Goal-line technology has to date been installed on four continents and has provided technical support to the officials in a number of tournaments ever since its introduction in 2012.
The FIFA Quality Programme is offering an internationally recognised and dependable industry standard for quality and reliability in the areas where it matters to football players most: the equipment, surface, technology and services used for their game
Studies are performed in collaboration with an excellent research network consisting of universities, test institutes, sports organisations, standard institutes and independent consultants from all over the world.
As was requested by the IFAB as a condition for its implementation goal-line technology is straightforward: it is a technical means of instantly determining whether or not the whole of the ball has crossed the goal-line, not more and not less.