Unique at Club World Cup: Unprecedented innovation, what does Messi hope for?

A series of new improvements were applied by FIFA for the first time at the Club World Cup held in the United States on June 15. Thereby, preparing for the future of football, with a huge breakthrough. Meanwhile, Inter Miami only relies on Messi.

AI Appears at Club World Cup, FIFA Reshapes the Way Football Is Watched

Viewers of the Club World Cup live and on television will witness a host of new innovations as FIFA looks to reshape the way football is viewed for the future.

Club World Cup is extremely hot, with 32 clubs participating and the prize up to 1 billion USD

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FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafstrom said: "FIFA has a proud history of breaking new ground at its elite competitions, and the Club World Cup continues that trend. With the world's best clubs competing for the world title, it is fitting that these pioneering innovations will be showcased at such a prestigious tournament."

Accordingly, FIFA has announced the improvements applied at the Club World Cup. In which, the main referee will wear a small camera attached to his body, recording all events on the field from the observation angle, with the footage used to broadcast the match live.

These images also record the referee's decisions, and are also broadcast live on the big screen in the stadium. This will help viewers have a clearer view of the referee's penalty situations or decisions on players.

FIFA also applies more advanced semi-automatic offside technology than today. The official ball used at the Club World Cup will also have sensors inside, to accurately identify all external impacts. Make the most accurate decisions about goals, goal scorers and identify other related situations.

Messi becomes Inter Miami's biggest hope at the Club World Cup

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FIFA also announced that artificial intelligence (AI) technology will be used to collect match data live, as part of the world football body's partnership with the Hawk-Eye organization.

Meanwhile, the form of player substitution is also changed according to digital technology , that is, the request for substitution will be made on a tablet, instead of by handwriting on substitution sheets as in the old practice.

FIFA will also give a special honour to the Club World Cup winners, who will be able to wear a special trophy badge on their shirts for four years. The gold logo will be kept by the winning club until 2029, when the next Club World Cup winner will be crowned.

Club World Cup has first "halftime show"

The Club World Cup officially kicked off at 7am on June 15 (Vietnam time) at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, with the opening match in Group A between Inter Miami and African champions Al Ahly (Egypt). Al Ahly had just prepared for the tournament with a 1-1 draw with Pachuca (Mexico) and a 3-5 loss in a penalty shootout at Inter Miami's Chase Stadium.

This is an equal opponent, so the American press hopes that Inter Miami and the famous player Messi will have a winning opening match, creating momentum for the goal of passing the group stage. In Group A, Inter Miami will also meet Porto Club of Portugal (2am, June 20) and Palmeiras from Brazil (8am, June 24).

According to Spanish newspaper AS , Inter Miami is now pinning all its hopes on Messi and his longtime teammates, such as Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets and Luis Suarez, after the club, chaired and co-owned by David Beckham, went completely silent on the transfer deadline to add players to the Club World Cup.

Messi has just returned to play for the Argentina national team after many months of absence. This is his preparation for the 2026 World Cup.

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Messi will return to Inter Miami after Argentina's match against Colombia (7am, June 11) in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The same goes for Venezuela midfielder Telasco Segovia and Haiti striker Fafa Picault.

Messi is not expected to have a day off, but will return immediately to prepare for the opening match of the Club World Cup. The question of whether this famous player will be able to participate in the competition or not is still open.

Meanwhile, AS said: "The Club World Cup opening ceremony will be full of rap music and vibrant Latin rhythms. FIFA has invited talented emerging artists such as Vikina and Richaelio to perform at the opening ceremony.

In addition, Miami legend Emilio Estefan Jr. will be on board as executive producer. Hip hop stars French Montana and Swae Lee will also be on hand to bring the energy that will have fans on their feet before the opening game."

"The ceremony will be a vibrant prelude to a tournament that promises to be exciting, dramatic and full of goals, a dream and eternal glory for the Club World Cup champion," said FIFA's Events Director, Heimo Schirgi.

Also according to the world football body, the Club World Cup final (July 14 at MetLife Stadium) will feature the first performance in football history, the "halftime show". This is a form similar to the Super Bowl final of the famous American football.

The "Halftime Show" will also be hosted by FIFA at the 2026 World Cup final on July 19, 2026, also held at MetLife Stadium, in East Rutherford, New Jersey (USA).

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