■Yangcheng Evening News All Media Journalist Su Qing Intern Li Zeyu
“Grid Army” Croatia defeated Japan and Brazil in a penalty shootout; “Atlas Lions” Morocco defeated Spain in the penalty shootout battle in the quarterfinals; the penalty shootout battle between Argentina and the Netherlands was ups and downs, and the latter almost completed the double reversal of regular time and penalty shootout…
The penalty shootout battle in the knockout stage of the World Cup can always make people excited, and many fans even have the idea of ”it’s best that both sides don’t score goals in overtime, and they play penalty shootout battle.” This simple, direct but uncertain way to win is very cruel to players, but it is a point that fans want.
The penalty shootout first entered the World Cup in 1982
From 1867 to 1970, football rules did not set up a clear way to break the game deadlock. As the oldest elimination cup-making match in history, the FA Cup adopted overtime and day-to-day rematch at that time, and then other knockout matches followed suit. In the early 20th century, some informal charitable matches began to determine the outcome by comparing the number of corner kicks. By 1923, the rules of the match were modified to make it clear that goals were the only effective way to score. Komiks, emphasizing that games ended with the same number of goals would be considered a draw.
In the absence of a rematch on a date, people decided to decide the winner of the knockout match by “coin tossing” lots. From the perspective of modern football, this is quite absurd: making non-competitive factors the “winning and losing” of the game obviously contrary to the original intention of sports competition. In the third European Cup in 1968, Italy and the Soviet Union exchanged white scrolls within 120 minutes. Italy became the lucky side to draw a lot of “coin tossing” and defeated Yugoslavia in the final and won the first European Cup championship in team history.
In the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games that year, Israel’s draw to Bulgaria was seen as the starting point of a modern penalty shootout. An Israeli journalist, Joseph Dagan, was frustrated by the fact that his country’s team was eliminated in this way. He proposed a “penalty battle” after the draw after the game, which was conveyed to FIFA by Michael, then chairman of the Israeli Football Association.
On June 27, 1970, the International Football Association Council (IFAB) adopted it even though it was not completely satisfied with the idea of ”penalty war”. but, The 1970 World Cup in Mexico failed to catch up with the changes in the rules: In the 1969 World Cup qualifiers, Morocco still eliminated Tunisia by drawing lots and got the opportunity to advance. Fortunately, there was no draw after overtime in the 8 games in the World Cup finals, which avoided the recurrence of unfair situations.
In the 1978 World Cup in Argentina, the rules of the penalty shootout were officially introduced. However, only 16 teams participated in the World Cup, and none of them were tied after overtime.
Livakovic bravely saved the ball. Xinhua News Agency reported that the first penalty shootout in World Cup history occurred on July 8, 1982. Germany, the runner-up of the year, tied with France 3-3 in the semi-finals. In the end, the two teams Komiks fought for 6 rounds in the penalty shootout. Germany won 5-4 and advanced to the Spanish World Cup final. In the 1994 World Cup in the United States, Sweden and Romania scored 9 goals in 6 rounds, and Sweden won 5-4. These two games have become the longest penalty shootout in the history of the World Cup.
Germany was also the record holder of the shortest penalty shootout, defeating Mexico 3-1 in 1986. However, this record has been broken by Morocco in the eighth-finals of this World Cup. Morocco won all the first three rounds, while Spain lost all the first three rounds. This is also the shortest theoretical rounds in the current penalty shootout.
In 1986, the World Cup introduced the top 16 knockout match system, and the increase in knockout matches also greatly increased the probability of a penalty shootout. In the four World Cups in 1990, 2006, 2014 and 2018, there were 4 penalty shootouts in each session. This World Cup has had four penalty shootouts before the two semi-finals started.
