Argentina has conceded the most penalties, 8, while the second-placed team has conceded half

Argentina has conceded the most penalties in the last two FIFA World Cups (2022 and 2026). The team has conceded a total of 8 penalties during this period; 5 in the 2022 World Cup and 3 so far in the 2026 World Cup. This is more than any other team. The report is by Brazilian media Globo Esporte.

England is in third place. The team has conceded a total of 4 penalties in the two tournaments, which is exactly half of Argentina's. England conceded 2 penalties in both the 2022 and 2026 World Cups.

Penalty takers in the last two World Cups
8: Argentina
4: England
3: Brazil, France, Portugal
2: Germany, Iran, Poland, Switzerland
1: South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Ecuador, Spain, Ghana, Mexico, Norway, Wales, DR Congo and Senegal

Lionel Messi has taken 7 of Argentina's 8 penalties. However, he has not been able to convert all of them. He missed a penalty in the final match against Egypt in the 2026 World Cup. In addition, his shot hit the post against Austria in the same tournament. In the 2022 World Cup against Poland, goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny saved his penalty. As a result, Messi has missed three penalties in the last two World Cups. In total, his number of penalty misses in World Cup history stands at 4, which is the highest in the history of the tournament.

Lautaro Martinez took Argentina's remaining penalty. Coach Lionel Scaloni rested some regulars for the match against Jordan. Martinez scored from the penalty spot in that match.

Harry Kane took all four of England's penalties. He missed only one of them, against France in the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup. He scored from a penalty early in the second half of the match, but then blew the ball wide with a second chance about 30 minutes later.

Brazil, France and Portugal, on the other hand, were awarded three penalties each. Two of Brazil's three came in the 2026 World Cup qualifier against Norway. Bruno Guimaraes missed one penalty there, while Neymar scored from the other. Neymar scored the other penalty in a 4-1 win over South Korea in the last 16 of the 2022 World Cup.