World Cup penalty shoot-outs: Who is most likely to score?
4th July 2006
The penalty shoot-out is one of the most testing events that a professional footballer will have to endure in his career. Unless he is Belgian, or Korean or, of course, German. In fact most nationalities other than English or Italian.
This is according to statistics published in today’s “The Times“. Belgium and South Korea enjoy a perfect 5 out of 5. More remarkable however is the fact that Germany have only missed 1 of the 18 shootout penalties they have taken, Uli Stieleke’s in the 1982 semi against France. In contrast Italy’s and England’s success rate of around 50% looks pathetic. So if it goes to penalties tomorrow, there is only ever going to be one winner…
[from “The Times“]
