Television monitors have been removed from the sidelines in the ongoing Confederations Cup in South Africa.

The FIFA president confirmed that the step had been taken after the world governing body examined the awarding of the critical penalty in Monday's match between Brazil and Egypt.

"There is no more video use in front of the fourth official on the side of the field," Blatter told a press conference in Pretoria today. "So now no-one can say there is interference in any decisions on the basis of video."

The African champions filed a complaint over the manner in which English referee Howard Webb arrived at the crucial decision to hand the Brazilians a 90th-minute spot-kick in Bloemfontein.

The penalty was awarded for a handball on the line by Egypt defender Ahmed Al Muhamadi but the decision was only given after the player received treatment for an injury, with Webb initially indicating a corner to Brazil.

Al Muhamadi was then sent off and Kaka scored the 90th-minute spot-kick as the defending champions won 4-3, but Egypt claimed the officials referred to video evidence, which is against the rules, to make their decision.

FIFA has already insisted that video evidence was not used and Blatter reiterated those sentiments, adding: "I'm still of the opinion we should not use video for any decision on the field of play."