shots

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They finished the 120 minutes with 60% possession, 21 shots, and three times as many completed passes as Paraguay, yet failed to produce more than 6 efforts on target.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

This comes after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made the shots optional in late April.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2026

They also rank level with Curacao and Haiti for shots on target per game - only eight of the 48 nations at the finals have a lower average.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

He was peppered with 27 shots from 2010 World Cup champion Spain, making seven saves for the Blue Sharks.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026

Mr. Gorringe is shaking hands with a bunch of big shots, and now he’s going down to talk to the workmen.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman