The penalty shootout was born from absurdity. Before 1970, football settled drawn knockout matches with coin tosses and lucky dips from sombreros. Here is how one Israeli official and a crowd of 34,007 in Hull changed the game forever.
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Iraq's national football team is set to fly to Mexico via private jet for a World Cup play-off, despite the coach's safety concerns regarding regional conflict.
Donald Trump has declared Iran is welcome at the 2026 World Cup, despite claiming their presence is inappropriate. We unpack the geopolitical headache awaiting FIFA.