World Cup 2026: What are the extra time and penalty shootout rules?
- EXPLAINERSeveral games in the 2026 World Cup have already ended in dramatic penalty shootouts.
- It is the business end of the World Cup and as the games get tighter and tenser, many of them end up going to extra time or the dreaded penalty shootout.
- In this explainer, we break down what extra time is, and what the rules for extra time and penalty shootouts are.
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- EXPLAINERSeveral games in the 2026 World Cup have already ended in dramatic penalty shootouts.
- It is the business end of the World Cup and as the games get tighter and tenser, many of them end up going to extra time or the dreaded penalty shootout.
- In this explainer, we break down what extra time is, and what the rules for extra time and penalty shootouts are.
Sources: Al Jazeera