World Cup shootouts offer a drama the NFL can't replicate
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The piece argues that, despite the NFL's own tense moments, nothing in American football matches the sustained, high-stakes suspense of a World Cup knockout shootout where penalty kicks decide games and memory of misses or saves lingers; proposals like a two-point shootout are viewed as gimmicky, underscoring soccer’s uniquely gripping win-or-go-home drama.
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