A strange little side quest
Between one round of Teen Titans Go: Penalty Power 2021 and the next, this is worth knowing: The first penalty shoot-out in World Cup history came in the 1982 semi-final between West Germany and France. Another piece of context lands nicely beside it: Archery was already on the Olympic programme in 1900, boxing joined the modern Games in 1904, and basketball became a medal sport in 1936. That long chain of experiments is part of why football still feels fresh when a game finds the right twist.
