Coin toss influences penalty shootout

In the knockout phase of the European Championship, some matches were decided in a penalty shoot-out. There has been much discussion about whether the sequence in which the teams take their penalties has an influence on the outcome of the match. A new study has now tried answering this question. As Matthias Sutter from the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Collective Goods in Bonn together with three colleagues from Düsseldorf found out, it is not the sequence, but the result of the coin toss before the penalty shootout, that matters.

World Cup 2022 — a beginner's guide: Every question you've been too afraid to ask - The Athletic

Opinion: Chiefs-Bills masterpiece decided on a coin flip shows NFL's overtime rule is awful and must be fixed

Pressure vs ability: The science behind the penalty shootouts

7 Tips on Taking Penalty Kicks Under Pressure - Sport Performance Member Article By DAVID CHARLTON

The alternative penalty shootout for football: Attacker Defender Goalkeeper - Dutch Referee Blog

Real Betis vs Barcelona summary: score, goals, highlights

NFL overtime rules: Odds of team who wins coin toss winning game - DraftKings Network

Portugal vs. Spain Penalty Failure: Cristiano Ronaldo Shouldn't Have Been Last, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

World Cup 2022 — a beginner's guide: Every question you've been too afraid to ask - The Athletic