Yes — if the penalty shootout ends 4-3, the match is over as soon as the winning penalty is taken or the result becomes unreachable for the other team. In knockout finals, penalties are used only to decide the winner after the game is still tied following extra time; the shootout itself takes place after the match has already ended.

How it works

  • The score is still officially tied at the end of regular time and extra time.
  • The penalty shootout then decides the winner.
  • A 4-3 shootout score means one team made 4 penalties and the other made 3, so the team with 4 wins the match.

Important detail

If you mean 4-3 in normal play or after extra time , then the match may not necessarily be over yet, depending on whether the competition requires a winner and whether extra time is still to come. But if you mean 4-3 after penalties , then yes, the match is finished.

Example

A final can end like this:

  • 1-1 after 90 minutes.
  • Still 1-1 after extra time.
  • Penalty shootout ends 4-3.

In that case, the team that won the shootout is declared the champion, and the match is over.