World Cup 2010 - FIFA to consider goal-line technology
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has apologised to England over Frank Lampard's disallowed goal and confirmed that the use of goal-line technology is back on the agenda.
Lampard's effort during England's 4-1 defeat to Germany was ruled out even though the ball clearly crossed the line and has led to renewed calls for the introduction of technology, while Mexico were also victims of a refereeing error against Argentina.
"I have spoken to the two federations (England and Mexico) directly concerned by referees mistakes. I have expressed to them apologies and I understand they are not happy and that people are criticising," Blatter told a media briefing in Johannesburg.
"It is obvious that after the experience so far in this World Cup it would be a nonsense to not reopen the file of technology at the business meeting of the International FA Board in July.
"Personally I deplore it when you see evident referee mistakes but it's not the end of a competition or the end of football, this can happen.
"We will naturally take on board the discussion on technology and have first opportunity in July at the business meeting of the International FA Board."
Blatter added: "It happened in 1966 and then 44 years later - though it was not quite the same.
"I apologised to England and Mexico. The English said 'thank you and accepted that you can win (some) and you lose (some), and the Mexicans bowed their head and accepted it."
Sunday night's match between Argentina and Mexico had also thrown up a controversial incident, with Carlos Tevez scoring the opening goal from a blatantly offside position, but the FIFA president added that the IFAB would only look again at goal-line technology and not video replays.
"The only principle we are going to bring back for discussion is goal-line technology, " he said.
"Football is a game that never stops and the moment there was a discussion if the ball was in or out, or there was a goal-scoring opportunity, do we give a possibility to a team to call for replays once or twice like in tennis?
"For situations like the Mexico game you don't need technology."
Blatter added that FIFA will launch a new initiative to improve refereeing standards later this year.
"We will come out with a new model in November on how to improve high level referees," he added. "We will start with a new concept of how to improve match control. I cannot disclose more of what we are doing but something has to be changed."
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@Sepp
Please step down so that we can move forward.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, THE MEXICO SITUATION DOES NOT NEED TECHNOLOGY?
Apart from the blatant goal that was disallowed- in the England match- a blatantly ILLEGAL goal was scored in the Mexico match!
"Goal-Line" technology is not good enough!
I would like to see "16 Yard Box" / "Penalty Box" Technology introduced. There are so many dives in the penalty area, shirt pulling, offsides decisions in the box that lead to goals and clear goals where the ball crosses the line. "16 Yard Box" technology would not only help with giving legitimate goals and disallowing illegal goals, but it would also make cheats think twice about diving in the area and defenders about tugging of shirts. Give them cards on the spot.
FIFA, you better catch a wake-up and introduce this technology. It is a shame that it has taken an England match against my favorite team Germany for you to "consider" this. Now that all of England is crying, you decide to have a look at it. Too late! Now we will have to hear for the next 50 years, how England would have gone on to win the match (against a clearly better team), if the goal had been allowed, how they were robbed (which they were) and how England would have gone on to win the World Cup (which they wouldn't have).
FIFA, I don't like you. Stuff you for the part you have played in fueling the fires of hatred towards the Germans even more. They were the better team on the day, they won 4 -1, but that beautiful game will only be remembered for one thing.
I am at a loss here as regards FIFA thinking of using technology to determine if a goal has been scored or not. Correct me if I am wrong, but don't we already have this technology? It's called a camera, and clearly shows if the ball has passed the line within seconds of the incident. The referee has a radio mic to be in contact with linesmen, so why can't a third individual contact the ref via his radio mic to confirm the goal. It's absolutely ludicrous to claim the technology would cost millions, as it is already in place, and being used on a regular basis.
if technology is brough in then who cares how it was orchatrated, too much history, this is england now 2010
the man in the street doesnt give a crap about history. we just want to watch a decent game of football,
although as a englishman i can honestly say that was the worst game england have ever played, not one of the players who went to the world cup deserve to ever put a england shirt on again. it was crap, i think we all want to know why the performance out in africa was so bad, it wasnt preperation or opposition , the players themselfs were absolutly atrocious. i was embaresed to watch the game, and call myself a english supporter.
if technology is brough in then who cares how it was orchatrated, too much history, this is england now 2010
the man in the street doesnt give a crap about history. we just want to watch a decent game of football,
although as a englishman i can honestly say that was the worst game england have ever played, not one of the players who went to the world cup deserve to ever put a england shirt on again. it was crap, i think we all want to know why the performance out in africa was so bad, it wasnt preperation or opposition , the players themselfs were absolutly atrocious. i was embaresed to watch the game, and call myself a english supporter.
as far as i'm concerned, apolology not accepted- like the saying 'sorry don't pay the man'- & in this case, it definitely don't!
