It's necessary to love penalties. However, they are the single worst thing ever if you lose.
A total of 279 attempts have been attempted in 30 World Cup penalty shootouts (Diana Ross' fatal attempt at USA '94 is not counted).
BBC Sport and Opta looked into the statistics to determine how to improve your chances of scoring.
Pick a side.
Your chances of scoring a penalty are much increased if you move to the right or left; avoid placing the ball in the middle, though.
A little more than 74% of penalties levied to the right and the same percentage levied to the left are effective. However, just 36 out of 63 occasions, or 57% of the time, do penalties down the middle succeed.
You have a similar chance of avoiding a penalty no matter which way you shoot (about 21%), but you are much, much more likely to miss the target in the center.
11% of penalties in the middle hit the crossbar, while 11% are missed. As you turn left or right, those percentages drop to 3% and 1%, respectively.
Usually, getting high is preferable.
If you take nothing else away from this post, choose a side. You England players are in our sights.
This shouldn't be a huge surprise because the best penalty shooters usually go first (unless you're Cristiano Ronaldo).
The conversion rates for the first three penalties for each team were 75%, 73%, and 73%, respectively. The fourth punishment is called in 64% of cases, and the fifth in 65% of cases.
Surprisingly, only two World Cup shootouts have ended in sudden death, with a 50% success record in four tries.
When the kickers of the various teams are ranked from 1 to 10, the second and fifth takers have success rates of 77% each. The eighth position in the top 10 has the worst rate, at 61%.
Regardless of which club attempts the opening kick, the first- and second-place clubs earn 15 each.
Take initiative
Since most teams, especially during the era of the 4-4-2 formation, contain more midfielders than attackers, the majority of players who take World Cup shootout penalties are midfielders, which is unsurprising.
However, forwards are the best kickers, scoring on 63 of 84 attempts (75%). 84 midfielders have scored, or 69% of the 122 who took one. A total of 73 players, or 49 of them, are defenders.
know German (or Argentine)
With victories over France (1982), Mexico (1986), England (1990), and Argentina, Germany has won all four of its World Cup penalty shootouts (2006).
In the inaugural World Cup penalty shootout between West Germany and France, Uli Stielike was the only shooter to miss. Of their 18 efforts, 17 have been successful.
Obviously, they've already departed. So, if German is unavailable, pick Argentine. They have also committed a record-tying 17 penalties, however only out of a possible 22. They have won four of their five games and have only lost against Germany.
In reality, only three teams—Belgium, South Korea, and Paraguay (all 5/5), have a 100% success rate of scoring in penalty shootouts.
Don't be English (or Swiss)
In World Cup shootouts, England has missed eight more penalties than any other nation (out of 19).
Against Colombia in 2018, Gareth Southgate's team achieved its first victory.
Their three penalty-kick defeats still tie for the most with Spain and Italy (all W1 L3).
After failing on all three of its efforts against Ukraine in 2006, Switzerland nonetheless continues to be the weakest side to take part in a World Cup penalty shootout. They are the only squad that can take part in a shootout without receiving a penalty.
use your right foot
There isn't much of a difference, but penalties taken with the right foot are successful 71% more often than those taken with the left.
Compared to 223 right-footed penalties, 56 left-footed penalties have been committed. Unsurprisingly, no one has ever been fined for shooting someone in the head.
(Unless you are a keeper, avoid coming on late.)
Teams may bring in players just for the penalty shootout.
Five of the eight (63%) players that entered the game in the second half of extra time have scored, even if it is difficult to tell who entered the game only to take penalties.
Of the players who joined the game in the final 10 minutes, two out of three (or 67%) are involved. In the final five minutes (or 50%), we are down to one out of two.
The least successful example is Jamie Carragher, who replaced Aaron Lennon in the 118th minute of England's 2006 World Cup quarterfinal game against Portugal.
Ricardo stopped three shots in that shootout by deflecting his second attempt over the bar after he had to restart because he had already scored on his first attempt.
"He claimed he never blew the whistle, so I was forced to wait until after it was. I had no idea. Obviously, I don't take that many "Later, the legendary Liverpool player told BBC Sport.
Without a doubt, Tim Krul, the goalie for the Netherlands against Costa Rica in the 2014 World Cup quarterfinals, is the best replacement in a shootout ever.
He replaced Jasper Cillessen in the 121st minute, and by saving two penalties while pulling numerous mental stunts, he contributed to the Dutch victory.
Will someone apply the same trick in Qatar this winter?
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