The men’s World Cup final was an epic battle between Argentina and France. Ultimately, it was Argentina that executed flawlessly in penalty kicks to claim its third men’s World Cup title.

A well-executed penalty kick can often mean the difference between success and failure for teams chasing glory. But what exactly are they? A penalty kick in soccer is when a player is allowed to take ...

But for now, economists are a goalie's best friend when it comes to stopping penalty kicks, and turns out, Huerta is helping a team in the 2018 World Cup, though he wouldn't tell us who.

A World Cup penalty shoot-out: for the players it's the ultimate test of nerve and skill, for fans it's time to watch between ...

We look at the early years of World Cup penalty shoot-outs ahead of a new ... final as Harald Schumacher saved a second French spot-kick. Stielike’s miss was forgotten. Now Maxime Bossis was ...

AUCKLAND--How’s this for a pair of stats? The first eight matches of the Women’s World Cup each included a penalty kick – and the attacking team converted just four times from the spot.

set recently during the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Germany. Michael McGrail, age 12, of Westfield, N.J. kicked the 526th penalty kick—and scored. McGrail’s entire family, including parents ...