The Knowledge | The most one-sided penalty shootouts at major tournaments

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Plus: goal-shy teams who topped their groups, yellow cards as tie-breakers and England v AylesburyMail us your questions or tweet @TheKnowledge_GU“Has an international tournament penalty shootout ever ended before when a team has only taken three kicks?” tweets Tim Robinson.Tim is referring to Slovenia’s miserable penalty shootout defeat to Portugal on Monday, when they missed all three kicks. Portugal scored theirs, which meant it was all over after six kicks – the shortest possible penalty shootout. Continue reading...

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