Penalty Takers World Cup
Setpiecetakers.com looks at each World Cup nation’s designated penalty takers. You might know the set-piece takers of England, Argentina or France. But who takes the penalties for Senegal, Japan or Mexico?
Firstly, when a player is a nailed-on penalty taker, it makes them a potentially massive prospect in the World Cup.
Moreover, it gives these players an even greater chance of returning a goal on any given game week.
Penalty Takers World Cup (2022)
Here’s a list of the penalty 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 penalty taker changes or someone loses ownership, it’ll be reflected in this list – helpful for when you’re throughout the season.
The penalty takers of the World Cup in Qatar.
| Team | Penalty taker |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Messi, Lautaro Martinez |
| Australia | Maclaren, Aaron Mooy |
| Belgium | de Bruyne, Lukaku, Tielemans |
| Brazil | Neymar |
| Cameroon | Aboubakar, Ngamaleu |
| Canada | A. Davies, Hoilett, Cavallini |
| Costa Rica | Joel Campbell |
| Croatia | Modrič, Perišič |
| Denmark | Eriksen, Hojbjerg |
| Ecuador | Valencia, Caicedo |
| England | Kane, Rashford |
| France | Mbappé |
| Germany | Gündogan, Kimmich, Havertz |
| Ghana | Jordan Ayew, André Ayew |
| Iran | Taremi, Ansarifard, Hajsafi |
| Japan | Minamino, Osako |
| Mexico | Jimenez, Pineda |
| Morocco | Boufal, En Nesyri |
| Netherlands | Depay, Berghuis, De Jong |
| Poland | Lewandowski, Piotr Zieliński, Piatek |
| Portugal | Ronaldo, Fernandes |
| Qatar | Afif, Al-Haydos |
| Saudi Arabia | Al-Dawsari, Al-Shehri |
| Senegal | Sarr |
| Serbia | Mitrovič, Tadič, Dušan Vlahović |
| South Korea | Son, Young-wook Cho |
| Spain | Torres, Morata, Sarabia |
| Switzerland | Rodriguez, Seferovic |
| Tunisia | Khazri, Jaziri |
| United States | Pulišič, Reyna |
| Uruguay | Suarez, Nunez |
| Wales | Bale, Ramsay, Wilson |
| Last updated | 25th 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 last season’s matches, the Opta statistics, pre-season friendlies and also the player’s role at previous clubs and predicted role at new sides.
The list will be updated constantly as new information becomes available on assigned set-pieces takers. It will also be refreshed throughout the season 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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