Goal-line technology to be used at 2014 World Cup

Nearly 50 years since Sir Geoff Hurst’s famous goal at Wembley in the 1966 final, FIFA have finally bowed to public pressure and allowed referees the benefit of much-needed assistance.

The governing body said goal-line technology would be in place for the 2014 World Cup.

British-based Hawk-Eye and German-designed GoalRef were both successfully trialled during the Club World Cup in Japan and are set to compete to be the preferred system for next year’s tournament in Brazil. Two further German systems are in the process of being tested and could rival the pair for selection.

Goal-line technology providers will inspect Brazil’s Confederations Cup venues in mid-March, ahead of the tournament in June, to assess requirements.

Hawk-Eye works by strategically attaching cameras to roofing to pinpoint a ball’ s trajectory, while GoalRef uses copper coils inside the ball to track when it has crossed a magnetic field created between the posts and crossbar.


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