<P> This is a list of all penalty shoot - outs that have occurred in the Finals tournament of the FIFA World Cup . Penalty shoot - outs were introduced as tie - breakers in the 1978 World Cup but did not occur before 1982 . The first time a World Cup title was won by penalty shoot - out was in 1994 . The only other time was in 2006 . By the end of the 2018 edition , 30 shoot - outs have taken place in the World Cup . Of these , only two reached the sudden death stage after still being tied at the end of `` best of five kicks '' . </P>
<P> This is a list of all penalty shoot - outs that have occurred in the Finals tournament of the FIFA World Cup . Penalty shoot - outs were introduced as tie - breakers in the 1978 World Cup but did not occur before 1982 . The first time a World Cup title was won by penalty shoot - out was in 1994 . The only other time was in 2006 . By the end of the 2018 edition , 30 shoot - outs have taken place in the World Cup . Of these , only two reached the sudden death stage after still being tied at the end of `` best of five kicks '' . </P>
when were penalties introduced in the world cup
when were penalties introduced in the world cup
introduced as tie - breakers in the 1978 World Cup but did not occur before 1982
introduced as tie - breakers in the 1978 World Cup but did not occur before 1982