Ricardo scores a decisive penalty in the quarterfinals of EURO 2004

Kicks from the penalty mark (commonly referred to as a penalty shootout) are sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied result in a game of association football (soccer). They should not be confused with penalty kicks, which are similar, but part of normal play during a match and governed by different rules. Ricardo and Calamity James Source:Publico Moblog File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Ricardo and Calamity James Source:Publico Moblog File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ... In Association Football (soccer), a penalty kick is a free kick from twelve yards (eleven metres) out with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal. ...

Shootouts are almost always used only in elimination (as opposed to league) games, to decide who will progress to the next stage of a tournament. Usually extra time has been played first. However, the Copa Libertadores uses kicks from the penalty mark immediately after the end of a two-legged tie that is level on aggregate, with no application of the away goals rule until 2005 or extra time to this day. The Copa Libertadores de América ( Liberators of the Americas Cup) is an international football cup competition played annually by the top clubs of South America. ... The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in football matches contested over two legs in which a winner must be determined. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Kicks from the penalty mark are not part of the penalty kick law. However, they follow essentially the same procedure as penalty kicks and are popularly referred to as "penalties". Unlike penalty kicks, players other than the kicker and the defending goalkeeper must remain in the center circle (other than the kicking team's goalkeeper, who stands on the junction of goal line and penalty area near to the assistant referee).

Goals scored during the shootout are not included in the final score. Furthermore, strictly speaking kicks from the penalty mark do not result in a game winner; the game remains a tie and the result of the kicks is merely used to select a winner to progress to the next stage of the tournament. However, in popular usage a team is often said to have "won on penalties", and such games often have their result rendered as (for example): "Team A 2-2 Team B (aet), Team A won 5-4 on penalties".

Procedure

The following is a summary of the procedure for kicks from the penalty mark:

• All players other than the kicker and the goalkeepers must remain in the field's centre circle (see above).

• Each kick is taken in the general manner of a penalty kick. Each kick is taken from the penalty mark, with the goal only defended by the opposing goalkeeper. The goalkeeper must remain between the goal-posts on his goal-line until the ball has been kicked.

• Teams take alternating turns to kick from the penalty mark in attempt to score a goal, until each has taken five kicks or one side has scored more goals than the other side could possibly score.

• Each kicker can only kick the ball once. If the ball is blocked by the goalkeeper, the kicker cannot score from the rebound (unlike a normal penalty kick).

• If at the end of these five rounds of kicks the teams have scored an equal number of goals, sudden death rounds of one kick each are used until one side scores and the other does not.

• No player is allowed to take a second kick from the penalty mark until all other players on his team have taken a kick from the penalty mark (including the goalkeepers). However, if at the beginning of kicks from the penalty mark one side has more players on the field than the other, then the side with more players shall select an appropriate number of players to not take part. For example, if Team A has 11 players but Team B only has 10, then Team A will choose one player not to take part. Note that it is not allowed to de-select a goalkeeper from having to take part in kicking from the penalty mark: players de-selected cannot play any part in the procedure.

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History

The first ever penalty shootout took place in 1970 between Hull City and Manchester United during the Watney Cup, and was won by Manchester United. Hull City Association Football Club are an English football team based at the Kingston Communications Stadium in Hull. ... Manchester United F.C. is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ...

The finals of two major FIFA competitions have gone to penalty shootouts. Both took place in the same stadium, the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, USA. FIFA logo (usage restricted): For the Good of the Game Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is the international governing body of the sport of association football (called simply football or soccer). ... The Rose Bowl is a stadium in the Los Angeles suburb of Pasadena, California built in 1923 for American football. ... The Colorado Street Bridge in Pasadena, CA Pasadena is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ...

• In the (men's) 1994 World Cup, Brazil and Italy ended extra time in a scoreless tie. Brazil went on to win the shootout 3-2.
• Like the 1994 men's final, the 1999 Women's World Cup final between the USA and China was scoreless after extra time. The hosts won the shootout 5-4, with the winning shot by Brandi Chastain punctuated by her famous shirt-stripping moment.

Goalkeepers have been known to win shootouts by their kicking; for example, in a Euro 2004 quarterfinal, Portugal goalkeeper Ricardo Pereira saved a kick from England's Darius Vassell, and immediately followed the save by scoring the winning shot. The 1994 Football World Cup was held in the USA. It was won by Brazil, who beat Italy 3-2 on penalties, after the game and extra time ended 0-0. ... The FIFA Womens World Cup 1999 was held in the United States and won by the host team. ... Brandi Denise Chastain (born July 21, 1968) is a soccer player who has been a member of the award winning United States womens national soccer team since 1991. ... Euro 2004 Logo The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly called EURO 2004, was held in Portugal between 12 June and 4 July 2004. ... Ricardo scores the decisive penalty in the quarterfinals of EURO 2004 against England Ricardo Pereira, usually referred to simply as Ricardo (full name Ricardo Alexandre Martins Soares Pereira; born February 11, 1976 in Montijo), is a Portuguese football player. ... First International Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 11 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First... Darius Vassell (born 13 June 1980 in Sutton Coldfield) is an English international football player who plays club football in the Premiership at Aston Villa. ...

See also

• Penalty shootout (unqualified) - information on penalty shootouts in other sports.