<P> The golden goal or golden point is a rule used in association football , bandy , lacrosse , field hockey , ice hockey , floorball and korfball to decide the winner of a match ( typically a knock - out match ) in which scores are equal at the end of normal time . It is a type of sudden death . Under this rule , the game will end when a goal or point is scored ; the team that scores that goal or point during extra time will be the winner . Introduced formally in 1992 , though with some history before that , the rule ceased to apply to most FIFA - authorized football games in 2004 . The similar silver goal supplemented the golden goal between 2002 and 2004 . </P>
<P> The golden goal or golden point is a rule used in association football , bandy , lacrosse , field hockey , ice hockey , floorball and korfball to decide the winner of a match ( typically a knock - out match ) in which scores are equal at the end of normal time . It is a type of sudden death . Under this rule , the game will end when a goal or point is scored ; the team that scores that goal or point during extra time will be the winner . Introduced formally in 1992 , though with some history before that , the rule ceased to apply to most FIFA - authorized football games in 2004 . The similar silver goal supplemented the golden goal between 2002 and 2004 . </P>
when was the golden goal system phased out
when was the golden goal system phased out
between 2002 and 2004
between 2002 and 2004