FIFA pick GoalControl for Confed Cup - Capital Sports
Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

Headlines

FIFA pick GoalControl for Confed Cup

GOAL-LINE-TECHPARIS, France, April 2 – Football’s world governing body on Tuesday said that German company GoalControl will provide the goal-line technology at this year’s Confederations Cup in Brazil.

The firm’s GoalControl-4D system, which uses 14 high-speed cameras placed around the pitch to track the ball, was chosen ahead of three other bids after a tendering process, presentation and inspections in Brazil, FIFA said in a statement.

The June 15-30 tournament will be the second FIFA-accredited competition in which the technology will be used to determine disputed goal-line incidents, after its use in last year’s Club World Cup in Japan.

GoalControl is in the running to provide goal-line technology for next year’s World Cup in Brazil “provided that the performance of the system during this year’s Festival of Champions meets all necessary FIFA requirements”, the federation said.

FIFA said that all four companies, including Britain’s Hawk-Eye already in use in tennis and cricket, had all met the technical requirements but their decision was based on “criteria relating more specifically to the tournaments in Brazil”.

That included local conditions in the South American country, it added.

Use of the technology is still subject to final tests at each stadium hosting matches while match officials will also carry out their own checks, in line with procedures carried out at the Club World Cup.

Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.
Advertisement

More on Capital Sports

Football

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 27 – DStv and GOtv subscribers are in for a treat of the world’s best football this week as the 2020-21...

Football

NAIROBI, Kenya, May 25 – There is light at the end of the tunnel. After failed promises over the last three years since its...

Football

NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 6 – Gentrix Shikangwa scored with two minutes left as Vihiga Queens sailed to the final of the CECAFA regional qualifiers...

NFL

NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 13 – Kenya’s history making Daniel Adongo, the first Kenyan to play in America’s National Football League (NFL), is now living...

© 2024 Capital Digital Media. Capital Group Limited. All Rights Reserved