group H: FC Salzburg v Al Hilal – Audi Field, Washington, D.C., 18:00
Group G: Manchester City v Al Ain FC – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, 21:00
Monday, 23 June
Group B: Seattle Sounders FC v Paris Saint-Germain – Lumen Field, Seattle, 12:00
Group B: Atlético de Madrid v Botafogo – Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles, 12:00
Group A: Inter Miami CF v SE Palmeiras – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, 21:00
Group A: FC Porto v Al Ahly FC – MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey, 21:00
Tuesday, 24 June
Group C: Auckland City FC v CA Boca Juniors – GEODIS Park, Nashville, 14:00
Group C: SL Benfica v FC Bayern München – Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, 15:00
Group D: Club León v CR Flamengo – Camping World Stadium, Orlando, 21:00
Group D: Espérance Sportive de Tunis v Chelsea FC – Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, 21:00
Wednesday, 25 June
Group F: Borussia Dortmund v Ulsan HD – TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, 15:00
Group F: Mamelodi Sundowns FC v Fluminense FC – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, 15:00
Group E: FC Internazionale Milano v CA River Plate – Lumen Field, Seattle, 18:00
Group E: Urawa Red Diamonds v CF Monterrey – Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles, 18:00
Thursday, 26 June
Group G: Juventus FC v Manchester City – Camping World Stadium, Orlando, 15:00
Group G: Wydad AC v Al Ain FC – Audi Field, Washington, D.C., 15:00
Group H: Al Hilal v CF Pachuca – GEODIS Park, Nashville, 20:00
Group H: FC Salzburg v Real Madrid C. F. – Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, 21:00
Round of 16 fixtures
Saturday, 28 June
Match 49: Group A winners v Group B runners-up – Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, 12:00
Match 50: Group C winners v Group D runners-up – Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, 16:00
Sunday, 29 June
Match 51: Group B winners v Group A runners-up – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, 12:00
Match 52: Group D winners v Group C runners-up – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, 16:00
Monday, 30 June
Match 53: Group E winners v Group F runners-up – Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, 15:00
Match 54: Group G winners v Group H runners-up – Camping World Stadium, Orlando, 21:00
Tuesday, 1 July
Match 55: Group H winners v Group G runners-up – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, 15:00
Match 56: Group F winners v Group E runners-up – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, 21:00
Quarter-final fixtures
Friday, 4 July
Match 57: Winner match 53 v Winner match 54 – Camping World Stadium, Orlando, 15:00
Match 58: Winner match 49 v Winner match 50 – Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, 21:00
Saturday, 5 July
Match 59: Winner match 51 v Winner match 52 – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, 12:00
Match 60: Winner match 55 v Winner match 56 – MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey, 16:00
Semi-final fixtures
Tuesday, 8 July
Match 61: Winner match 57 v Winner match 58 – MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey, 15:00
Wednesday, 9 July
Match 62: Winner match 59 v Winner match 60 – MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey, 15:00
FIFA Club World Cup Final
Sunday, 13 July
Match 63: Winner match 61 v Winner match 62 – MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey, 15:00
