Here we go again. England are into the knockout rounds of a World Cup 2026, and now the threat of penalties loom over every nerve-jangling game with Norway coming up in the quarter-finals.
England's relationship with shootouts was, for a long time, a tortured one. They were knocked out of Italia '90 by West Germany via the heartbreak of penalties, and suffered defeats by Argentina (1998) and Portugal (2006) in the same way.
The losing streak was finally lifted in 2018 when Gareth Southgate's meticulous preparation paid off in England's first-ever World Cup shootout win, against Colombia in the round of 16.
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England have since won two shootouts against Switzerland, in 2019 and 2024, either side of that painful Euro 2020 final defeat against Italy.
England's relationship with shootouts was, for a long time, a tortured one. They were knocked out of Italia '90 by West Germany via the heartbreak of penalties, and suffered defeats by Argentina (1998) and Portugal (2006) in the same way.
The losing streak was finally lifted in 2018 when Gareth Southgate's meticulous preparation paid off in England's first-ever World Cup shootout win, against Colombia in the round of 16.
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England have since won two shootouts against Switzerland, in 2019 and 2024, either side of that painful Euro 2020 final defeat against Italy.
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