How England-Argentina extra time, penalty rules work in World Cup semifinal

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   ​How England-Argentina extra time, penalty rules work in World Cup semifinal originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.Argentina and England certainly feels like the type of matchup that deserves extra time.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAnd with some second half drama, the English and Argentine sides have certainly given themselves a chance at play beyond regulation.Anthony Gordon opened the scoring in the second half for England.Enzo Fernandez equalized for Argentina.And if they make it through 90 minutes all square, this is how it will work for potential extra time and penalties.MORE: Christian Pulisic gives a terrible answer after World Cup-ending lossThere is no golden goal, also known as “sudden death.”Instead, if England and Argentina are tied at the end of regulation, they play two 15-minute halves of extra times. They switch ends at halftime of extra time.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementEven if a team scores a goal early in extra time, the entire half hour of extra time has to be played.There is also stoppage time at the end of each half of extra time, if there were any injuries, substitutions or other stoppages in that span of time.Teams also get an additional substitute to use during extra time.If it is still tied after the 30 minutes of extra time, it goes to penalties.If the match goes to penalties, it sets up for five penalty takers on each side.Any player who was on the pitch at the end of extra time can take a penalty for England or Argentina.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe teams alternate, and at the end of five kicks apiece, if one team is ahead, they advance.If the teams are tied after five kicks, they go to sudden death, one round at a time to determine who moves on in the World Cup.Erling Haaland brought a wild $750 gift home from the World CupAn on-brand finish to Neymar’s Brazil careerLionel Messi makes announcer lose his mind in 35-second goal callJerry Jones booed during World Cup match in DallasActor who played Dani Rojas in Ted Lasso makes pro soccer debut  

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