LONDON, (Reuters) – England’s home friendly against Belgium at Wembley next month will be used to test the Hawk-Eye goalline technology system, world governing body FIFA said yesterday. Independent testers from EMPA (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology) and representatives from FIFA will monitor the system although it will not be available for use by the match officials on June 2.
The Hawk-Eye system was also tested in a English minor league cup final between Eastleigh and AFC Totton in April.
An alternative system, GoalRef, has undergone trials at two Danish league matches this month.
“Such tests, along with those being conducted for the GoalRef system in Denmark, could lead to the International Football Association Board approving the introduction of goalline technology at its special meeting at the beginning of July,” a statement said.
