{"id":73452,"date":"2020-05-20T14:16:33","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T11:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/?p=73452"},"modified":"2025-03-10T16:09:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T14:09:53","slug":"hoi_penalties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/hoi_penalties\/","title":{"rendered":"The Israeli Roots of the Penalty Shoot-Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was a hot summer&#8217;s day in July, 1994. Millions of viewers were glued to screens around the world, watching Italy and Brazil compete in the FIFA World Cup final, taking place at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. It was a tedious affair, with not a goal being scored, even during thirty minutes of extra-time. Thus, the stage was set for the great climax &#8211; the World Cup final would be decided for the first time by a penalty shoot-out! Football (soccer) fans who watched the event still remember how Roberto Baggio, the star of the Italian team, missed the final penalty kick, and the Brazilians were crowned world champions.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fpbkRApq9qY<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It seems that the roots of this dramatic scene reach all the way back to&#8230; Israel? Yes, the man responsible for implementing this method of deciding international football matches was named Joseph Dagan, an Israeli journalist at the time. It was he who came up with the radical new system which to date has caused the downfall of many a footballer, brought about countless moments of joy and despair for fans and players alike, and more than anything, contributed to extreme levels of tension and anxiety for all involved.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_70234\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70234\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/\u05de\u05e2\u05e8\u05d9\u05d1-23-2-1969.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-70234\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/\u05de\u05e2\u05e8\u05d9\u05d1-23-2-1969-300x35.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"500\" height=\"58\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/\u05de\u05e2\u05e8\u05d9\u05d1-23-2-1969-300x35.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/\u05de\u05e2\u05e8\u05d9\u05d1-23-2-1969.jpg 578w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>&#8220;The Cruelest of Them All \u2013 The Penalty Kick&#8221; Ma&#8217;ariv, <\/em>February 23<sup>rd<\/sup>, 1969. For the full Hebrew article, click <a href=\"http:\/\/jpress.org.il\/Olive\/APA\/NLI_heb\/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=MAR%2F1969%2F02%2F23&amp;id=Ar02201&amp;sk=E6BDE25B&amp;_ga=2.153260476.545199173.1589705143-1979867672.1585481757\">here<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Until the 1970s, whenever a victory decision was required in a football tournament, matches which ended in a draw were primarily decided by playing a replay match in a neutral venue, or worse, by flipping a coin. Apart from the heavy burden that the replay matches placed on the players, they also led to complicated logistical problems, since it wasn&#8217;t always possible to schedule replay matches in tight tournament schedules. As regards coin flipping, there&#8217;s no real need to explain the problem \u2013 this odd method had nothing to do with sport, and matches decided in this way were naturally a source of much grief and disappointment. Penalty shoot-outs had been used here and there during several specific tournaments, for example in Yugoslavia. From there, the method spread to Israel where it was used in cup matches (the newspapers called it &#8220;the Yugoslav method&#8221;).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_70238\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70238\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/\u05de\u05e2\u05e8\u05d9\u05d1-30-5-1968.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-70238\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/\u05de\u05e2\u05e8\u05d9\u05d1-30-5-1968-300x267.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"500\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/\u05de\u05e2\u05e8\u05d9\u05d1-30-5-1968-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/\u05de\u05e2\u05e8\u05d9\u05d1-30-5-1968.jpg 438w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70238\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>&#8220;The Decision Came by Penalty-Kicks, Bnei Yehuda-Maccabi Petah Tikva 5-2&#8221;, <\/em>a\u00a0report on a cup game in Israel from May 30<sup>th<\/sup>, 1968, by which time the penalty shoot-out was already in use. For the full Hebrew report, click <a href=\"http:\/\/jpress.org.il\/Olive\/APA\/NLI_heb\/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=MAR%2F1968%2F05%2F30&amp;id=Ar00502&amp;sk=47AF0C16&amp;_ga=2.180646947.545199173.1589705143-1979867672.1585481757\">here<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dagan was a sports writer for the <em>Ha&#8217;aretz<\/em> newspaper and soon became a member of the Israeli Football Association, being appointed its general-secretary. He had a front row-seat during the Israeli national team&#8217;s fantastic campaign at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico. At the time, there was no age limit set on players in the Olympic tournament, and the Israeli team included the likes of Mordechai Shpigler and Giora Spiegel, who would famously be part of the only Israeli team to participate in the World Cup, two years later.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_70242\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70242\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/\u05d2\u05d9\u05d5\u05e8\u05d0-\u05e9\u05e4\u05d9\u05d2\u05dc-5-12-1969-\u05de\u05e2\u05e8\u05d9\u05d1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-70242\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/\u05d2\u05d9\u05d5\u05e8\u05d0-\u05e9\u05e4\u05d9\u05d2\u05dc-5-12-1969-\u05de\u05e2\u05e8\u05d9\u05d1-247x300.