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BERLIN, June 15: Football's governing body FIFA have promised to give the 32 teams at the World Cup more opportunity to take in fluids to combat the searing heat sweeping through Germany.
“We will make more water available to the teams,” FIFA media director Markus Siegler said in Wednesday's edition of Die Welt.
England were furious at the regulations that prevented their players drinking water during breaks in their 1-0 group win over Paraguay and complained to FIFA.
FIFA regulations refused to allow the intake of fluids when the ball went out of play or when a player was injured, fearing the game would be disrupted on purpose to ensure regular water breaks.
INVADERS RISK PENALTIES
BERLIN: German courts will punish any fans who run on the pitch during World Cup matches with fines, the tournament's organisers said on Thursday.
Wolfgang Niersbach, vice-president of the German organising committee, told reporters that a 19-year-old Tunisian fan who ran on the pitch at half-time during his team's match with Saudi Arabia on Wednesday had already been fined for his actions and banned from any future matches.—Agencies
