penalty kicks

• plural

  plural

  The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

  of penalty kick.
  penalty kick

  noun

  a free kick awarded for an infraction committed by a defensive player in the penalty area and taken by the offensive player who has been fouled from a point 12 yards (11 meters) directly in front of the goal. PK

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penalty kicks

But the pressure eventually told as New Zealand levelled then took the lead from Zehara Temara penalty kicks.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Rather than a shootout or penalty kicks, the championship was decided by a single moment of quality in one of the tournament’s tightest contests.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

Plus, Jason Gay on the U.S. loss and why is Lionel Messi so bad at penalty kicks?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

Paraguay and Morocco eliminated European giants Germany and the Netherlands on penalty kicks and Brazil, a five-time champion, needed a goal deep in stoppage time to beat Japan, which has never won a knockout game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

That’s how he learned to kick so hard, drilling those penalty kicks into the back of the goal net.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

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