What if there was no Golden Goal rule?
Opponents of the Golden Goal rule stated that it froze defences of teams because it killed games dead in their tracks because of a goal. European Championship finals of 1996 between Germany and Czech Republic and 2000 between France and Italy were won off the back of a Golden Goal whilst teams like Paraguay and Italy both exited tournaments via the golden goal rule.
For extra content on our Patreon page, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/whatiffootball
Check out more content on our social channels here:
Twitter: http://twitter.com/Whatif_YouTube
Narrated, Written and Edited by Jake Doyle (@jakedoyle93)
All Images Courtesy of Getty Images.
What If Football is a form of footballing storytelling that takes the audience down a different path to our current reality.
What If Football covers football in all forms, from the Premier League to the Champions League, European football and the EFL as well as international tournaments such as the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championships.
What scenarios would you like What If Football to cover? Please let us know in the comments section.