Berlin: Football fans will not be allowed to tape their team live at this summer's World Cup with German organisers banning supporters from bringing video camcorders into the 12 World Cup stadia.
The Organising Committee have brought in the strict ban on personal camcorders to prevent live match pictures being broadcast outside of the stadium.
If fans do bring along a camcorder they will be forced to hand it over at the security gate and receive a ticket to reclaim it after the match.
Fans will also be banned from bringing along plastic bags full of confetti and rolls of toilet paper.
"Huge amounts of paper or paper rolls are banned," Gerd Graus, a spokesman for the Organising Committee, told the Berliner Morgenpost.
"Big bags, ruck sacks and suitcases are also prohibited." Germany is renowned for having tight security and the host nation has promised a safe World Cup without taking the fun out for the spectators.
The 64-match finals begin on June 9 with Germany hosting Costa Rica in Munich.
The final takes place on July 9 in Berlin.
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