Official Old Man
Uckfield Seagull
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So looking at the rules (laws) of the game, this is how I see it but the Ghana manager would be up in arms. Having missed Ivory Coast needed to score. So giving the ball to a hot shot would be a gamble.Yes you can change the order after all eligible players have taken a kick - there is nothing in the laws to say you can't.
If the keeper is injured during the penalty kicks then he may be substituted but doesn't have to be.
All players on the field at the end of play are eligible and all must take a kick unless they become injured and physically incapable during the penalties.
In the specific situation of the CAN final if the keeper had not been able to take a kick either a substitute could come on and take his kick for him or one of the other ten other players could take the kick and no substitute would be allowed. This gives an advantage to the team kicking second as they can have an outfield player take a vital kick rather than the keeper but it is also a huge risk as if the keeper doesn't take the kick, there is no way that he would be allowed to go back in goal if the kick is missed and so the team would have to continue without a keeper.