goalless
- s having no points scores
- When their two-hour quarter-final clash against Sweden finished goalless, the Dutch had to face their worst nightmare: a penalty shoot-out, or as the Dutch usually do it, the .
- In Pyongyang on Saturday, North Korea and Iran played to a goalless tie, essentially dashing Iran's hopes to make it to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
- A tight first half ended goalless.