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golden goal

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noun

  1. soccer (in certain matches) the first goal scored in extra time, which wins the match for the side scoring it

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In case that wasn’t enough, he even provided the secondary assist on Jack Hughes’s golden goal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026

The Women's World Cup was the last senior Fifa tournament to feature a golden goal decider.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2023

But the magic ended there as the Rapids netted a golden goal to stop McLean just short of a title shot.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 10, 2022

Staal could wear the "C" as Canada's captain 12 years after the home ice triumph at the Vancouver Olympics that was capped off by Crosby's famous golden goal to beat the U.S. in overtime.

From Fox News ● Jan. 12, 2022

Men talk with their lips and dream with their soul   Of better days hitherward pacing; To a happy, a glorious, golden goal   See them go running and chasing!

From Rampolli by George MacDonald

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