A popular term for an overtime or sudden-death goal, where a game ends with the scoring of a goal rather than by the expiration of an extra-time period; used in some international soccer tournaments, including the elimination rounds of the World Cup.
where a game ends with the scoring of a goal in overtime rather than by the expiration of an extra time period; used in some international soccer tournaments, particularly in Europe.
The goal in "sudden victory" overtime that wins and ends the game. These overtimes are sometimes given the unfortunate name "sudden death." Law 7
The golden goal was a method used in football to decide the winner of games in elimination matches which end in a draw after the end of ordinary time (90 minutes). It is no longer used in FIFA authorized games, other than the FIFA Beach World Cup.