Fantasy World Cup: Penalty and Set-Piece Takers

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Fantasy FIFA World Cup 2026: All 48 nations’ penalty + set-piece takers

This table displays a list of expected set-piece and penalty takers for each World Cup nation, with the players listed in order of prominence at dead-ball situations.

They are based on a mix of information gathered from qualification and friendlies.

The list will be updated constantly as new information becomes available on assigned set-piece takers. It will also be refreshed throughout the tournament as roles chop and change.

You can find a separate article on direct free-kick takers here.

Penalty and Set-Piece Takers

NATIONPENALTY TAKERSCORNER/INDIRECT FREE-KICK TAKERS
AlgeriaMahrez, Bentaleb, AmouraMahrez, Bennacer, Chaibi, Gouiri
ArgentinaMessi, La MartinezMessi, de Paul, Almada, Alvarez
AustraliaIrankunda, HrusticIrankunda, Metcalfe, Mabil
AustriaArnautovic, Sabitzer, GregoritschSabitzer, Alaba, Schmid
BelgiumLukaku, De Bruyne, Tielemans, De KetelaereDe Bruyne, Tielemans, De Cuyper, Trossard
Bosnia and HerzegovinaDzeko, Tabakovic, AlajbegovicTahirovic, Basic, Bajraktarevic, Alajbegovic
BrazilRaphinha, Neymar, Paqueta, ThiagoRaphinha, Neymar, Danilo Santos, Bruno Guimaraes
CanadaDavid, Hoilett, LarinEustaquio, Davies, Choiniere, Flores
Cape VerdeMendes, RodriguesMontero, Rodrigues, S Cabral, L Duarte, Y Semedo
ColombiaRodriguez, DiazRodriguez, Quintero, J Arias, Carrascal
Cote d’IvoireKessie, Sangare, DiakiteAmad, Y Diomande, Adingra, Pepe
CroatiaModric, Kramaric, Budimir, PerisicModric, Baturina, Pasalic, Perisic
CuraçaoJ Bacuna, L BacunaAntonisse, L Bacuna, J Bacuna
CzechiaSchick, Soucek, ChoryProvod, Coufal, Jurasek
DR CongoWissa, Bakambu, KakutaMasuaku, Mbuku, Bongonda, Kakuta
EcuadorE Valencia, J Caicedo, Alcivar, PaezM Caicedo, Plata, Alcivar, Paez
EgyptSalah, MarmoushSalah, Zizo, Marmoush, Trezeguet
EnglandKane, Toney, RashfordRice, Saka, Gordon, Eze
FranceMbappe, DembeleOlise, Akliouche, Cherki, Mbappe
GermanyHavertz, KimmichRaum, Wirtz, Kimmich
GhanaJ AyewJ Ayew, Sulemana, Kohn, Bonsu Baah
HaitiNazon, IsidorBellegarde, Providence, Deedson
IranTaremi, Hosseinzadeh, JahanbakhshGhoddos, Ghayedi, Narafkan
IraqHussein, Al-Ammari, Al-HamadiAl-Ammari, Jasim
JapanUeda, Doan, J ItoKubo, J Ito, Sugawara
JordanOlwan, Al-TamaariAl-Tamaari, Al-Mardi, Azaizeh, Zrayq
MexicoJimenez, Pineda, GimenezL Chavez, Vega, Alvarado, B Gutierrez
MoroccoRahimi, Diaz, El Kaabi, El AynaouiHakimi, Diaz, Ounahi, El Khannouss, Ezzalzouli
NetherlandsGakpo, Depay, WeghorstDepay, Gakpo, Koopmeiners, Reijnders
New ZealandWood, Wainede Vries, Payne, Cacace
NorwayHaaland, AasgaardOdegaard, Ryerson, Bobb
PanamaDavis, Diaz, WatermanDavis, Murillo, J Rodriguez, Carrasquilla
ParaguayRomero, Enciso, Almiron, SanabriaD Gomez, Almiron, Mauricio
PortugalRonaldo, FernandesFernandes, Mendes, Neto, Bernardo
QatarAfif, AliAfif, Abdurisag, Edmilson
Saudi ArabiaAl-Buraikan, S Al-Dawsari, Al-ShehriAl-Juwayr, Al-Shamat, S Al-Dawsari
ScotlandChristie, McTominay, McGinnMcGinn, Ferguson, Robertson, Christie
SenegalMane, Jackson, I Sarr, C NdiayeDiatta, Diouf, Jakobs, Camara
South AfricaAppollis, Mokoena, FosterAppollis, Mofokeng, Moremi, Modiba
South KoreaSon Heung-min, Hwang Hee-chanSon Heung-min, Lee Kang-in, Hwang In-beom, Lee Dong-gyeong
SpainOyarzabal, Yamal, Torres, RodriYamal, Baena, Porro, Grimaldo, Pedri
SwedenGyokeres, Isak, SemaSvensson, Elanga, Ayari
SwitzerlandXhaka, Embolo, AmdouniVargas, Rieder, Aebischer
TunisiaGharbi, Abdi, AchouriMejbri, Gharbi, Abdi
TürkiyeCalhanoglu, Akturktoglu, SariCalhanoglu, Guler, Kokcu, Kahveci
United StatesPulisic, Tillman, WrightPulisic, Tillman, Berhalter
UruguayValverde, Nunez, Torresde la Cruz, Valverde, B Rodriguez
UzbekistanShomurodov, Shukurov, SergeevMasharipov, Fayzullaev, Ganiev, Shukurov

Last updated: 5/6/26