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psychology
3 stories tagged #psychology.
world-cup-2026 · psychology · performance · penalties · science
Brain Game: The Psychology of Performing at a World Cup
From Geir Jordet's penalty research to Emiliano Martínez's pre-shootout cues, England's reset protocols and Pippa Grange's 'thinking aloud' work — inside the mental side of the most pressurised tournament in sport.
May 21, 202615 min read
world-cup-2026 · penalties · shootouts · data · psychology
Who Cracks From 12 Yards? A Nation-by-Nation Penalty Database for WC26
Every senior international penalty since 2018, sorted by conversion rate, shootout record, and high-pressure performance. The teams you want in a shootout, the teams you don't, and the psychology research that explains why.
May 21, 202611 min read
Featuredworld-cup-2026 · penalty-shootout · interactive · game · psychology
Penalty Shootout Simulator: Can You Beat the Keeper?
Step up to the spot in our penalty shootout game, then learn the data, the psychology and the rules that decide every World Cup shootout.
May 20, 202613 min read