FIFA World Cup 2022: They’re all gloving it!
Updated On: 14 December, 2022 08:04 AM IST | Doha | Ashwin Ferro
Their intuitive talent and skill apart, a new rule is another reason why goalkeepers are enjoying a better success rate at this World Cup in Qatar
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Croatia’s Dominik Livakovic denies Brazil’s Rodrygo during their quarter-final penalty shoot-out at the Education City Stadium in Al-Rayyan, Doha, Qatar, last Friday; France’s Hugo Lloris in top flight against England in the quarters; Argentina’s Emiliano Martinez during the QF v The Netherlands; Morocco’s Yassine Bounou makes a save against Portugal. Pics/AFP, Getty Images
A penalty is often looked upon as a sure shot way of scoring a goal. After all, the odds must be stacked against a man using only his hands to defend a 24-by-eight-foot space from a ball that has a circumference of just 29 inches. This World Cup has changed that notion.
As many as 13 out of 32 penalties in shootouts have been saved by goalkeepers here so far. That’s nearly 41 percent. And five of the 12 penalties awarded through regulation time and extra-time have been unsuccessful (42 percent).
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