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World Cup research reveals strategy to give teams a penalty-shootout edge

One of football's most iconic moments—the penalty shootout—may be far more strategic than previously thought, with new research challenging the notion that the team kicking first holds a major advantage.

World Cup research reveals strategy to give teams a penalty-shootout edge
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One of football's most iconic moments—the penalty shootout—may be far more strategic than previously thought, with new research challenging the notion that the team kicking first holds a major advantage.

Originally published at Phys.org

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