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FIFA licences fourth goal-line system

March 1, 2013
By ESPN staff
FIFA has announced that it has approved and granted a licence to a fourth goal-line technology system.

World football's governing body has added the GoalControl 4D system to the list of contenders to be used at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

The German-produced system uses 14 high-speed cameras placed around the pitch and directed at the goals to determine whether the ball has crossed the line.

A FIFA statement said: "The position of the ball is continually and automatically ...

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