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FIFA goal-line technology used at Club World Cup

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Published December 6, 2012 2:25pm ET
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FIFA goal-line technology used at Club World Cup
New Zealand's Auckland City FC's Adam Dickinson, right, of England and Japan's Sanfrecce Hiroshima's Kazuhiko Chiba vie for the ball during their match of the Club World Cup soccer tournament in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) | Shizuo Kambayashi

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — The first FIFA goal-line technology was used during the opener of the Club World Cup, when J-League champion Sanfrecce Hiroshima beat Auckland City 1-0 Thursday.

The magnetic-field-based system GoalRef will be used for the matches in Yokohama, while the matches at Toyota Stadium will be equipped with the camera-based Hawk-Eye system.

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