The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty (German: Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter) is a 1972 German-language detective film, directed by Wim Wenders.

He returns to his home town and hides in plain sight, uncertain whether the police is searching for him.

It explores the monotony of the murderer's existence and, like many of Wenders' films, the overwhelming cultural influence of the United States in post-war West Germany.

Late in the film, the goalkeeper and a traveling salesman attend a football game, and witness a penalty kick.

In parallel with this, the goalkeeper, rather than go on the run, has returned to his home town and is living in plain sight.