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Thread #91369   Message #1780800
Posted By: The Shambles
11-Jul-06 - 03:23 AM
Thread Name: BS: Football World Cup 2006
Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
Has there ever been a case where a penalty shoot-out has got to ten players in a team?

I can certainly remember a few here they went way beyond the first five.

But whether any have ever gone to 10 players in the past, is not really the point. As the current rules stand and if they are not changed - when it does come to this the side who have lost players for foul play, will not be at a disadvantage for the shoot out. Perhaps the rules should be changed so that they would be disadvantaged? And all the remaining players be able to take a penalty each (except for those on cautions)?

In theory this should encourage sides not to foul and to try and keep all of their players on the pitch. In practice such measures and the win at all costs mentalty - currently encourage teams to simulation and provocation in order to try and get the other side cautioned and sent off.