Why it's hard for weak teams to beat traditionally strong teams on penalties

One loss and a record of five wins and one loss in six matches

Germany's penalty shootout success rate in the two most important soccer tournaments, the World Cup and the European Championships, has been very high, as they have missed only two of a total of ****28 penalties. The only loss came in the final of the 1976 European Championships, when they lost to Czechoslovakia. 82 World Cup semi-final win over France, 86 World Cup quarter-final win over Mexico, 90 World Cup semi-final win over England, Euro 96 semi-final win over England, and 06 World Cup quarter-final win over Argentina.

And it is the Czechs who have kept all their penalty shootout wins in major tournaments, winning three out of three. 76 Euro final win over Germany, 80 Euro three-fourth final win over Italy, and 96 Euro semi-final win over France.