Football's
world governing body FIFA has confirmed that goal-line technology will be used
at the 2014 World Cup and has invited more providers to submit tenders.
Two
systems, Hawkeye and GoalRef, have so far been licensed by FIFA and both were
used at last year's World Club Cup in Japan, where goal-line technology was
employed for the first time.
"After
a successful implementation of goal-line technology (GLT) at the Club World Cup
in Japan in December 2012, FIFA has decided to use GLT at the Confederations
Cup Brazil 2013 and 2014 World Cup," FIFA said in a statement.
"The
aim is to use GLT in order to support the match officials and to install a
system in all stadia, pending the successful installation, and pre-match referee
tests."
