The Argentine national team has become the most awarded penalties in the history of the World Cup since its inception.
Mustafa Shobier
Club: Al Ahly
The French referee François Letexier awarded a penalty in favor of Argentina against Egypt during the first half.
Mustafa Shobier successfully saved the penalty kick taken by Lionel Messi.
Messi shot the ball to Shobier's left, who succeeded in saving it and deflecting it away from the Egyptian national team's goal.
Thus, 19 penalty kicks were awarded in favor of the Argentine national team during the tournament.
The Argentine national team thus surpassed its Spanish counterpart, which has 18 penalties.
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Mustafa Shobier's save of Messi's penalty kickpic.twitter.com/UKMVwzLDmk
The list of national teams with the most penalties awarded in the World Cup came as follows:
Argentina - 19 penalties
Spain - 18 penalties
France - 17 penalties
Germany - 15 penalties
England - 15 penalties
