“I apologized to England and Mexico,” Blatter said. “The English said thank you and accepted that you can win and you lose, and the Mexicans bowed their head and accepted it.”

He also said he would renew discussions about technology to determine if a goal was scored, as was the case in the England-Germany game, but not video replay that would have ruled out the Argentina goal against Mexico.

“The only principle we are going to bring back for discussion is goal-line technology,” Blatter said. “For situations like the Mexico game, you don’t need technology.”

Later on Tuesday, the body that runs Italy’s top professional leagues came out in favor of goal-line technology.

“We support technology that would reduce errors and help everyone,” said Maurizio Beretta, the president of the body, Lega Calcio. “We need an updated system to ensure we do everything possible to reduce errors to a minimum.”

The issue will be taken up in July, in Cardiff, Wales, when the International Football Association Board meets to discuss rule changes. Last December, the board decided against changes for this World Cup.

Blatter’s statement on Tuesday marked a departure from the decision last year and a shift from the statement on Sunday by Jérôme Valcke, the general secretary of FIFA, that the use of video “is definitely not on the table.”