SI.com · May 25, 2016
Goal-line technology to be used at Copa America
CHICAGO (AP) Hawk-Eye will be installed for next month's Copa America, marking the first use of goal-line technology by the soccer's governing bodies for South America and for North and Central America and the Caribbean.
The 16-nation tournament will be played at 10 U.S. sites from June 3-26.
Organizers also announced the match officials Wednesday. Three of the 18 referees are from the United States: Mark Geiger, Jair Marrufo and Armando Villarreal. Geiger officiated three games at the 2014 World Cup, including a second-round matchup between France and Nigeria in which he became the first American to referee a knockout stage match at soccer's top tournament.