Is there further time and penalties at Euro 2024?

Ah, further time: that dreaded half hour of normally dour soccer and fixed cramp that all of us have endure at any time when a knockout tie can’t be determined in regular time. 

Euro 2024 will likely be no totally different this summer time – however after seeing totally different codecs tried out in numerous configurations in varied tournaments through the years, we thought it will be good to field off precisely what kind it’ll take and when.

So, right here’s your useful information to further time and penalties at Euro 2024, together with some extremely nerdy element that’s extraordinarily unlikely to even develop into a problem however which is nice to know simply in case, as a result of soccer is silly generally.

The knockout video games would, sure, if the scores are nonetheless stage after 90 minutes.

For the avoidance of doubt, there is no such thing as a scenario by which a bunch stage sport would go to further time.

Two halves of quarter-hour (plus any damage time, however this tends to be minimal), with a five-minute break within the center.

Gamers are normally anticipated to stay on the pitch through the break, although it’s in the end on the referee’s discretion.

Groups could make as much as 5 substitutions throughout 90 minutes, which should be carried out in a most of three stoppages in play per group (which excludes half time).

An additional substitute can then be utilized in further time, with one further stoppage of play per group permitted in further time. Once more, half time of additional time doesn’t depend as a stoppage, nor does the hole between the top of 90 minutes and the beginning of additional time.

Any unused substitutions from the regulation 90 minutes carry over into further time – so if a group has solely made 4 subs in 90 minutes, they’re allowed to make two in further time.

Is Golden Purpose/Silver Purpose nonetheless in operation?

No: neither system has been utilized in any worldwide males’s competitions since Euro 2004.

Each programs had been tried out across the flip of the millennium in a bid to encourage extra attacking play in further time, however had the precise reverse impact: the next-goal-wins golden purpose system meant groups had been frightened of conceding and have become extra conservative.

Solely three Euros video games had been ever settled by the golden purpose throughout its use in Euro 96 and Euro 2000. Oliver Bierhoff scored Germany’s winner over the Czech Republic in 1996, then France gained their semi-final over Portugal 4 years later due to a late Zinedine Zidane penalty. David Trezeguet scored the final Euros golden purpose, once more for France, to safe victory over Italy within the remaining.

UEFA used the silver purpose system as a substitute of the golden purpose in 2004. That system meant that if a group was main at half time in further time, they had been declared the winners. Traianos Dellas scored the one silver purpose in worldwide soccer historical past to present shock match winners Greece victory over the Czech Republic within the semi-finals. 

Do video games go to penalties at Euro 2024?

If two sides are stage on the finish of additional time within the knockout levels, then sure, it will go to penalties.

This is able to observe the usual ABAB format (i.e. group A takes a penalty, then group B, then group A, then group B). Some competitions experimenting with an ABBA format a couple of years in the past to attempt to eradicate the slight benefit group A has in shootouts, however it was simply too complicated for anyone to observe so it didn’t go wherever.

It’s unlikely to develop into a problem, however simply as an attention-grabbing wrinkle: if two (and not more than two) groups had been completely utterly stage on the finish of the group stage for head-to-head file, purpose distinction in all group video games, and targets scored in all group video games, they usually occur to be taking part in each other within the remaining group sport…their remaining putting within the group stage can be selected penalties. Which might be nice enjoyable, wouldn’t it? 

Are you able to make subs throughout a penalty shootout?

As a rule, no; any modifications must be made whereas further time was ongoing.

The one exception is that if a goalkeeper had been deemed unable to proceed earlier than or through the shootout as a result of damage or sickness.

If that had been to occur, and the group in query had not used its full quota of six substitutions, they’d be allowed to pick a substitute goalkeeper to switch them.

If the group in query had used all their subs, or had no substitute goalkeeper out there (most unlikely, as not like outfielders, you are allowed to name up one other keeper to the squad if all of your sub keepers develop into unavailable through the match), an outfielder must go in purpose.

If you wish to get even additional into the weeds: the withdrawn goalkeeper would then not be allowed to take a penalty, and the opposition must exclude certainly one of their gamers from the shootout to stage up the numbers. That is in their very own pursuits as in any other case the group with fewer males might doubtlessly find yourself looping round to their first penalty taker quicker, placing them up in opposition to the opposite aspect’s worst penalty taker.