FIFA president Sepp Blatter has confirmed that goal line technology will be implemented at the 2014 World Cup (Brazil).
Since the Frank Lampard's disallowed goal for England at the 2010 World Cup, Sepp Blatter has repeatedly pushed for goal line technology. Goal line technology was successfully experimented in December 2012 at the Club World Cup.
Sepp Blatter has mentioned that the goal line technology will be used to assist the match officials however the technology will not be implemented for at all the World Cup qualifying matches. He mentioned the goal line technology is vital when a goal is decisive for a match, for instance, at the knockout stage.
Goalref which uses magnetic sensors to determine whether or not the ball has crossed the line and Hawkeye which uses multiple cameras were used in December 2012 at the Club World Cup. FIFA has welcomed tenders to provide the system.
Sepp Blatter has mentioned explicitly technology will not be implemented for offsides or penalty box as many organisations are concerned that once the goal line technology has been brought into soccer game then eventually other modern technologies will be brought in to monitor offsides, penalty, etc. Furthermore, he stated that the aim of the goal line technology is just to assist the match officials.
What do you think about the implementation of the goal line technology? Should FIFA implement this technology at World Cup? Should this goal line technology be used in other competition, for instance, English Premier League and UEFA Champion League? Do you think that the implementation of this goal line technology will lead to other technologies to be used, for example, may be offside technology, etc?
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