Ideas like "Spain play nice football but go home early", "they think they're champions before the tournament even starts" and "Spain are unlucky in penalty shoot-outs" are now a thing of the past.

“西班牙踢得好看，却早早回家”，“他们在比赛开始前就认为自己是冠军”，“西班牙在点球决战中运气不佳”，诸如此类的想法都已成为过去。

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Penalty kicks can determine which team wins a soccer game, especially when shoot-outs are used to settle a draw.

点球可以决定哪只球队赢得比赛，尤其平局后的点球大战更是如此。

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You start to see what players go through in football when they have these penalty shoot-outs.

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We can't rely on penalty shoot-outs and we can't rely on luck.

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The record of England's senior team in penalty shoot-outs is far from impressive, while memories of the heartbreaking defeat for the Under-21s two years ago were also fresh in the mind of England fans as the game went to penalties.

BBC: England U21 3-3 Sweden U21 (aet)