FIFA has decided that the world cup will no longer rotate among continents, thus leaving the U.S.’s chances of hosting the cup slim, and for that matter any country in North America of the Caribbean. The 2010 world cup has already been given South Africa to host, and Brazil will host the 2014. The CONCACAF rejected a proposal to hold the 2018 world cup in the U.S. The president of U.S. soccer, Sunil Gulati, said, “FIFA’s decision does not change our own commitment to try to bring the World Cup back to the United States.” There were two leading South American countries bidding for the 2014 world cup, because it had been decided to be held in South America, and these countries were Columbia and Brazil. When Columbia dropped out of the race, it was basically handed to Brazil. It has been said that FIFA has opened a door to have the world cup in England again, for 2018.
There is also a new technology which is going to be tested December, called Goal-Line Technology. It will involve a ball with a computer chip in the surface, to determine the spot of the ball and wheter the ball ahs crossed the plane of the goal.. They tested it in the junior competitions in 2007, and in the Under-17 Cup in Peru, in 2005. They were pleased with the results and will be using the new technology in the next world cup, says FIFA president Sepp Blatter. They, FIFA and UEFA, have rejected video referee. They believe it undermines the authority of the referee and would stop the flow of the game.
