What happens if a World Cup knockout match finishes as a draw?

Publish date: 2024-05-05

This World Cup has been one of the most dramatic in recent memory.

And with extra-time in the equation, there is always the potential for a marathon game once the group stages are done and dusted.

What happens if a World Cup knockout game finishes as a draw?

The World Cup follows the same rules as you'd see in the Champions League or FA Cup.

If the game is a stalemate after 90 minutes, we head into 30 minutes of extra-time.

There is no longer a golden goal or silver goal rule in the World Cup, which was ditched following Euro 2004.

The players will complete the full 30 minutes - and if they still can't be separated, its the dreaded spot-kicks.

England have gone to extra-time just once so far in their World Cup adventure, following the 1-1 draw with Colombia.

They held their nerve from the spot to record a first penalty shootout win ever in a World Cup.

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