shootout

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O'Neill's side had just one shot in 120 minutes, but won the shootout 4-2 to make it to Hampden.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Under Southgate, the England men's team won a World Cup penalty shootout for the first time.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Italy has won the World Cup four times, but it missed out on the tournament for a third successive time after losing a penalty shootout to Bosnia and Herzegovina in their qualifying playoff final.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Now the Kings come home, where they won six of their final seven regular-season games, the only loss coming in a shootout.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

And, like a grizzled extra scurrying out of the bar just before the climactic final shootout in a grade B Hollywood Western, Bud dropped a dollar onto the table and hurriedly split.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols