In June 2021, UEFA announced that the "away goals rule" would be removed from its European competitions starting from the 2021/2022 season. During a June 2021 survey in the United Kingdom, only nine percent of soccer fans believed declaring the team that scored the most goals away from home the winner after a tied match was the fairest way to decide the outcome. In comparison, 52 percent of respondents felt that 30 minutes of extra time followed potentially by a penalty shoot-out was the fairest way to decide the outcome of a tied soccer match.
Public opinion on the fairest way to decide the outcome of a tied soccer match in the United Kingdom (UK) as of June 2021
Characteristic
Share of respondents
30 minutes of extra time, with a penalty shoot-out if there is still no winner at the end
52%
The first team to score a goal after extra time wins
14%
Going directly to a penalty shoot-out (with no extra time)
13%
The team that has scored the most goals away from home is the winner
9%
30 minutes of extra time and then replaying the match at a later date if there is still no winner
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YouGov. (June 25, 2021). Public opinion on the fairest way to decide the outcome of a tied soccer match in the United Kingdom (UK) as of June 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247118/outcome-tied-soccer-match/
YouGov. "Public opinion on the fairest way to decide the outcome of a tied soccer match in the United Kingdom (UK) as of June 2021." Chart. June 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247118/outcome-tied-soccer-match/
YouGov. (2021). Public opinion on the fairest way to decide the outcome of a tied soccer match in the United Kingdom (UK) as of June 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247118/outcome-tied-soccer-match/
YouGov. "Public Opinion on The Fairest Way to Decide The Outcome of a Tied Soccer Match in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of June 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247118/outcome-tied-soccer-match/
YouGov, Public opinion on the fairest way to decide the outcome of a tied soccer match in the United Kingdom (UK) as of June 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247118/outcome-tied-soccer-match/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Public opinion on the fairest way to decide the outcome of a tied soccer match in the United Kingdom (UK) as of June 2021 [Graph], YouGov, June 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247118/outcome-tied-soccer-match/
