The science behind penalty shootouts
How do you win a penalty shootout?
The moment is etched into Australian sporting history: when John Aloisi helped the Socceroos qualify for the 2006 World Cup on penalties.
Twenty years later, as Australia faced off against Egypt in the Round of 32, the decision to send a defender to kick first drew scathing criticism.
Penalties can make or break your game. So how do you win? New research has found that the science of penalty shootouts is about a whole lot more than order.
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