Journalists at the World Cup are to be given the chance to be linesmen in a FIFA initiative in Pretoria on Tuesday.
Football’s governing body organised a referees open-day before the controversial events of Sunday when mistakes from match officials influenced the results of last-16 matches between England and Germany, and Argentina and Mexico.
Referees are not allowed to discuss the events of games after matches but in an invitation sent to journalists covering the World Cup, FIFA said: “Interested media are to try for themselves the implementation of the off-side law and the challenge that referee’s assistants face.”
FIFA on Monday refused to comment on Uruguayan referee Jorge Larrionda ruling out Frank Lampard’s goal and Italian match official Roberto Rosetti allowing Carlos Tevez’s offside goal against Mexico.
Nicolas Maingot, the media director of football’s governing body said: “Today is like every other day we do not make any comments about refereeing decisions.”
