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As Park Ji-sung predicted, our team must also prepare for the possibility of a penalty shoot-out.

A penalty shootout, which is also a fierce psychological battle between the kicker and the blocker, also requires strategy.



Reporter Lee Seong-hoon pointed out this.



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Out of 30 penalty shoot-outs at the World Cup so far, 279 people came out and succeeded 196 times, with a success rate of 70%.



However, the success rate varies slightly depending on the kicker's position.



Upfront strikers have the highest percentage at 76%, while midfielders and defenders are below 70%.



Regardless of position, the player with the highest success rate is the captain of each team.



With mental strength and responsibility to overcome the heavy pressure, he has recorded a success rate of over 80% and played the role of a solver.



The success rate by shooting direction is also interesting.



The most kicked side by kickers is both corners under the goal, and the right side has a considerably higher success rate than the left side.



This is because the majority of goalkeepers are right-handed, so he blocks shots to his right and to the kicker's left.



The top of the goal has a 100% success rate regardless of the left or right side, but kickers do not often choose it because of the high risk of missing the goal.



[Lee Woon-jae/Jeonbuk goalkeeper coach: Kickers are people who cheat the goalkeeper.

The goalkeeper is someone who shouldn't be fooled.

If you don't lose your direction (to the trick of the kicker), the kickers will be burdened.]



The characteristics of this penalty shoot-out are reflected in Hiddink's strategy in the quarterfinals in 2002.



Starting with striker Hwang Seon-Hong, strikers such as Park Ji-Sung, Seol Ki-Hyun, and Ahn Jung-Hwan succeeded one after another, and captain Hong Myung-Bo took a risk and put it into the upper right corner of the goal to secure victory.



All the goalkeepers facing tomorrow (6th) have excellent penalty kick defense.



Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson has a phenomenal ERA of 41%, and goalkeeper Kim Seung-kyu of Bentoho also had a higher than average ERA of 37% in 9 K-League seasons.



(Video editing: Park Chun-bae, CG: Lee Jun-ho)