In soccer, the stakes of a penalty kick could not be higher. Almost half of all World Cup games, including two women’s World Cup and three men’s World Cup title matches, were decided by ...

Megan Rapinoe reacts after missing her penalty kick during the 2023 Women’s World Cup Round of 16. AP “I mean, this is like a sick joke,” Rapinoe told Fox Sports in an interview.

U.S. goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher fails to save a penalty kick by Sweden’s Fridolina Rolfo during a World Cup Round of 16 match on Aug. 6, 2023.

And, if the game stretches into extra time, we could be staring down the potential of the U.S.’s first penalty kick shootout in a Women’s World Cup since it fell to Japan in the 2011 final.

A Psychologist Spent Five Years Studying World Cup Penalty Shootouts Every job requires performance under pressure. Here’s what everybody can learn from the most tense few minutes in sports.

We've reached the 2023 World Cup Final, and that means the winner of the game takes the whole tournament. ... We go to a penalty kicks shootout. Here’s how that works: 1.

Carlos Pineda scored the decisive goal as Honduras beat Panama 5-4 on penalty kicks after the teams played to a 1-1 draw in ...

At the World Cup in 2018, England coach Gareth Southgate ordered goalkeeper Jordan Pickford to retrieve the ball and personally hand it to each new England shooter, as added reassurance.

The 2022 World Cup takes place on Sunday, November 20, and runs through Sunday, December 18 in Qatar featuring 64 matches contested by 32 nations in 8 stadiums over the course of 29 days. This ...

The 2023 Women's World Cup has been full of drama and with the round of 16 bringing the very real chance of penalty shoot-outs, it's worth remembering the USWNT's past experiences with spot-kicks ...

Damion Downs scored in the sixth round of a shootout after three saves by Matt Freese, sending the U.S. to the semifinals of ...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Juan Freytes scored the go-ahead goal in the 83rd minute and Fluminense beat Ulsan 4-2 in the ...