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

Jim Sheridan

Published: 20:20, 3 Jul 2018
Updated: 20:21, 3 Jul 2018

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 — Real Madrid forward Ronaldo opened the scoring from the spot, after winning the initial penaltyCredit: Reuters

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 28 penalties awarded.

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 — Mile Jedinak converted a penalty of his own to level proceedingsCredit: Reuters

The penalties 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)
Shinji Kagawa for Japan (scored)
Mohamed Salah for Egypt (scored)
Mile Jedinak for Australia after VAR review(scored)
Gylfi Sigurdsson for Iceland after VAR review (missed)
Eden Hazard for Belgium vs Tunisia after VAR review (scored)
Carlos Vela for Mexico vs South Korea (scored)
Harry Kane for England vs Panama (scored)
Harry Kane for England vs Panama (scored)
Fahad Al Muwallad for Saudi Arabia vs Egypt (missed)
Fahad Al Muwallad for Saudi Arabia vs Egypt after VAR review (scored)
Cristiano Ronaldo for Portugal vs Iran after VAR review (missed)
Karim Ansarifard for Iran vs Portugal after VAR review (scored)
Victor Moses for Nigeria vs Argentina after VAR review (scored)
Gylfi Sigurdsson for Iceland vs Croatia (scored)
Andreas Granqvist for Sweden vs Mexico (scored)
Bryan Ruiz for Costa Rica vs Switzerland (missed)
Antoine Griezmann for France vs Argentina (scored)
Artem Dzyuba for Russia vs Spain (scored)
Luka Modric for Croatia vs Denmark (missed)
Harry Kane for England vs Colombia (scored)

Lionel Messi missed a second-half penalty as Argentina slipped to a draw — Lionel Messi missed a second-half penalty as Argentina slipped to a drawCredit: Getty

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

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