Trials of new video technology in football, due to be tested in the Netherlands, have been delayed by 12 months after a meeting of football lawmakers in Belfast.
The Dutch FA had wanted to extend its trial of having a video official in the stadium watching replays and advising the referee on key decisions via headset.
Football Association chairman Greg Dyke had been keen to push forward the trials but other International Football Association Board (IFAB) delegates referred the idea back for further discussions.
FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke said: "It's a question of making the biggest decision ever in the way football is played."
It was IFAB that initially decided in 2012 to introduce goal line technology.
