The use of goal-line technology at the 2014 World Cup has been first tested on France's second goal against Honduras. On the other hand, the technology that was employed by FIFA to silence critics about such calls only showed that people are still not ready to accept change, Yahoo Sports reported.
FIFA said that the use of the technology was to properly counted wasted goals at previous World Cups, of which one of them was the famous goal made by Frank Lampard for England against Germany in 2010. GoalControl has been tested in all of the 12 stadiums that are used in the current World Cup.
"GoalControl is equipped with 14 high-speed cameras located around the pitch, with seven cameras focusing on each goalmouth. The ball's position is continuously and automatically captured in 3D and the indication of whether a goal has been scored is immediately confirmed within one second to a watch worn by each of the match officials," FIFA said.
When Kerim Benzema did a shot at the goal guarded by Honduran keeper Noel Valladares, GoalControl was called in to do a slow replay of what happened. To the naked eye, the goal had not crossed the line completely. However, the ball was seen hitting the far post and unsuccessfully not crossing the line on its first bounce, but was able to do so on the second try with a little push by Valladares before the goalkeeper pulled it back quickly.
On the other hand, the science behind the shot was quickly shot down by technophobes, one of which is disgraced former Sky Sports pundit Richard Keys, who was quick to discuss the technology's veracity. He wrote, "That wasn't in. At any time. Told you this technology wasn't fool proof."
Yahoo Sports said technology can also be flawed, but contesting the science that actually showed the truth doesn't mean that it is already flawed.
