Every penalty shoot-out in FIFA World Cup history
by Alex Sarwar ·
Updated
The FIFA World Cup will always draw headlines for its heart stopping penalty shoot-outs. A devastating way to lose a knockout match, but a memorable way to win, the first ever FIFA World Cup penalty shoot-out took place back in 1982 between West Germany and France. Since then, we’ve now seen 39 FIFA World Cup penalty shoot-outs in the tournament's history.
Below, we’ve compiled every penalty shoot-out in to take place in men's FIFA World Cup history, including the countries involved, which stage of the tournament each shoot-out took place in, and the final score following the penalty kicks:
DATE | MATCH | ROUND | FINAL SCORE (AET) | PENALTY SHOOTOUT SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
07/07/2026 | Switzerland vs Colombia | Round of 16 | 0-0 | 4-3 |
03/07/2026 | Australia vs Egypt | Round of 32 | 1-1 | 2-4 |
29/06/2026 | Netherlands vs Morocco | Round of 32 | 1-1 | 2-3 |
29/06/2026 | Germany vs Paraguay | Round of 32 | 1-1 | 3-4 |
18/12/2022 | Argentina vs France | Final | 3-3 | 4-2 |
09/12/2022 | Netherlands vs Argentina | Quarter-finals | 2-2 | 3-4 |
06/12/2022 | Morocco vs Spain | Round of 16 | 0-0 | 3-0 |
05/12/2022 | Japan vs Croatia | Round of 16 | 1-1 | 1-3 |
07/07/2018 | Russia vs Croatia | Quarter-final | 2-2 | 3-4 |
03/07/2018 | Colombia vs England | Round of 16 | 1-1 | 3-4 |
01/07/2018 | Croatia vs Denmark | Round of 16 | 1-1 | 3-2 |
01/07/2018 | Spain vs Russia | Round of 16 | 1-1 | 3-4 |
09/07/2014 | Netherlands vs Argentina | Semi-finals | 0-0 | 2-4 |
05/07/2014 | Netherlands vs Costa Rica | Quarter-finals | 0-0 | 4-3 |
29/06/2014 | Costa Rica vs Greece | Round of 16 | 1-1 | 5-3 |
28/06/2014 | Brazil vs Chile | Round of 16 | 1-1 | 3-2 |
02/07/2010 | Uruguay vs Ghana | Quarter-finals | 1-1 | 4-2 |
29/06/2010 | Paraguay vs Japan | Round of 16 | 0-0 | 5-3 |
09/07/2006 | Italy vs France | Final | 1-1 | 5-3 |
01/07/2006 | England vs Portugal | Quarter-finals | 0-0 | 1-3 |
30/06/2006 | Germany vs Argentina | Quarter-finals | 1-1 | 4-2 |
26/06/2006 | Switzerland vs Ukraine | Round of 16 | 0-0 | 0-3 |
22/06/2002 | Spain vs Korea Republic | Quarter-finals | 0-0 | 3-5 |
16/06/2002 | Spain vs Republic of Ireland | Round of 16 | 1-1 | 3-2 |
07/07/1998 | Brazil vs Netherlands | Semi-finals | 1-1 | 4-2 |
03/07/1998 | Italy vs France | Quarter-finals | 0-0 | 3-4 |
30/06/1998 | Argentina vs England | Round of 16 | 2-2 | 4-3 |
17/07/1994 | Brazil vs Italy | Final | 0-0 | 3-2 |
10/07/1994 | Romania vs Sweden | Quarter-finals | 2-2 | 4-5 |
05/07/1994 | Mexico vs Bulgaria | Round of 16 | 1-1 | 1-3 |
04/07/1990 | West Germany vs England | Semi-finals | 1-1 | 4-3 |
03/07/1990 | Italy vs Argentina | Semi-finals | 1-1 | 3-4 |
30/06/1990 | Yugoslavia vs Argentina | Quarter-finals | 0-0 | 2-3 |
25/06/1990 | Republic of Ireland vs Romania | Round of 16 | 0-0 | 5-4 |
22/06/1986 | Spain vs Belgium | Quarter-finals | 1-1 | 4-5 |
21/06/1986 | West Germany vs Mexico | Quarter-finals | 0-0 | 4-1 |
21/06/1986 | Brazil vs France | Quarter-finals | 1-1 | 3-4 |
08/07/1982 | West Germany vs France | Semi-finals | 3-3 | 5-4 |
You can pick many exciting penalty shoot-outs to look back on from that list, particularly the three FIFA World Cup finals to be decided from the spot. Brazil lifted their fourth World Cup in 1994 after beating Italy 3-2 on penalties, the first time ever that the FIFA World Cup final was decided via a penalty shoot-out. However, the Azzurri avenged that defeat 12 years later in 2006, overcoming France via spot-kicks to lift the FIFA World Cup for a fourth time.
More recently, the 2022 FIFA World Cup was decided via a penalty shoot-out following a 3-3 draw after extra time. For the second time, it was to be heartbreak for France from 12 yards as Argentina were perfect from the spot, converting four from four with Lionel Messi, Paulo Dybala, Leandro Paredes and Gonzalo Montiel all scoring, whilst Les Bleus missed twice to seal a 4-2 triumph for Lionel Scaloni's side.
