Country data
This page contains data on the records of nations who have taken penalty shoot-outs in international tournaments. The tournaments in this dataset are the premier global competition, the World Cup, the four major continental competitions, the European Championship (known as the European Nations Cup until 1976), the African Cup of Nations, the Copa América, and the Asian Nations Cup, and the following minor tournaments: African Games, Afro–Asian Cup of Nations, Asian Games, Confederation of Southern African Football Associations Cup (COSAFA), Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup (CECAFA; also known as Al Amoudi Senior Challenge Cup), Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Fútbol (CCCF and CONCACAF) tournaments, FIFA/Confederations Cup, Gold Cup, Intercontinental Championship, Olympic Games, Panamerican Games, South Asian Gold Cup, South Asian Football Federation Cup, South East Asian Games, Tiger Cup, West Asian Games, and the West Asian Championship.
Sadly, we have some gaps in our data. Italics have been used in the following table to indicate incomplete data sets. If you can help us find any of the missing data, please don't hesitate to contact us.
Major nations records
We have defined 'major nations' as nations that have played in a World Cup final. We have excluded Czechoslovakia, who have only competed in two penalty shootouts both of which they won, and Hungary, who have not appeared in a penalty shootout.
NATION | PENALTY SHOOTOUT WIN/LOSS RECORD |
Argentina | 73% |
Germany (inc West Germany) | 71% |
Brazil | 64% |
France | 50% |
Sweden | 50% |
Uruguay | 43% |
Italy | 33% |
Netherlands | 20% |
17% |
Full records
Nation | No. of Shoot-outs | Attempts | Scored | Missed | Scored/ Missed % | Wins | Loses | Win/Loss % |
Algeria | 4 (3) | 21 | 15 | 6 | 71 | 1 | 3 | 25 |
Angola | 4 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 100 | 4 | 0 | 100 |
Argentina | 11 | 50 | 40 | 10 | 80 | 8 | 3 | 73 |
Australia | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
Bahrain | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
Bangladesh | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 50 |
Belgium | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
Bhutan | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Botswana | 6 (5) | 32 | 25 | 7 | 78 | 3 | 3 | 50 |
Brazil | 11 (10) | 47 | 39 | 8 | 83 | 7 | 4 | 64 |
Bulgaria | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
Burkina Faso | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
Cameroon | 8 (6) | 37 | 28 | 9 | 76 | 4 | 4 | 50 |
Canada | 3 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 67 | 1 | 2 | 33 |
Chile | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
China | 4 (2) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
Colombia | 5 (4) | 20 | 17 | 3 | 85 | 3 | 2 | 60 |
Czechoslovakia | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
Czech Republic | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
Denmark | 4 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 85 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
DR Congo | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
Ecuador | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Egypt | 7 (6) | 34 | 26 | 8 | 76 | 4 | 3 | 57 |
Eire | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
6 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 68 | 1 | 5 | 17 | |
Ethiopia | 5 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 80 |
France | 6 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 84 | 3 | 3 | 50 |
Gabon | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Germany (inc West Germany) | 7 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 85 | 5 | 2 | 71 |
Ghana | 2 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 85 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
Honduras | 3 (2) | 13 | 8 | 5 | 62 | 2 | 1 | 67 |
India | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 67 |
Indonesia | 9 (4) | 17 | 13 | 4 | 76 | 7 | 2 | 78 |
Iran | 11 (8) | 36 | 26 | 10 | 72 | 5 | 6 | 46 |
Iraq | 3 (2) | 11 | 10 | 1 | 91 | 1 | 2 | 33 |
Italy | 6 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 72 | 2 | 4 | 33 |
Ivory Coast | 7 (6) | 41 | 34 | 7 | 83 | 4 | 3 | 57 |
Japan | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
Jordan | 2 (1) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Kenya | 8 (1) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60 | 5 | 3 | 63 |
Khmer Republic | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kuwait | 5 (2) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 70 | 3 | 2 | 60 |
Lesotho | 4 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 79 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
Libya | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Madagascar | 2 (1) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Malawi | 8 (5) | 21 | 13 | 8 | 62 | 2 | 6 | 25 |
Malaysia | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 25 |
Maldives | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 100 |
Martinique | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Mauritius | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Mexico | 11 (9) | 39 | 25 | 14 | 64 | 4 | 7 | 36 |
Morocco | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
Mozambique | 4 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 81 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
Myanmar | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 50 |
Namibia | 5 (4) | 16 | 14 | 2 | 88 | 3 | 2 | 60 |
Nepal | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 67 |
Netherlands | 5 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 67 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
Nigeria | 6 | 44 | 34 | 10 | 77 | 4 | 2 | 66 |
North Korea | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 33 |
Pakistan | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 50 |
Panama | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
Paraguay | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 78 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Peru | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Portugal | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
Qatar | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Romania | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Rwanda | 2 (1) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
Saudi Arabia | 6 (3) | 15 | 13 | 2 | 87 | 5 | 1 | 83 |
Senegal | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Seychelles | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
Singapore | 6 (1) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 4 | 33 |
Somalia | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 |
South Africa | 7 | 38 | 30 | 8 | 79 | 3 | 4 | 43 |
South Korea | 8 (6) | 29 | 20 | 9 | 69 | 6 | 2 | 75 |
South Vietnam | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Spain | 6 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 74 | 2 | 4 | 33 |
Sri Lanka | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 50 |
Sudan | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 100 |
Swaziland | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67 | 1 | 2 | 33 |
Sweden | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
Switzerland | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Syria | 3 (2) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86 | 2 | 1 | 67 |
Tanzania | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 100 |
Thailand | 11 (5) | 24 | 18 | 6 | 75 | 6 | 5 | 55 |
Tunisia | 4 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 68 | 1 | 3 | 25 |
Uganda | 10 (3) | 17 | 11 | 6 | 65 | 4 | 6 | 40 |
Ukraine | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |