Arsenal ended their pre-season campaign with a 4-3 penalty shootout victory over Como 1907 at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday. Myles Lewis-Skelly opened the scoring after capitalising on a mistake from Como goalkeeper Jean Butez, before Martin Baturina equalised shortly before half-time. The match remained level afte…

…a World Cup for the first time. He would then net his spot kick in the nerve-shredding penalty shootout win against Australia in the round of 32, before playing a crucial role in his side’s two goals against Argentina in the last 16. The Albiceleste would then mount a trademark late comeback to win 3-2 after being 2-0…

…Cup matches as they reached the round of 32, where they were knocked out by Egypt in a penalty shootout. Having represented Italy at youth level, he switched allegiances to Australia in May just before the Socceroos announced their squad for the tournament. Volpato has played at Serie A side Sassuolo since 2023, and he…

…Legit.ng on Instagram.While dismissing the possibility of the game being decided by a penalty shootout, Gbandeh forecasted that Argentina will defeat Spain to defend the title they won in Qatar in 2022.Gbandeh wrote:"The biggest and final Match of the 2026 World Cup."This match will not be cagey as expected. There will…

…its effort to reach its third consecutive final, after winning in 2018 and losing in a penalty shootout to Argentina four years ago.Spain also had a free kick from just beyond the area after Adrien Rabiot drew a yellow card for a foul on Dani Olmo in the eighth minute. Alex Baena's kick went directly into the wall of F…

…World Cup finals, lifting the trophy in Russia in 2018 before suffering a heartbreaking penalty shootout defeat to Argentina in the 2022 final in Qatar, despite Kylian Mbappe’s memorable hat-trick. Spain, meanwhile, are chasing only their second World Cup crown, having won their maiden title at South Africa 2010. Altho…

…recorded 10 wins in regulation time. The other five results comprised one victory via penalty shootout — against Egypt in the third-place match at the 2025 AFCON — two defeats on penalties, against DR Congo in the 2026 World Cup qualifying play-off final and Morocco in the semi-finals of the 2025 AFCON, as well as two…

GistReel Switzerland defeated Colombia 4-3 in a penalty shootout after a goalless 120 minutes to book their place in the quarter-finals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Ruben Vargas converted the decisive spot-kick to send the Swiss through after a tense contest in Vancouver, where clear-cut chances were scarce for much of…

…could find a breakthrough over 120 minutes in Vancouver, forcing the tournament’s first penalty shootout of the last 16. Switzerland held their nerve from the spot to prevail 4-3 and book a quarter-final showdown with Lionel Messi’s Argentina. The knockout stage has already produced several memorable moments, including…

…Denmark later this year.But they missed out on World Cup qualification after losing a penalty shootout in the play-offs against Bosnia-Herzegovina and have won just three out of their past 11 games.Bellamy's former Norwich and Wales team-mate Iwan Roberts told Radio Cymru: "I'm not sure if it would be a big loss [to Wa…