THERE’S nothing more nerve racking in football than a penalty kick – and the winter World Cup has had its fair share of them already.
The huge tournament in Qatar was always destined to throw up some major talking points.
And alongside the semi-automatic VAR system, controversial penalty decisions has been on the lips of most fans.
Even legendary footballers Graeme Souness and Roy Keane got into a heated argument over the spot-kick during Saudi Arabia’s upset over Argentina.
Find out how many penalties there has been at the World Cup so far below…
How many penalties has there been at the World Cup 2022?
Ecuador were awarded a penalty on the opening match of the tournament.
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And since then, there has been a few more incidents which includes a spot-kick at the death of England’s thrashing over Iran.
In total, there has been four penalties awarded at the World Cup so far as follows:
- Enner Valencia (scored) – Qatar vs ECUADOR
- Mehdi Taremi (scored) – England vs IRAN
- Gareth Bale (scored) – USA vs WALES
- Lionel Messi (scored) – ARGENTINA vs Saudi Arabia
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How many penalties were awarded at the World Cup 2018?
There were a record number of penalties given to teams as the World Cup Russian edition was the first to use VAR.
In 64 matches, there were a total of 29 penalties – with 22 scored and seven either saved or missed.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
