World Cup 2018: Ranking the Best Penalty Takers in Russia

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Portugal vs Spain: World Cup 2018

#17 Radamel Falcao (76.00%)

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Having missed the last World Cup with an injury, Radamel Falcao will be eager to make an impact this time for Colombia. The South American nation are considered a potential dark-horse and for them to fulfil such predictions,

Falcao will need to be at his best. However, it may be for the best if the Colombian doesn’t start taking penalties for his side. Falcao has only made 76% of his penalties over his career- abysmal enough to rank third-last in this list.

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While the Colombian striker has managed to revive his career at Monaco after disappointing spells in the Premier League, Falcao has missed three penalties for the Ligue 1 side over the past two years.

A missed spot-kick against Manchester City in the Round of 16 of the Champions League was particularly horrendous as it was caught by the goalkeeper. Nonetheless, Falcao’s actual ability may be better than indicated by the percentage as many of his misses came in his early days while playing for FC Porto.

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