Amanda Dlamini

It's your turn to make that long, lonely walk, and the voices in your head start to get louder.

You put the ball on the spot, take a deep breath, and decide where you're going to kick it.

I'm Amanda Lamini.

I was the captain of the South African Women's National Football Team between 2011 and 2013.

And now I work as a sports broadcaster.

And this summer, two major international football tournaments are taking place.

It's the Women's African Cup of Nations in Morocco and the Men's World Cup, the biggest there has ever been in the USA, Mexico and Canada.

And this programme is all about the part of the game which used to terrify me.

The penalty shootout.

We'll hear from players.

I remember taking one at the Wafcon.

It was very nerve-wracking.

But once it hits the back of the net, the feeling's amazing.

And we'll ask why penalties put such psychological pressure on players.

And we'll hear from a commentator who saw his team win the World Cup four years ago.

From the BBC World Service, this is the documentary.

Agony and Ecstasy.

A history of the penalty shootout.

Penalties are very scary.

For some weird reason, you see the goalkeeper as a big object and suddenly the goals are small.