This is a list of all penalty shoot-outs that have occurred in the Finals tournament of the FIFA World Cup. Penalty shoot-out was introduced as a tie-breaker in the 1978 World Cup but did not occur before 1982. The first time a World Cup title was won by penalty shoot-out was in 1994. The only other time was in 2006. By the end of the 2014 edition, 26 shoot-outs have taken place in the World Cup.
Most played
5 - Argentina (1990, 1990, 1998, 2006, 2014)
4 - Germany1 (1982, 1986, 1990, 2006)
4 - France (1982, 1986, 1998, 2006)
4 - Italy (1990, 1994, 1998, 2006*)
4 - Brazil (1986, 1994*, 1998, 2014)
Most played in one tournament
2 - Argentina (1990) 2/0
2 - Spain (2002) 1/1
2 - Costa Rica (2014) 1/1
2 - Netherlands (2014) 1/1
Most won
4 - Germany1 (1982, 1986, 1990, 2006)
4 - Argentina (1990, 1990, 1998, 2014)
3 - Brazil (1994*, 1998, 2014)
Most lost
3 - England (1990, 1998, 2006)
3 - Italy (1990, 1994, 1998)
For teams that played two or more penalty shootouts
Notes
For teams that played one penalty shootout
Championship year in bold
Before the introduction of penalty shoot-outs in 1978:
Of the 35 knock-out matches from 1930 to 1938, 31 were decided within at most 120 minutes, the remaining 4 matches – one in 1934 and three in 1938 – were decided by replays.
There were no knock-out matches in 1950.
All 42 knock-out matches from 1954 to 1974 were decided within at most 120 minutes, so no replays or drawing of lots were needed.
Highest values in bold.
Key
GK = Goalkeeper
= Goal
= Miss
