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In games and sports, a tiebreaker or tiebreak is used to determine a winner from among players or teams that are tied at the end of a contest, or a set of contests. In some situations, the tiebreaker may consist of another round of play. For example, if contestants are tied at the end of a quiz game, they each might be asked one or more extra questions, and whoever correctly answers the most from that extra set is the winner. In many sports, teams that are tied at the end of a match compete in an additional period of play called "overtime" or "extra time". The extra round may also not follow the regular format, e.g. a tiebreak in tennis or a penalty shootout in football (soccer). The usual method is Normal Extra Time where each team will play 2 15 minute period of extra time. The team who leads at the end of 30 minutes wins the tie, or the tournament. If at the end of Extra Time no winner can be decided, the match goes to a Penalty Shootout. Occasionally, in matches such as the Community Shield in England, the match can go straight to a penalty shootout after 90 minutes play has been completed. Alternatively, in tournaments such as the English FA Cup, the match is replayed in its entirety, going through the aforementioned stages of Extra Time and penalties if the second match is drawn. This method is not used in the Semi Finals or Final.
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