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"500\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/\u05d2\u05d9\u05d5\u05e8\u05d0-\u05e9\u05e4\u05d9\u05d2\u05dc-5-12-1969-\u05de\u05e2\u05e8\u05d9\u05d1-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/\u05d2\u05d9\u05d5\u05e8\u05d0-\u05e9\u05e4\u05d9\u05d2\u05dc-5-12-1969-\u05de\u05e2\u05e8\u05d9\u05d1-494x600.jpg 494w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/\u05d2\u05d9\u05d5\u05e8\u05d0-\u05e9\u05e4\u05d9\u05d2\u05dc-5-12-1969-\u05de\u05e2\u05e8\u05d9\u05d1.jpg 541w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Giora Spiegel playing for the Israeli national team, <em>Ma&#8217;ariv, <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/jpress.org.il\/Olive\/APA\/NLI_heb\/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=MAR%2F1969%2F12%2F05&amp;id=Ar00401&amp;sk=4C71C1EF\">December 5<sup>th<\/sup>, 1969<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Israelis succeeded above and beyond expectations at the 1968 Olympics and reached the quarter-finals, where they played against the esteemed Bulgarian team. The game ended in a draw, even after extra-time, and the Bulgarians were finally declared victorious following a coin toss, continuing on to the semi-finals. Israel returned home, with only the flip of a coin preventing a sensational sporting achievement. However, Dagan had an idea. These games needed to be resolved differently &#8211; and following the incident, Dagan decided the penalty shoot-out, used to this day, should be established as the proper method for deciding matches which ended in a stalemate.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_70246\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70246\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/\u05e2\u05dc-\u05d4\u05de\u05e9\u05de\u05e8-21-10-1968.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-70246\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/\u05e2\u05dc-\u05d4\u05de\u05e9\u05de\u05e8-21-10-1968-300x116.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"500\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/\u05e2\u05dc-\u05d4\u05de\u05e9\u05de\u05e8-21-10-1968-300x116.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/\u05e2\u05dc-\u05d4\u05de\u05e9\u05de\u05e8-21-10-1968.jpg 724w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70246\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>&#8220;The Coin Defeats Israel \u2013 After Extra Time&#8221;, Al Hamishmar, <\/em>October 21<sup>st<\/sup>, 1968, for the full Hebrew article, click <a href=\"http:\/\/jpress.org.il\/Olive\/APA\/NLI_heb\/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=AHR%2F1968%2F10%2F21&amp;id=Ar00109&amp;sk=8B441BBB&amp;_ga=2.77691792.545199173.1589705143-1979867672.1585481757\">here<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Micha Almog, who at the time was chairman of the Israel Football Association, brought Dagan&#8217;s idea to FIFA, the International Federation of Association Football, and in 1970, the method was approved by the international organization. Later that year, the penalty shoot-out was used for the first time in a cup game in England, and gradually, the system spread across the world. Penalty shoot-outs were first used in the World Cup in 1982, and since then, they have twice decided the result of the final. Although penalty shoot-outs have also been criticized over the years, no better method has yet been suggested.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_70250\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70250\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/\u05de\u05e2\u05e8\u05d9\u05d1-28-6-1970.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-70250\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/\u05de\u05e2\u05e8\u05d9\u05d1-28-6-1970-300x174.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"500\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/\u05de\u05e2\u05e8\u05d9\u05d1-28-6-1970-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/\u05de\u05e2\u05e8\u05d9\u05d1-28-6-1970.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>&#8220;Penalty-Kicks to Replace Coin Toss&#8221;,<\/em> a report describing FIFA&#8217;s decision to adopt the Israeli system,<em> Ma&#8217;ariv, <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/jpress.org.il\/Olive\/APA\/NLI_heb\/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=MAR%2F1970%2F06%2F28&amp;id=Ar02108&amp;sk=5FC199F9&amp;_ga=2.209344278.545199173.1589705143-1979867672.1585481757\">June 28th, 1970<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dagan, who passed away in March 2020, was officially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uefa.com\/insideuefa\/news\/newsid=2641135.html\">recognized by UEFA<\/a>, the Union of European Football Associations, for his contribution. In fairness, it should be noted that a German football referee named Karl Wald also claimed to have invented the method &#8211; at the exact same time \u2013 before offering it to the Bavarian football association, from where the idea reached FIFA. But as far as we&#8217;re concerned, with all due respect, this is yet another Israeli invention.<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you liked this article, try these:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/lbh_makkabi-berlin\/\">Passing the Torch: The Maccabees of Berlin<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/susita\/\">The Man Who Named the First Israeli Car \u2013 The Susita<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/hoi_football_majesty\/\">Football Under the Auspices of His Majesty<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cherry tomatoes, soup mandels and penalty shoot-outs \u2013 all Israeli inventions! 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