Qatar 2022: How many penalties does each team take in a penalty shootout?

The most exciting situation after a draw in the knockout stage of a World Cup event is the penalty shootout. After the golden goal rule didn't work, the best method introduced by FIFA to decide a winner of an elimination game was a series of penalty shots. It won't be different for the 2022 Qatar World Cup, as the knockout stage begins with exciting matchups.

Usually takes 120 minutes of play to get to the penalty shootout. After an elimination game in which there isn't a winner yet. There will be a series of penalty shots that will determine which team wins the game. However, the score will remain as a draw for the statistics' team sheet. 

So, the penalty shootouts' purpose is to be the tiebreaker for a football game, there are rules to follow. For example, only players who were on the field at the end of the match may participate in the shootout. Also, the players that make the shots are chosen by the coach of each team who will also decide the order. 

How many penalties does each team take in a penalty shootout in the FIFA World Cup?

Each shot is taken as a penalty kick is normally taken. This means the shot will be from the white spot in the penalty area, with the goal defended only by the opposing goalkeeper, who must stay in between the goal line until the ball is set in motion, but may jump in place, move his arms and move along the line and try to distract the kicker.

The teams take turns trying to score until each team has taken five shots in a first round. If a team no longer has a chance to tie up the number of goals the other team has scored with the remaining kicks, it is not necessary to continue with the remaining kicks and the shootout is ended. This means the winning team will have more goals than the losing team.

If after the first ten kicks are all tied up, the teams will take one penalty kick each until the tiebreaker occurs, known as 'sudden death'. No player may take two kicks unless all his teammates, including the goalkeeper, have taken them first. However, typically a penalty shootout has up to five shots taken by each side for a total of 10 penalty shots.