Setpiecetakers.com looks at each World Cup nation’s designated free-kick takers. You might know the set-piece takers of Germany, Brazil or France. But who takes the penalties for Qatar, Korea or Australia?
Free Kick Takers World Cup (2022)
Here’s a list of the free-kick takers for all World Cup sides in Qatar 2022.
All updates will stem from who is regularly taking set pieces for each team as time goes on. If the set-piece taker changes or someone loses ownership, it’ll be reflected in this list – helpful for you throughout the tournament.
The free-kick takers of the World Cup in Qatar
| Team | Free Kick taker |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Messi, De Paul, Di Maria |
| Australia | Aaron Mooy, Ajdin Hrustic |
| Belgium | De Bruyne, Eden Hazard, Tielemans |
| Brazil | Neymar, Raphinha, Lucas Paquetá |
| Cameroon | Ngamaleu, Bryan Mbuemo |
| Canada | A. Davies, Stephen Eustáquio |
| Costa Rica | Bryan Oviedo |
| Croatia | Modrič, Perišič |
| Denmark | Eriksen, Hojbjerg |
| Ecuador | Ángel Mena, Estupiñán, Sarmiento |
| England | Trippier, Mount, Dier |
| France | Antoine Griezmann |
| Germany | Kimmich, Hofmann, Gündoğan |
| Ghana | André Ayew |
| Iran | Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Ali Gholizadeh |
| Japan | Daichi Kamada |
| Mexico | Hirving Lozano |
| Morocco | Hakim Ziyech, Sofiane Boufal |
| Netherlands | Depay, Frenkie De Jong |
| Poland | Piotr Zieliński |
| Portugal | Ronaldo, Fernandes, B. Silva |
| Qatar | Ali Assadalla |
| Saudi Arabia | Salman Al Faraj |
| Senegal | Sarr |
| Serbia | Filip Kostić, Tadič |
| South Korea | Son, Young-wook Cho |
| Spain | Sarabia, Pedri |
| Switzerland | Shaqiri, Xhaka |
| Tunisia | Khazri, Jaziri, Slimane |
| United States | Pulišič, Reyna, Wright |
| Uruguay | Suarez |
| Wales | Bale, Johnson, Wilson |
| Last updated | 13th Nov |
This table displays a list of expected set-piece takers for each World Cup side. They are based on a mix of information gathered from the last matches, the Opta statistics, pre-season friendlies and also the player’s role at previous clubs and predicted roles at the national team.
The list will be updated constantly as new information becomes available on assigned set-pieces takers. It will also be refreshed throughout the tournament as roles chop and change.
In conclusion, if you have any feedback or questions about the set-piece takers of the World Cup that are not addressed in the information above, feel free to comment below.
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