The penalty shoot-out

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Who

Yosef Dagan, an Israeli football official

When

1970

Where

Israel

Drawn matches were settled by a coin toss until Yosef Dagan, whose own club had been knocked out that way, put the penalty shoot-out to FIFA in 1970. It was adopted in time for the 1970s and now decides World Cup finals — a contest instead of a coin.

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Part of “The Gifts of the Jews” — verified Jewish contributions to the world, with sources.