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How many penalties have been awarded at the World Cup 2018 so far?

How many penalties have been awarded at the World Cup 2018 so far?
THE Video Assistant Referee is in force for the first time at this summer's World Cup.


Match-changing decisions such as penalties are looked over by the assistants in the Moscow VAR booth, before they advise the on-field referee on whether to stick or change their initial call.

Real Madrid forward Ronaldo opened the scoring from the spot, after winning the initial penalty

How many penalties have been awarded in the World Cup?

THERE has been plenty of controversy over the introduction of the technology after a number of calamitous trials in Europe and the Confederations Cup.
So far at the World Cup, there have already been EIGHT penalties awarded despite the tournament being in its early stages.
This included a mad third day, where there were five spot-kicks awarded across four games.

Mile Jedinak converted a penalty of his own to level proceedings

The penalties netted so far:

  • Cristiano Ronaldo for Portugal vs Spain (scored)
  • Antoine Griezmann for France vs Australia after VAR review (scored)
  • Miles Jedinak for Australia vs France (scored)
  • Lionel Messi for Argentina vs Iceland (missed)
  • Christian Cueva for Peru vs Denmark after VAR review (missed)
  • Luka Modric for Croatia vs Nigeria (scored)
  • Andras Granqvist for Sweden vs South Korea after VAR review (scored)
  • Ferjani Sassi for Tunisia vs England (scored)

Lionel Messi missed a second-half penalty as Argentina slipped to a draw

What decisions is VAR used for?

THE video assistant referee can be called upon for four key on-field incidents. 
These are:
  • Awarding goals
  • Penalty decisions
  • Red card decisions
  • Cases of mistaken identity
Source : thesun

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