The knockout rounds of the World Cup 2026 are underway as teams face off in the round of 32, and Germany vs Paraguay has become the first game to go to extra-time and penalties, as the two sides drew 1-1 after 120 minutes in Boston.
Penalty shoot-outs were first introduced at the 1978 World Cup and they have since become a defining feature of knockout football, with the 2022 final settled with spot-kicks and shoot-outs also required in 1994 and 2006.
