the game between Portugal and England at Euro 2004 finished tied 2-2 after the end of the extra time, how could this happen ? isn't it supposed to be the first team that score, win the game and the game over, so the score should be 2-1 for Portugal, has the rule changed ? back to the old one ?
Sort of. The first 15 minutes of overtime must be played (silver goal) then 15 minutes of sudden death (golden goal). That's how I understood it. FIFA wants to get rid of golden goal. Whatever, Seppie!
There have been several options for ending tie games that must have a winner. Originally they replayed the whole game. Then they went to two 15 minute overtime periods with kicks from the mark if the score was still even. Someone came up with the golden goal option, where the first team to score was declared the winner. This approach didn't allow the other team a chance to even the score, so they came up with silver goal. If at the end of either of the two fifteen minutes periods, one team was ahead, they would be the winner. Euro '04 is using the silver goal option. FIFA has declared that neither the golden goal or silver goal option will be used in future events.
They play each overtime unless there is a winner at the end of the period. If the 1st half ends 2x1 the game's over. If it ends 3x3, the game goes into the second ot. Same for the second ot - it is played till the end.
Ombak is right, for the UEFA 2004: The "Silver Goal Rule". After this tournament, tho', FIFA and the International Football Association Board has ruled, on February 28, 2004, that all overtime formulas, such as "Silver Goal" and "Golden Goal", have been banned. From July 1 on, the "Laws of the Game" state that any overtime (after 90 minutes plus injury time) to decide the game, if necessary after full time draws, must be played for an entire 30 minutes. If after that it is still tied, then it goes to a "penalty kicks" shootout until the match is decided. Thus, the World Cup formula used from 1982 to 1994 is reinstated. Note that the changes to the Laws are still not reflected in the attached Laws to the FIFA website. Because this is a part of the universal "Laws" it applies to ALL matches, whether Cup, League and Tournament, in the World from now on. Apparently, FIFA will draw a blind eye to competitions that are still to be completed by the end of the year. For instance, the A-League's (North America's Tier Two League) bizarre "20 minute Golden Goal" overtime that is still in effect for regular season and playoff matches continues until September. Even the A-League goes back to normal after this season, however. and will end overtime for regular season matches (THANK GOD!).
Holy cow! This is the first I've heard of this happy news. Where did you hear this? Is there a press release?
That's too bad. The best solution would simply to play golden goal until someone scored. This would force teams to have to attack at some point during the extra times, something they don't necessarily have to do under any scenario that could end in penalties.
I agree. Penalty Kicks are horrible, and the rules should be designed to minimize them. If it weren't for the fatigue of the next game in a tournament, I'd say play till someone scores even if that's cuz everyone but one of the goalies dropped dead of fatigue. I mean, imagine the Czech's lost in PKs today. After beating everyone they played, they were out because of the equivalent of a coin flip.