JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Paraguay and Japan are tied 0-0 at the end of regulation in their second-round match at the World Cup.
And now that we're into the knockout phases, there's no such thing as a draw anymore.
These are the rules for extra time and penalty kicks:
— If the game is still tied at the end of regulation, there are 30 minutes of extra time, played in two, 15-minute halves. And unlike American football's version, there is no sudden death. If you score in the first minute of extra time or the 29th, the game continues until all 30 minutes have been played.
— If the score is still tied after extra time, the game is decided in a nerve-racking penalty shootout. Five players from each team alternate taking a shot at the goal from the penalty spot, which is 12 yards out, with only the opposing goalkeeper to stop the ball. It's a bit of a chess match, with the goalkeeper trying to read body language to guess where a player will shoot, and the player doing whatever he can to fool the goalkeeper.
The team that makes the most penalty kicks wins the game.
And if the game is still tied after that first round of penalty kicks, then it goes to sudden-death rounds: one kick per team until one side scores and the other doesn't.
