There have already been eight penalties so far in Qatar at the 2022 World Cup, and we’re yet to see a team play twice.
Plenty has been said about controversial decisions so far this tournament, and it was always bound to happen with VAR playing a major part in decisions made.
I'm sorry to bash a referee but missing three nail on penalties in play isn't good enough in a world cup. One was corrected by VAR, but Canada should've had three penalties in this game and they've just been given one. Unacceptable at this level
— Siavoush Fallahi (@SiavoushF) November 23, 2022
Here’s how they’ve gone so far:
- 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
- Robert Lewandowski (saved) Poland vs Mexico
- Ilkay Gundogan (scored) Germany vs Japan
- Ferran Torres (scored) Spain vs Costa Rica
- Alphonso Davies (saved) – Canada vs Belgium
Total Penalties Awarded At Every World Cup
The first World Cup was in Uruguay back in 1930, and fast forward 98 years we’ve seen a grand total of 253 penalties including Qatar 22 (so far) and the number is expected to rise a lot more. Roy Keane, believes that there will be a “record number of penalties” this winter (watch till end).
Souness v Keane: The gloves are off! 🧤
The two pundits clash over Argentina's penalty decision… 😬#ITVFootball | #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/htLxuWiHHt
— ITV Football (@itvfootball) November 22, 2022
- 1930, Uruguay – 4
- 1934, Italy – 5
- 1938, France – 5
- 1950, Brazil – 3
- 1954, Switzerland – 7
- 1958, Sweden – 10
- 1962, Chile – 8
- 1966, England – 8
- 1970, Mexico – 5
- 1974, Germany – 8
- 1978, Argentina – 14
- 1982, Spain – 10
- 1986, Mexico – 16
- 1990, Italy – 18
- 1994, USA – 15
- 1998, France – 18
- 2002, Korea/Japan – 18
- 2006, Germany – 17
- 2010, South Africa – 14
- 2014, Brazil – 13
- 2018, Russia – 29 (current record)
- 2022, Qatar – 8 (so far)
With eight penalties in just 16 games so far in Qatar after just one round of games, by the end of the group stages after each team has played three times that would be expected to triple to 24 in 48 games. By end of play after 64 games, we could see at least 32 penalties, in a 32 team tournament, averaging one every two games.
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