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Question Number: 22543Kicks From The Penalty mark 11/19/2009RE: Adult john pidgeon of tullamore, offaly eire asks...just wondering before penalties were used to deside a match what was done and when were penos brought in.
thank you Answer provided by Referee Gary Voshol I don't remember when kicks from the penalty mark started. But before that, decisions were made by chance. Draw straws or flip a coin to see who advances to the World Cup finals. Wow. While KFTPM aren't ideal, it's sure better than blind luck.
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View Referee Gary Voshol profileAnswer provided by Referee Dennis Wickham Under the laws, matches end in a draw. Kicks from the penalty mark are now common, but not a required method, to choose which team advances or wins in a cup or tournament. They were first used in a FIFA world cup qualifier in 1977 (having been used in European matches in the 70's). Before then, a coin toss decided who advanced. (Sudden death - golden goal or silver goal - - were also tried, but were rejected as methods to decide who advances/wins in 2004.)
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