England and Mexico fell victim to howlers by officials in their second-round matches on Sunday, prompting an apology from FIFA president Sepp Blatter.
Blatter, who rejected the use of goalline technology just three months ago, said the game's governing body would now look again at the issue, although he ruled out using video replays.
The New York-based Nielsen Company surveyed 27,000 people in 55 countries on questions related to football's biggest event, including whether referees should have video replays to help them make close calls.
Nielsen's online poll showed regional support for video technology to be used at the World Cup was strongest in South America, where 79 percent respondents thought FIFA should change its position.
However, in Ireland, whose team lost a play-off to reach the World Cup finals after an infamous handball by France's Thierry Henry, 84 percent of people said video assistance was a good idea.
