“When is the latest in a tournament a team has scored a goal and gone on to win it, or at least made the final?” asks John McDougall. “For example: qualifying for the knockouts with three 0-0 draws, then maybe winning on penalties after another 0-0 draw before finally in the quarter-final …”
We’ve been through every World Cup, European Championship, Copa América and Africa Cup of Nations where data is available, because what else is there to do in a heatwave. Alas there are no goalless runs to match John’s hypothetical scenario, but there are some decent tales nonetheless.
