How many penalties have there been at Euro 2020?
EURO 2020 has arrived and fans will be dreaming of their countries securing the coveted trophy. Meanwhile managers will be hoping for disciplined performances from their sides. 1 Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg missed the first penalty of Euro 2020 for Denmark Credit: AP  And with VAR in play, defenders will have to be extra careful to avoid conceding any penalties. There has been one penalty awarded at Euro 2020 so far. World Cup 2018 was the first tournament to use VAR. And the result of that was that more penalties were awarded than ever before. 29 penalties were awarded with 22 scored and seven missed or saved. All of those numbers were records.