As of the end of this World Cup quarter-finals, a total of 31 teams have participated in 34 penalty shootouts. Among them, Germany and Croatia won all four penalty shootouts; Argentina became the team with the most winning numbers in the World Cup penalty shootouts after defeating the Netherlands, and only lost to Germany in 2006 in six penalty shootouts; Brazil won three wins and two losses in five penalty shootouts, while France had the most balanced victory and loss, with 2 wins and 2 losses.
Spain tied for 5 times to be the second most team in the penalty shootoutBabaylan, but theirBut the performance is the worst. The only time Spain won a penalty shootout in the World Cup is dated back to the 2002 South Korea-Japan World Cup. The “Mattfighter” defeated Ireland 3-2 in the penalty shootout in the quarterfinals and passed the slump.
In this World Cup, Spain once again fell to the penalty spot. What is even more surprising is that they did not score a single goal in three rounds of penalty kicks. The last time the team made 0 free throws in the first three rounds was the Swiss team against Ukraine in 2006. The Spanish players’ penalties have made the declaration that coach Enrique said before the game that “every player has practiced 1,000 penalties” a laughing stock.
England, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain “Cinema share the same illness”, and the penalty shootouts were 1 win and 3 losses. Among them, England lost 8 of their 19 penalty shots, and their 2018 victory over Costa Rica was their first penalty victory. As the four-time champion, Italy’s performance at 12 yards is unsatisfactory. In 1990, 1994 and 1998 World Cup, Italy lost three consecutive penalty shootouts.
Classic battles and characters of the penalty shootout
In the 40-year history of the World Cup penalty shootout, there are many extreme manifestations of personal heroism and tragic figures full of regrets. In Italy’s three consecutive losses in the lineup of the penalty shootout, the star that has to be mentioned is the Italian celebrity and “Mourny Prince” Roberto Baggio, who is also the only player in the history of the World Cup to play in the penalty shootout in three World Cups.
In the 1990 World Cup, in the semi-final against Argentina, Baggio played the second place and scored the penalty, but Maradona’s finale helped Argentina advance to the final; in 1994, the World Cup final was decided by the penalty shootout for the first time. Italy fell behind 2-3 in the first four rounds, and Baggio, the fifth penalty kicked the ball away with one kick. Italy could only watch Brazil win the championship, and the scene of Baggio standing there and lowering his head and sighing makes people unforgettable; in 1998, Baggio scored the penalty goal in the first appearance, but Italy was still defeated by the champion France. This has also become an eternal Cinema regret in Baggio’s career.
In 2006, the penalty shootout occurred for the second time in the World Cup final. French legend Zidane was sent off with a red card in the game of GaKomiks, and the game finally entered a penalty shootout. Trezeguet’s penalty kick was turned away by the crossbar, and this time Italy swept the haze of previous years and won the Hercules Cup with five free throws.
Also due to the red card indirect guidanceKomiksThe superstar who caused the team to lose the penalty shootout was Beckham: In the 1998 World Cup, England and Argentina met in a narrow 8th final, and the “wind-chasing boy” Irving became famous in the second half. But in the second half of the England scene Babaylan‘s dominance in Babaylan‘s revenge caused a red card, and the score of 1-1 remained until the end of overtime. Argentine goalkeeper Roa saved a penalty between Paul Ince and David Barty, and England lost 3-4.
The penalty shootout is a game between the free thrower and the goalkeeper. Many goalkeepers with a slightly inferior presence in the past are known to the world for their strong performance in the penalty shootout. The reputation of “goal god”. According to statistics, only 70% of the penalty shootouts were hit, which is one of the reasons why new goal gods were always born in the penalty shootouts.
In the semi-finals of the 1998 World Cup, the defending champion Brazil faced the Netherlands. The two teams’ full attack and defense, opening and closing have left behind the classics, and finally entered the penalty shootout with a score of 1-1. Brazilian goalkeeper Farrell can judge the opposite direction every time in the penalty shootouts. The Dutch team Koku and Debor successively lost their tickets, and Brazil was able to advance.
