Penalty shootouts: Second team advantage?

Contrary to conventional wisdom, teams choosing to go second in World Cup penalty shootouts have dominated recent tournaments. Of the 15 penalty shootouts contested in the past World Cups, 13 were won by the team that elected to take their kicks second. goldparty.lat

This trend challenges the long-held belief that going first provides psychological advantages, as the team taking the second penalty consistently has the upper hand in deciding matches.