![]() "It happened in 1966 and then 44 years later - though it was not quite the same," added Blatter. German media have claimed the incident atones for the 1966 final when Geoff Hurst's strike for England against West Germany was allowed to stand, even though it was unclear whether the whole of the ball had crossed the line. The Fifa chief was in the crowd at Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein as referee Jorge Larrionda and his assistant Mauricio Espinosa failed to spot that Lampard's 38th-minute shot had dropped well over the line. This being the case, why remove the responsibility from the referee to give it to someone else?" ![]() "No matter which technology is applied, at the end of the day a decision will have to be taken by a human being. ![]()
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