Folks, here are some interesting and pertinent facts
and figures regarding the FIFA World Cup
knockout rounds...

- 55 matches have gone to extra time in World
Cup history

- 33 games have been decided in extra time

- 22 games have been decided by a penalty
shoot-out

- The first ever match in a FIFA World Cup
finals competition to be decided on penalties
was a semi-final between West Germany and
France in 1982

- Two Finals have been decided on penalties, in
1994 and 2006, and both involved Italy..

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