World Cup penalty shootouts: Specialist psychology and substitution risks

Analyzing the psychology of World Cup penalty shootouts reveals interesting trends regarding player substitutions. Statistics show that players brought on specifically for a shootout tend to miss more frequently than those who played the full match.

This raises questions about whether managers should risk late substitutions for penalty specialists.

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