Goal-line technology averts doubt, but not confusion in France win
Use of seven camera system saw right decision made after showing ball had narrowly crossed, however, it flashed conflicting messages
Goal-line technology did its job when it mattered at the World Cup, although not without a little confusion.
France were the beneficiaries of the first World Cup goal awarded thanks to the new system being used in Brazil, which ruled that Honduras goalkeeper Noel Valladares had narrowly spilled the ball over his own line.
That gave France their second goal in a 3-0 victory and helped rule out any real controversy in a situation that would have been difficult for any referee to judge correctly.
However, Honduras players and coach Luis Suarez were still angry after the video replay seemed to show conflicting results.
The goal came in the 48th minute, when Karim Benzema's shot hit the far post and rebounded to Valladares, who fumbled the ball into the goal.
The seven video cameras trained on the goal established that the ball had briefly crossed the line by a few inches, alerting the referee on his watch with a flashing "GOAL", before the ball was pushed out again by keeper Valladares.
