[DoodleDawg]

Not in golf, and not in any score that doesn't use "points". (Baseball is "runs", hockey is "goals".

But with the exception of golf, the point is to score. And to score more runs/goals/baskets/points than your opponent. So where is soccer any different from that?

[Dr. Sivana]

But with the exception of golf, the point is to score. And to score more runs/goals/baskets/points than your opponent.

My main point was with golf. But there is an entire list of sports that are based on accomplishing a feat in less time than the opponent (track, swimming) or in performing the same feat better than the opponent (javelin, discus, shot put). Some even can circumvent scoring completely with a single accomplishment (a KO/TKO in boxing) making the scoring moot.