How many penalties have there been at the World Cup 2022?

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.

AFPWojciech Sczcesny denied Salem Al Dawasri’s from the penalty spot[/caption]

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?

In total, there has been 12 penalties awarded at the World Cup so far.

Here is how they have gone:

Enner Valencia (scored) – Qatar vs ECUADORMehdi Taremi (scored) – England vs IRANGareth Bale (scored) – USA vs WALESLionel Messi (scored) – ARGENTINA vs Saudi ArabiaRobert Lewandowski (saved) – POLAND vs MexicoIlkay Gundogan (scored) – GERMANY vs JapanFerran Torres (scored) – SPAIN vs Costa RicaAlphonso Davies – (saved) CANADA vs BelgiumCristiano Ronaldo – (scored) PORTUGAL vs GhanaSalem Al Dawsari – (saved) Poland vs SAUDI ARABIABruno Fernandes – (scored) Uruguay vs PORTUGALLionel Messi – (saved) Poland vs ARGENTINAAndre Ayew – (saved) GHANA vs Uruguay Lionel Messi (scored) Netherlands vs ARGENTINA

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.

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