whats the longest a penalty shootout has ever lasted?
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not sure, but the last african nations the game of cameroon and cote de voir lasted for 13 rounds of penalties, till Etoo missed his second penalty
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Sergio Goycoechea (Argentina) and Claudio Taffarel (Brazil) - 5 penalties saved each
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Draw between Galatasaray and  Arsenal\nAnd Ultimatly Galatasaray won 4-1 in a penalty shoot out
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Probably the longest can be considered the ones done by goalkeepers and reach the other goal. Some goalkeepers have scored a goal in this way. Not in this world cup.
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Roger Milla of Cameroon.\n 42 years and 39 days when Cameroon played Russia at the 1994 World Cup.\n\nHe is also the oldest goal scorer in world cup history as he scored in the same match!
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There is a rule that when a penalty kick is taken every player must be at least 10 yards away from the ball. The semi-circle is just for measuring that distance
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The longest unbeaten goalkeeper in WC history is Walter Zenga of Italy. He closed the goal for a total of 517 minutes during the 1990 WC.\nbut,\nSergio Goycochea of Argentina has more WC penalty shoot-out saves than any other goalkeeper
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"The decision was taken in the summer of 1975 that all UEFA Finals would be decided by extra-time and then penalty kicks if they finished level after 90 minutes." \n\n"The first European Cup Final to go to penalties was the 1984 final in Rome when, following a 1-1 draw, Liverpool beat Roma 4-2 in the shootout."
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usually about half way between the 18 and half field. We are talking about professional goalies right? \n\nVan der sar has the longest through (he can through it past half field)
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Bulgaria. They had 1 penalty shot go in, bulgaria had 3
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BRASIL-2\nFRANCE-2\nAPRES PENALTYS!\nBRASIL -5\nFRANCE-2\n                              :)))))))))))
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a penalty kick is awarded when a foul is committed by the defensive team within the penalty box (18 yard box) that would normally be punishable by a direct free kick (this means kicking, pushing, holding etc.).  any player on the team can take the kick but the fouled player usually does.  you can tell a penalty kick is being awarded because the referee Will blow the whistle and point down to the penalty spot (where the kick is taken from).
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From\nhttp://eur.i1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/i/eu/fifa/regen.pdf  page 27\nPenalty Shoot-outs (kickout)\n"3. If the score is level after extra time, penalty kicks will be taken to\ndetermine the winner, in accordance with the procedure described in\nthe Laws of the Game."\n\nFrom the Laws of the Game at\nhttp://eur.i1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/i/eu/fifa/lawen.pdf  page 45\nThe Penalty Kick procedure\n"Procedure\n• the player taking the penalty kicks the ball forward\n• he does not play the ball a second time until it has touched\nanother player\n• the ball is in play when it is kicked and moves forward\nWhen a penalty kick is taken during the normal course of play, or time\nhas been extended at half-time or full time to allow a penalty kick to\nbe taken or retaken, a goal is awarded if, before passing between the\ngoalposts and under the crossbar:\n• the ball touches either or both of the goalposts and/or the crossbar,\nand/or the goalkeeper"
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Last goal - Emmanuel Petit (France)\nLast red card - Marcel Desailly ( France )\nboth in the final
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There never is a draw in the 8th finals and further on. First the game is extended - and if that doesn't help, there is a penalty competition.
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the Portugal vs Netherlands match\n\n\nthere were 4 red cards, two for each team
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In International competitions (World cup, Euro championships etc) I seem to remember that Dino Zoff (Italy) holds the record for the longest period going without conceding a goal