penalty shootoutnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌpen.əl.ti ˈʃuːt.aʊt/us/ˌpen.əl.ti ˈʃuːt̬.aʊt/also shootouta way of deciding who will win a football game in which both teams finished with the same number of goals, by each team taking turns to have a set number of kicks at the goal
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