WASHINGTON, Dec 4 : 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 semi-automated 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 trialled the referee body camera," Holzmueller said on a panel on Thursday.

He said adding the system - branded "refere

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