How many penalties has Bruno Guimarães taken in his career? Find out

One of the biggest controversies in Brazil’s elimination against Norway at the 2026 FIFA World Cup after the 2-1 defeat involved the penalty missed by Bruno Guimarães.

The midfielder was the player chosen by the Brazil coaching staff to take penalties among those who started Sunday’s match. But how many penalties has Bruno taken in his career?

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According to a survey by ge, this was only the fourth penalty Bruno Guimarães has taken during the 90 minutes over the course of his career.

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He converted the other three penalties he took during regular time. Two were for Newcastle and one for Lyon:

- French Championship 2021 - Lyon vs. Lorient: scored ✅

- English Championship 2026 - Newcastle vs. Leeds: scored ✅

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- English Championship 2026 - Newcastle vs. Brentford: scored ✅

- World Cup 2026 - Brazil vs. Norway: missed ❌

If the survey also includes penalties taken in shootouts, Bruno took another five and missed only one:

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- Brazil Cup 2019 - Flamengo vs. Athletico-PR - penalty shootout: scored ✅

- Brazil Cup 2019 - Athletico-PR vs. Grêmio - penalty shootout: scored ✅

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- French Cup 2020 - Lyon vs. Red Star - penalty shootout: scored ✅

- FA Cup 2024 - Blackburn Rovers vs. Newcastle - penalty shootout: scored ✅

- FA Cup 2026 - Bournemouth vs. Newcastle - penalty shootout: missed ❌

In the press conference after the elimination, Ancelotti explained that the choice of Bruno came from an assessment of the players’ conversion rates carried out by the coaching staff over the past year.

Neymar would have been first, Igor Thiago second, then Raphinha, Bruno Guimarães and Martinelli.

Since Neymar, Igor Thiago and Raphinha were not on the field, Bruno Guimarães would be “the best on the field” to take it, according to Ancelotti.

Bruno Guimarães’ missed penalty was only the fourth Brazil has failed to convert during regular time in a World Cup match. The other three were:

 - Zico, in the draw against France in 1986.

- Patesko, in the win over Sweden in 1938.

- Waldemar de Brito, in the loss to Spain in 1934.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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