goalkeepers

If a knock-out tournament match is level after 90 minutes it will then move on to extra time and penalties if still no winner can be found. Each team has 5 chances to score from a penalty kick, taking it in turns, the team that scores the most goals wins. The pressure builds as you reach the end of the 5 kicks. If it is level after 5 kicks each, sudden death begins. A penalty shootout could go on forever in theory, with every player taking a kick, including goalkeepers, until one team scores and the other misses. In big games like the World Cup, there is nothing quite like the intensity of a penalty shootout!

The award given to the goalkeeper deemed to have had the best overall performance and biggest impact on their team during the World Cup, part of a trio of trophies along with the Golden Boot and Golden Ball. It doesn’t necessarily mean the keeper who has kept the highest number of clean sheets, although a high number of clean sheets will point towards a great tournament for a keeper. In other competitions, such as the English Premier League, the Golden Glove is awarded the goalkeeper with the highest number of clean sheets during a season.