FIFA the Football governing body will decide German firm Goal Control to give goal-line technology (GLT) technique for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil if it shows doing well throughout its test at the 16-match Confederations Cup this summer.
The German company’s camera-based, ball-tracking technique GoalControl-4D – that utilizes 14 high-speed cameras positioned all-around the pitch and aimed at both goals. It was chosen ahead of 3 other companies- GoalRef, Cairos and the British-based Hawk-Eye, Sky News reports.
Clearing up regarding the choice of Goal Control among the other 3 companies, FIFA said that the verdict to select the company was based on the measure concerning more specially to the matches in Brazil although all 4 companies had formerly met the strict technical necessities of the FIFA quality programme.
FIFA more said that the choice was also improved by the company’s capability to fit to local situations and the well-matched of every GLT system in relation to FIFA match process, adding that the respective bids were also consider on expenditure and project management subjects.
Though, the FIFA stated that the utilization of GoalControl-4D in Brazil will be checked lastly at every stadium where the technique will be fitted. Hawk-Eye is previously applied in tennis and cricket and its English parent company was bought by World Cup sponsor Sony Corp before it started FIFA sanctioned trialing in 2011. The report added that Football’s rule-making panel accepted GLT last July.
