what is sudden death in Foot Ball?

Answer 1

Sudden death (or a sudden death round) is a way of providing a winner for a contest or game (typically a sport) which would otherwise end in a tie. It provides a victor for the contest without a specific amount of time being required, usually by making the first team or participant scoring in the additional time of play the winner. Sudden death is often referred to as sudden victory in the official jargon of sports utilizing it to avoid the generally negative context of "death". For similar reasons, in football (soccer), the concept is referred to as the golden goal.

Sudden death has a controversial history in soccer, in which ties in important matches were traditionally resolved by replaying the entire match, which in the era of television and tight travel schedules is obviously impracticable, but esteemed by the sport's purists as the only equitable way to settle a tied match.

For the most part, if the score is tied after the full 90 minutes, a draw results; however, if one team must be eliminated, some form of tie-breaking must occur. Originally, two 15-minute halves of extra time were held and if the teams remained equal at the end of the halves, kicks from the penalty mark were held, which is generally held in lower regard by purists and traditionalists than even sudden death. To try to decrease the chances of requiring kicks from the penalty mark, the IFAB, the world law making body of the sport, experimented with new rules.

The golden goal rule, transformed the overtime periods into sudden death until the periods were over, where shootouts would occur. As this became unpopular, the silver goal rule was instituted, causing the game to end if the scores were not equal after the first 15 minute period as well as the second. The silver goal has also fallen into disrepute so Euro 2004 was the last event to use it; in the future the original tie-breaking methods will be used.

The main criticism of sudden death is the quickness of ending the game, and the pressure on coaches and players. To the coaches, it does not seem appropriate once the goal is scored, the game is over and the opponent cannot attempt to answer the goal within the remaining time, creating a game where extra pressure is placed as to not create any mistakes.

Sudden death would have made many legendary matches of the past impossible. Many historical matches have been settled in flamboyant extra-time play, with multiple goals scored by each team, such as the unforgettable "Game of the Century" between Italy and West Germany in Mexico 1970, with Italy winning 4–3 after extra time. Following a 1–1 draw in regular time, the remaining five out of seven scores happened in the extra time. If sudden death had been in effect, the game would have ended on Gerd Mueller's goal at 95', giving West Germany the victory instead of Italy.

In NCAA collegiate play in the United States, however, sudden death, adopted in 1999 for all championship play in addition to regular season play, remains. In 2005, the Division II Women's Championship game ended in sudden death as a goal was scored three minutes into the overtime to end the championship match.

Sudden death is also prevalent in youth play, for the safety of players.

Answer 2

Scores are level (equal) but one of the team make goal in injury time and wins the match its sudden death for the losing team. That's what I thought.

Answer 3

a stage where the actual 90 mins has gone but you've played extra time and that, they call it sudden death becasue you can practically kill the other team - as in knock them out of the game

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Once it gets to the difficult stages at the end of the season in the runnings up to the finals - E.G:- The European cup, FA Cup, Champions league, etc.

Answer 4

It's a rule that was introduced in the Euro 2004 tournament... Like ice hockey, during extra time the first goal takes it... golden goal if you like.. that's another expression for it... it was dropped for the world cup..

Answer 5

Ken Kaniff's right, although, it was not used by FIFA during the last World Cup.
So this ruling may or may not be used for specific Tournaments.

Answer 6

even more penalty kicks...the first team to score wins...usually sudden death occurs after both teams have scored their five penalty kicks

Answer 7

foot ball, like american soccer... if so it is the first team to score a goal wins but if it american football then I can't help you, sorry..I hope this helps

Answer 8

when both teams go into double overtime. trhe next scoring team wins no matter how much time is left on the clock

Answer 9

its called Golden Goals. the first team to score wins. remember Golden Goal...:) yeah

Answer 10

It is the Phrase used in penalty shootouts in which if either team misses........they would lose