FIFA president Sepp Blatter has declared goal-line technology "a necessity" after Ukraine became the latest victims of its absence from the game.

The European Championship co-hosts were denied an equaliser in Tuesday night's decisive 1-0 Group D defeat to England when officials failed to spot Marco Devic's shot had crossed the line.

Blatter, who hopes to convince the game's rule-makers - the International Football Association Board - to give technology the green light, posted on Twitter: "After last night's match £GLT is no longer an alternative but a necessity."

Blatter became a convert to goal-line technology after Frank Lampard was denied a legitimate goal in England's 2010 World Cup defeat to Germany.

That failed to convince UEFA president Michel Platini - the favourite to succeed Blatter as the most powerful man in world football - who remained wedded to his belief additional assistant referees behind each goal was the best way forward.

Yet, Tuesday night's referee, assistant referee and AAR all failed to spot Devic's shot had narrowly crossed the line before John Terry's acrobatic clearance prevent it hitting the back of the net.