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The Curse of 11 Meters: Catastrophic Goal-Scoring Stats for Defenders at the 2026 World Cup
The 2026 World Cup has seen a recurrence of the difficulties faced by defenders when taking penalty kicks, as center backs recorded a success rate of only 45.4% in the current matches, compared to an overall success rate of 62.0% in World Cup and European Championship tournaments. This is the lowest among all player positions. Data also shows that defenders in the tournament face greater challenges in succeeding with penalties compared to forwards, despite some historic exceptions like Sergio Ramos. These numbers highlight that defenders encounter greater obstacles when executing penalties at the international level, evidenced by their relatively low success rate in this edition.
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