The "Hawkeye" debuts in football

The " Hawkeye "is a computer system that from images of high-speed video traces the most likely trajectory of a ball through a complex statistical method. The system, used in the courts  to establish where the occurrence of the bounce of the ball, will be used from Sunday matches in the quarter-finals to be played in the city of Toyota, the Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japanese and Al Ahly Egyptian, by one hand, and the Monterrey Mexican and Ulsan South Korea, on the other. It is also planned to be used in the semifinal  will face the Brazilian Corinthians against the winner of the Hiroshima-Ahly , and in the match for fifth and sixth place. The FIFA considers its use to resolve controversial plays in which there is a so-called "ghost goal ", in which it is difficult for the referee and assistant whether the ball has passed completely or not the goal line.  However, the agency has decided that during the World Club Cup in Japan  will not be issued for the stadium monitors the images that makes the system practical if carried out in the courts. The managing director of the company that manufactures it, Steve Carter , highlighted the12 years experience that has its technology in professional sports and hoped that occur during Mundialito ghost as a goal the Germany-England 's World 2010 in South Africa. Also defended him against others who require to function, the modification of elements involved in the game. "We do not need an adaptation of the post, and we need an adaptation of the ball. Our technology is passive, let alone the sport," he said in a clear reference to the system GoalREF, premiered at the opening match of the World Club Cup , who played the pastThursday the Sanfreece Hiroshima and Auckland City New Zealand. GoalREF need to  insert wires to create poles around the goal line a magnetic field which is activated with the aid of a spherical specifically tailored for use with the system.