According to some people, human error is part of the game, and, don't stop the flow of the game with video replays. With today's technology a video replay is quicker than both teams arguing with the match officials and as it has been mentioned, teams prepare for 4 years for this competition, don't they deserve the best FIFA can offer? Why is it a year ago FIFA trialed 2 goal line systems in lower leagues, both with 100% accuracy, and Blatter says, Thanks, then puts the technology in a cupboard and says, We'll never use it!
It would seem as if there's only one logical explanation at this point, FIFA and its affiliates can carry on cheating, gambling on and rigging football matches world wide. I hear FIFA are to make 3.5 billion $ on this tournament. Do you really think they'd give it all up just to play fair? No reason for not using video technology, only excuses!
Blater doesn't see the most important fact - the teams in WC are preparing four long years to participate the final tournament. And than in a just second they are out. Wrong referee decision destroys all what they've been building. All their efforts and dreams are gone. They have to work again next 4 years to come back and prove the fact they are good team. I don't address this issue to any team (England, Mexico, Serbia...) I address it to the FIFA disappointing system of destroying somebody's very hard work.
P.S. Tennis hasn't loose any of it's attractions by implementing challenge technology. It become more fair and people enjoy that system. The football would do the same. After all, the referees would get off their back a lot of during-the-match pressure and after-match stress.
Does Blater think we are all stupid and believe his statement that we can not rely on technology today and implement it into football game?? My son (5.5 years) does believe, my daughter (12 y) asks "Tennis ball is much smaller and faster than the football one. If they say that accuracy of tennis challenge system is around 97-98 %, how can it be that some "football challenge" they don't use on WC at least?"
Are we talking about leaving by purpose the open space for under-the-table games???
Blatter should resign
This a good point
Thank goodness its not only African referees that can make mistakes. I am sick and tired of people under rating everything that is from Africa.
France never cheated Ireland, may be the ref did, get over... So Germany cheated England is it ? poor sod.
No need video, if I hear well the Irish fan, the German goalkeeper should have admitted that there was goal and the Argentinian scorer that he was offside. Fair play is the name of the game innit.
At least a good reason for England to say they are out. Outclassed they were, but to avoid Germany in second round they should finish first round on top of group, no ?
Typical, now FIFA talk about change, didn't happen when a small country got cheated by the French. But now that it's mighty England on the wrong end it's all go at FIFA.
Didn't hear the English looking for technology in 1966.
Shut the barn door, wait a sec wheres the horse gone??????????????
How about some better referee's & linsmen?
I have to speak out against most of you in that I can appreciate FIFA's point of view. I think that keeping technology out of sport has to be desirable. The human error element helps to provide excitement and unpredictability and I'm not so convinced as some of you that referring to video referees has enhanced the games of cricket or rugby that much. There are times that even technology is unable to provide the answer or even gives the wrong verdict if misinterpreted by the adjudicator.
Technology has been in place for many years - witness the blown up photography of the highly controversial Hurst second "goal" in 1966. It is only in more recent times, because the game is much more closely scrutinised by the media than in the past, that this matter has been a rallying cry for change but the game has survived intact for 100 years without it. I think FIFA have little choice now but to accept the use of technology mainly because of the voice of the media. Your view should be determined by in whose hands football is safer - the media or FIFA? I know my answer.
I think Blatter's response is correct under the circumstances and both England and Mexico should be honest and admit that the result was not incorrectly determined by the two refereeing errors.
"For situations like the Mexico game you don't need technology."
- clearly you do though because the referee got it wrong!
"Football is a game that never stops ..."
- wrong again, the game effectively stops after a goal is scored and it is then restarted from the centre spot. In the interim period a 4th referee could be reviewing the goal for off-side.
How is this guy in charge of FIFA? He clearly does not understand the game nor the conseuqences of such decisions. Football has more money in and riding on the game than any other yet they have all managed to implement suceesfully the use of technology. Not only would technology help with goal line incidents and off side but as we have seen so many times if someone pretends to be fouled and the game is stopped the 4th official could review the incident whilst the player is rolling around on the floor and determine whether the tackle was a foul or whether the person fouled is cheating. I'm sure that would stop a whole heap of players even considering such cheating acts.
Someone should start up a facebook group/petition to get this guy booted or at least to get goal line AND video replay technology considered.
Short and brief from me. FIFA should change a lot of thing. Either technologies or Rules.
3 Factors to consider Goal Line Tech.
1. Betting Sponsors
2. Tech. Supliers
3. Fans
CHOOSE it FIFA or ..... FIFA2
FIFA what do you have to lose? nothing. all you be doing is making the game better not worse stop being a puuuuuu cat and show some balls this isnt cricket no refined play here we just want fair play and no one will admit this or even say it, i will, everyone hates england, apart from english people, and if we dont change this there will be more cheating refs out there
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