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for the sake of the tournament, a team must be decided upon to advance. So technically, a team that wins the PK shootout has not won the match. They have just won the right to advance in the tournament.

This has always been understood but choosing a champion in a final I never have.

One of the main reasons the golden goal was tossed was because of the pressure it put on refs.

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Posted by mynamebowl

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Member since Jun 2012

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Posted on 6/30/14 at 2:57 am to DoreonthePlains

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They have just won the right to advance in the tournament.

That's so lame. Not from you, from FIFA. The right to advance in the tournament = Winning.

PK's may not be the best way to decide a winner. But there's something to be said for a team nutting up and actually hitting the back of the net or a keeper making a great save or two. It's also just just great drama. No one else has come up with a better idea yet, so it just kind of is what it is.

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Posted by ohiovol

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Posted on 6/30/14 at 7:50 am to mynamebowl

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That's so lame. Not from you, from FIFA. The right to advance in the tournament = Winning.

PK's may not be the best way to decide a winner. But there's something to be said for a team nutting up and actually hitting the back of the net or a keeper making a great save or two. It's also just just great drama. No one else has come up with a better idea yet, so it just kind of is what it is.

Agreed on both counts.

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Posted by BOSCEAUX

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Member since Mar 2008

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Posted on 6/30/14 at 8:10 am to thesoccerfanjax

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120 minutes is about the max that can be played with any kind of intensity. After that, a goal becomes less and less likely as both teams are just done and have nothing left.

Have unlimited subs in a sudden death OT (if you come out you can't go back in). PK's to me is like college football OT, you're not really playing the game anymore.

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