SFA chief executive Stewart Regan has backed proposals that will see goal-line technology introduced across world football.

Two systems, Hawk-Eye, which is also used in cricket and tennis, and GoalRef have been given approval by the International FA Board after a Zurich summit.

The historic move will see technology utilised for the first time at the Club World Cup in Japan in December, next year's Confederations Cup and the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Regan took time out from the current crisis surrounding Scottish football to play his part in discussions and is pleased that progress has been made to change the laws of the game.

The SFA chief said: "Over the past few years there have been a number of occasions where mistakes have been made in football.

"The referee will still make the final decision but the view of the board is that anything that can help the referee has to be good.

"This is not designed to be put on giant screens, this is about technology designed to help the referee."

The Barclays Premier League have announced they will introduce the technology "as soon as possible" but it remains to be seen when it will be used in Scotland.

The clamour for officials to be given outside help has grown significantly in recent years and Fifa President Sepp Blatter reckons the right decision has been reached.

He said: "I have to say 'thank you Lampard'. I was completely down in South Africa when I saw [his 'goal' against Germany], that really shocked me, it took me a day to react.

"It happened again in Ukraine, and Ukraine can still not believe it now."