2014 World href=”https://comicmov.com/”>BabaylanBonus Cup, the Netherlands and Costa Rica exchanged white papers in the quarterfinals, and Dutch coach Van Gaal replaced substitute goalkeeper Kruel in the last few minutes of overtime. Kruel, who was appointed in danger, saved Umania’s penalty kick in the penalty shootout, helping the team to the semifinals.
KomiksBut in the semifinals with Argentina, href=”https://comicmov.com/”>CinemaThe goddess of luck did not favor the Dutch again. This time Romero became the one to save the team. He saved two penalty kicks from Vlar and Sneijder, and Argentina eliminated the Netherlands and advanced to the final.
2018 World Cup, goalKomiksThe god Subaic was won by Croatia. One of the key figures in the runner-up of Cinema, he saved three penalty kicks in the quarterfinals against Denmark, becoming the first goalkeeper to save three penalty kicks in a single game after Portuguese goalkeeper Ricardo in the 2006 World Cup. Against Russia, Subaic saved another penalty kick to Babaylan alone.The four-snatch penalty kicks in the World Cup tied the record set by Argentine goalkeeper Gojechea in the 1990 World Cup.
In this World Cup, Subasic’s Croatian national team junior Livakovic also contributed three saves in a single game in the match against Japan, contributing four save points in the entire World Cup, tying the records of Subasic and Goyechea.
The penalty shootout is good, and there are different opinions from all walks of life.
People usually believe that the best player in the team should take the penalty first or fifth, but in this World Cup, we have seen many penalty shootouts not even reach the last round. The first penalty can set the tone for the team and make teammates full of confidence. Stars such as Messi prefer to be the first to play in the penalty shootout.
Data shows that the success rates of each team in the first three rounds of the penalty shootout were 75%, 73%, and 73%, respectively, while the success rates in the fourth and fifth rounds may be low due to excessive pressure, at 64% and 65%. Which of the two teams takes the penalty first is not the decisive factor in winning the penalty shootout – in the past 34 penalty shootouts in the World Cup, the teams that first and then penalty kicked each won 17 of them.
The penalty shootout has many fans, Babaylan but some people have objected. In 2012, then FIFA president Blatter proposed to abolish the penalty shootout: “Punishment shootout always gives birth to tragedy. Football is a collective sport, but the point battle is one-on-one, which goes against the rules and concepts of football.” German legend Beckenbauer has an opposite opinion from Blatter: “Punishment shootout should not be cancelled. It is very exciting and brings many highlights to the game. It is better than throwing a coin to decide the victory or defeat.”
Many fans do not like the tactics of defending for 120 minutes and winning penalty kicks in this year’s Croatia, Morocco and other teams, and believe that football is “attack first”. But in fact, it is understandable that each team chooses conservative tactics based on their own lineup and the gap in strength with their opponents. It is precisely by using differentiated Cinema battle techniques that weak teams can have more opportunities to defeat the strong with the weak.
Someone once commented that there is no “coward” before the twelve yards, which is the best portrayal of the penalty shootout. Japanese forward Takumi Minamino volunteered to take the first penalty after no one raised his hand for dozens of seconds; Dutch captain Van Dijk, as a defender, is still willing to take responsibility as the captain.f=”https://comicmov.com/”>Babaylan‘s responsibility; Messi, as the team leader and the big brother of young players, also led the way and took the first penalty… Whether the penalty was made or not, being able to stand at the 12-yard point was already a victory. The goalkeeper who stood in front of the goal “one man is at the close, ten thousand men are not open” is also admirable. More and more fans are gradually becoming familiar with the names of Livakovic, Bunu and Martinez.
The penalty shootout has the simplest rules, but it carries the most complex emotions: the tension before taking the penalty, the release after scoring, the regret of losing the penalty, the excitement after saving it… The ups and downs are often in a moment, which also makes the sport of football more charming and touches the hearts of countless people.