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The Golden Goal and Silver Goal, two inventions in the history of football

Last update 13 November, 2019 by Alberto Llopis

Remember when tournaments could decide the Golden Goal and Silver Goal? In recent years, FIFA and UEFA have been implemented various measures such as sprays, referees behind the goal, earpieces to communicate with referees and lines, the VAR and even Hawkeye to determine whether a goal is entered or not and end once and for all with the ghosts goals. However, It is not the only or the last time the highest bodies of European and world football try to change the rules forever. That's why, Hanging by the Football recalls the invention of Golden Goal and Silver Goal, two of the biggest failures of football.

England's Euro 1996 the first major tournament that was resolved with the Golden Goal. Also in the Euro 2000 was decisive

England at Euro, held in 1996, It was decided to try the Golden Goal. that experiment, It was to give victory to the first team to score a goal in extra time. Born with the idea of ​​seeking a more courageous football,to give the victory to the team that scored first tuck. Curiously, Germany used him, to get a goal Bierhoff title. Four years later, It was the Franco-Argentine, David Trezeguet, which gave the title to France in the final against Italy.

Este gol de Oliver Bierhoff fue el primer gol de oro de la historia.
This goal was Oliver Bierhoff the first Golden Goal in history. PHOTO: Brand

He also was instrumental in the World Cup in France 1998

He World Cup 98 also he left another Golden Goal, in this case, the achieved by another French, Laurent Blanc in the second round against Paraguay, that toppled the hardened set guaraní. However, soon they realized that the objective sought with this formula was the opposite to the initial desire. The fear of not losing teams had made many defensive precautions, so that instead of enhancing the attack, defense and speculation is highlighted in the juice. All of this, in addition to leaving the team that had conceded the goal eliminated without margin reaction.

It seems that FIFA did not have enough with gaffe Golden Goal, who decided to try it with him Silver Goal. It happened in 2002 and in this case, He gave victory to the team that had scored in overtime and had maintained that difference at the end of the first part of that extra time. Let's go, more complicated and impossible. The idea again made water and turned to lifelong.

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