France gets some high-tech help

Goal-line technology did its job when it counted at the World Cup - although not without a little bit of confusion.

France was the beneficiary of the first World Cup goal awarded thanks to the new system being used in Brazil, which ruled correctly that Honduras goalkeeper Noel Valladares had narrowly fumbled the ball over his own line.

That gave France its second goal in a 3-0 win and helped rule out any real controversy in an situation that would have been difficult for any referee to judge correctly. But Honduras players and coach Luis Suarez were still angry after the video replay showed two separate incidents and therefore conflicting results.