World Cup 2018: Ranking the Best Penalty Takers in Russia

#11 Edinson Cavani (80.33%)

Edinson Cavani

Funnily enough, despite being an above-average penalty-taker, Edinson Cavani will likely not be taking penalties for Uruguay as teammate Luis Suarez is likely to be preferred (as was the case in qualifying).

This may not be the best decision as Cavani has taken more penalties and converted them at a higher percentage than Suarez (who didn’t qualify for these rankings).

Since Zlatan Ibrahimović left Paris St Germain, Cavani has become the designated penalty-taker (for the most part) for the French side. In 2016-17, Cavani was particularly excellent from the spot as he made 90% of his penalties. Such form will be needed by Uruguay as they will likely move on to the knockout stages.