The UK’s *The Guardian* has published an article summarizing the wins and losses of the Euro Cup Round of 16 penalty shootouts, highlighting the overall conversion rate. It indicates that England is not the team with the lowest penalty conversion rate in the Round of 16, but rather the Netherlands are the true trauma experts.
The last time a European Championship knockout match didn’t go to a penalty shootout was back in 1988. Therefore, British media believes that “it’s almost certain that teams will be eliminated from the European Championship in the coming weeks through penalty shootouts. In the Round of 16, are there teams with a worse penalty shootout record than England? The answer is yes”. Here are the penalty shootout records (Euro Cup, World Cup, UEFA Nations League) of the Round of 16 teams.
Switzerland, 5 penalty shootouts, 1 win, 4 losses, 65.2% penalty conversion rate.
Italy has 13 penalty shootouts, 6 wins, 7 losses, 70.8% conversion rate, represented by the 1994 World Cup Final and the 2006 World Cup Final.
Germany has 6 wins and 1 loss, with an 86.5% conversion rate. They have lost on penalties to Czechoslovakia, but have defeated France, Mexico, England (twice), Argentina and Italy. Only 5 German players have missed penalties in their 7 penalty shootouts in major tournaments.
Denmark has 5 penalty shootouts, 2 wins, 3 losses, 76% conversion rate.
England has had 10 penalty shootouts, with 3 wins and 7 losses, a 68.6% conversion rate. The 3 successful ones were against Spain in the 1996 Euro Cup, against Colombia in the 2018 World Cup and against Switzerland in the Nations League. If we exclude the Nations League matches, England’s penalty conversion rate is…64.4%.
Slovakia has 1 penalty shootout (2020 Euro Cup Qualifying Playoff), with all 4 penalties converted.
Spain has 13 penalty shootouts, 7 wins and 6 losses, with a 71.4% conversion rate. Italy is the team they have faced most often in 12-yard shootouts (3 times), with Spain winning 2 and losing 1.
Georgia has only had 1 penalty shootout, defeating Greece, with 4 out of 5 penalties converted.
France has had 8 penalty shootouts in major tournaments, with 3 wins and 5 losses, a 77.5% conversion rate, highlighted by their 2006 World Cup Final loss to Italy and their 2022 World Cup Final loss to Argentina.
Belgium has participated in 14 World Cups and 7 European Championships, but has only experienced 1 penalty shootout, defeating Spain in the 1986 World Cup Quarterfinals, converting all 5 penalties.
Portugal has experienced 5 penalty shootouts, with 3 wins and 2 losses, a 66.7% conversion rate, highlighted by their 2012 European Championship Semifinal loss to Spain.
Romania has faced 2 penalty shootouts in major tournaments, with 0 wins and 2 losses, a 72.7% conversion rate.
The Netherlands are the trauma experts, with 8 penalty shootouts, 2 wins and 6 losses, only a 65.8% conversion rate. Their defining moment was the 2000 Euro Cup, where they missed 2 penalties in normal time and 3 in the shootout. Their only two wins were against Sweden in the 2004 Euro Cup and Costa Rica in the 2014 World Cup.
Turkey has experienced 1 penalty shootout, defeating Croatia in the 2008 Euro Cup Quarterfinals, converting all penalties. Slovenia and Austria have never experienced a penalty shootout in major tournaments.
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