Which was the first match in the 2022 fifa world cup to be settled via a penalty shootout?

Lionel Messi of Argentina celebrates after scoring the team's third goal during the FIFA World Cup Final match between Argentina and France on December 18, 2022 in Lusail City, Qatar. Clive Brunskill/Getty Images DOHA, Qatar — At the start of every Given all the uncertainty, protests and angst about holding this World Cup in Qatar, it seemed like a stretch. But the That was how the World Cup ended. But it's not how it began. For that, you have to go back a dozen years. From start to finish, a World Cup of controversy Controversies stuck to this World Cup from the moment, in 2010, when then-FIFA president Sepp Blatter opened an envelope and announced the voting result for Searing heat in the Persian Gulf nation during the World Cup's traditional summer slot. No facilities or infrastructure. A conservative, autocratic government. Qatar and FIFA officials dealt with the first two concerns – a first-ever World Cup shift to November / December for a cooler tournament; a stunning, 12-year transformation costing a reported The concern about a conservative autocracy "welcoming" more than a million visitors, many from liberal western countries, never was resolved and was a flashpoint for the controversies that created the biggest stir. Originally, football fans would be able to buy beer at matches – a significant concession in a Muslim-majority country where alcohol is tightly controlled. But then, there was the 11 th hour "We didn't expect that," said Piara Powar, executive direct...

Brazil goalkeeper Taffarel celebrates after Roberto Baggio of Italy had missed his penalty during the shootout at the FIFA World Cup Final 1994 at the Rose Bowl on July 17, 1994, in Pasadena, California, United States. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Brazil goalkeeper Taffarel celebrates after Roberto Baggio of Italy had missed his penalty during the shootout at the FIFA World Cup Final 1994 at the Rose Bowl on July 17, 1994, in Pasadena, California, United States. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States was the first final to have been decided by a penalty shoot-out in front of a 90,000-plus crowd at Rose Bowl in Pasadena. The finalists, Brazil and Italy, played fascinating football all through the tournament. As the two best sides in the tournament, they were in the final. But when Italy’s attack was a single-man show, that is Roberto Baggio, Brazil’s was a two-prong attack, with Romario and Bebeto rattling the opposition’s defence. Romario, who won the best player award, scored five goals in total, while his partner in crime, Bebeto, pitched in with three. 🇧🇷⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Both Brazil and Italy were looking to lift their fourth World Cup title. In the final, they played gruelling 120 minutes of football, which saw both goalkeepers, Claudio Taffarel and Gianluca Pagliuca, having a busy time under the bar. But the match failed to live up to expectations, as both teams resorted to hard tackling. They could not be separated after regulation time. As...

There are few situations in sport that are as tense as when a footballer steps up to take a penalty from the spot kick. Elevate that situation to be at a World Cup and the stakes don't get much higher with the hopes of a whole nation sat on the player's shoulders. With the 2018 World Cup in Russia seeing the most penalties ever awarded at a single edition in competition history, the 2022 edition could follow suit especially with the use of VAR which inflated those amounts four years ago. Below we look at which player is likely to step up first for each nation at the 2022 tournament when called up and assess their previous success rate from the spot for both club and country. MORE: Ranking the best 2022 World Cup jerseys: The top 10 kits on display in Qatar List of penalty takers for each nation at the 2022 World Cup Although it's impossible to know for certain which player will step up when a penalty is awarded at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, here's our list of players that we expect to be picked first by each national team manager if needed during the tournament: Nation Main penalty taker Success rate for national team* Success rate for club* Argentina Lionel Messi 79% (19 of 24) 78.5% (95 of 121) Australia Jason Cummings 100% (1 of 1) 86.3% (19 of 22) Belgium Romelu Lukaku 100% (5 of 5) 83.3% (25 of 30) Brazil Neymar 88% (23 of 26) 80.9% (51 of 63) Cameroon Vincent Aboubakar 100% (5 of 5) 100% (15 of 15) Canada Junior Hoilett 75% (3 of 4) 40% (2 of 5) Costa Rica Celso Bo...