In the 50 years since Panenka brought the penalty to prominence, it has gradually become more common.

Several top players, including Lionel Messi, Thierry Henry and Francesco Totti, have successfully used this technique from the penalty spot.

French legend Zinedine Zidane is entitled to put Panenka under more pressure, in the 2006 World Cup final, with his penalty hitting the underside of the crossbar and barely crossing the line.

However, that’s probably not what he is most remembered for that night.

England have suffered at the hands of Panenka a couple of times on penalties, most famously when Italian midfielder Andrea Pirlo nonchalantly beat Joe Hart to change the momentum of the shootout in the Euro 2012 quarterfinals.

“To me, Hart seemed to have a lot of confidence in himself,” Pirlo said. “I needed to do something to beat him.

“Penalties are something very personal, but when I saw him move I decided to do it. It seemed like a psychological blow for us.”

Similarly, in the 2022 EFL Cup Final, with Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga pretending to try to distract the Liverpool players, Fabinho responded by calmly launching his kick up the middle, much to the delight of the Reds fans behind the goal.

A psychological blow? Well, all the Liverpool players scored and they won 11-10 on penalties.

But for all the notable successes, Ouattara is not the first high-profile failure.

In 1992, Gary Lineker had the chance to equal Sir Bobby Charlton’s 49 goals for England in a friendly against Brazil, but he missed Panenka and finished one shy of the then record.

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero used to be quite reliable from the penalty spot, but he made a fool of himself when he attempted a Panenka in May 2021 when Chelsea won 2-1 after Edouard Mendy’s penalty save.

In January, Brahim Díaz attempted a Panenka to win the African Cup of Nations in injury time for Morocco. His attempt was saved and Senegal emerged champion.