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⚽Football World Cup Records 🏆 | Record | Players, Coaches, Teams, Countries |
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Most World Cup appearances (team) | 20 | Brazil |
Most World Cup games (team) | 106 | Germany |
Most World Cup wins (team) | 70 | Brazil |
Most World Cup victories (player) | 17 | Cafu, Brazil (1990-2006) |
Most World Cup titles (team) | 5 | Brazil (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) 🏆 |
Most World Cup runners-up (team) | 4 | Germany (1966, 1982, 1986, 2002) |
Most Finals (team) | 8 | Germany (4 won) |
Most World Cup participations (Players) | 5 | Lothar Matthäus (1982-1998) & Antonio Carbajal (Mexico's goalkeeper, 1950-1966) |
Most World Cup titles (player) | 3 | Pelé (Brazil, 1958, 1962, 1970) 🏆 |
Most World Cup games contested (player) | 25 | Lothar Matthäus (1982-1998) |
Most World Cup game minutes on the pitch (player) | 2217 | Paolo Maldini (Italy, 1990-2002) |
Most World Cup goals (team) | 224 | Germany |
Most World Cup goals in total (player) | 16 | Miroslav Klose (Germany, 2002-today) |
Most World Cup goals in shortest time | 4 | Germany (4 goals in 6 minutes against Brazil 2014. Final score 7:1) |
Most goals in a World Cup (team) | 27 | Hungary, 1954 (in 5 games) |
Most goals in a World Cup (player) | 13 | Just Fontaine in 6 games (France, 1958) |
Most goals in a game (player) | 5 | Oleg Salenko (Russia vs. Cameroon, 1994) |
First World Cup Goal (player) | 1930 | Lucien Laurent, France (in the game against Mexico after 19 minutes) |
Youngest player in the game | 17 years, 41 days | Norman Whiteside (Northern Ireland vs. Yugoslavia, 1982) |
Youngest World Cup scorer | 17 years | Pelé (Brazil, 1958) |
Youngest world champion (player) | 17 years | Pelé (Brazil, 1958) |
Oldest player in the game | 42 years, 39 days | Roger Milla (Cameroon vs. Russia, 1994) |
The oldest world champion (player) | 40 years | Dino Zoff (Italy, 1982) |
World Cup match with most goals | 12 | 7:5 (Austria vs. Switzerland, 1954) |
Highest World Cup win | 10:1 | Hungary vs. El Salvador, 1982 |
Fastest World Cup goal after kick off | 11 seconds | Hakan Sukur (Turkey vs. South Korea, 2002) |
Most World Cup minutes without conceding a goal (goalkeeper) | 517 | Walter Zenga (Italy, 1990) |
Most World Cup participation (trainer) | 6 | Carlos Alberto Parreira (2 x with Brazil, 1 x Kuwait, 1 x UAE, 1 x Saudi Arabia, 1 x South Africa) |
Most World Cup games (coach) | 25 | Helmut Schön (1966-1978) |
Most World Cup victories (trainer) | 16 | Helmut Schön (1966-1978) |
Most World Cup titles (trainer) | 2 | Vittorio Pozzo (Italy, 1934 and 1938) |
World Cup titles (as player and coach) | 3 | Mário Zagallo (Brazil, 1958/1962 + 1970) |
Youngest coach at a World Cup | 27 years | Juan José Tramutola (Argentina, 1930) |
Oldest coach at a World Cup | 71 years | Otto Rehhagel (Greece, 2010) |
First sending-off in World Cup history | 1930 | Placido Galindo 🙅(Peru vs. Romania) |
Most sending-offs in one game | 4 | Portugal vs. Netherlands, 2006 🙅(4 second yellow cards, 2 per team) |
Most yellow cards in one game | 16 | Germany vs. Cameroon, 2002 🙅(14 yellow cards & 2 second yellow cards) |
First penalty (scored) | 19 July 1930 | Manuel Rosas (Mexico vs. Argentina) |
Fastest penalty in a match | 1st minute | Final Germany vs. Netherlands, 1974 (Johann Neeskens took NL into the lead) |
Most penalties awarded (team) | 16 | Spain (2 missed) |
First Golden Goal | 1998 | Laurent Blanc (second round, France vs. Paraguay) |
First hat-trick (player) | 1934 | Edmund Conen, Germany (in the game against Belgium, final result 5:2) |
Most World Cup goals (team) | 121 | Germany |
Most World Cup goals against (goalkeeper) | 25 | Antonio Carbajal, Mexico (in 11 games 1950-1966) |
Most World Cup games without conceding a goal (goalkeeper) | 10 | Peter Shilton, England (1982-1990) & Fabien Barthez, France (1998-2010) |
Most clean sheet games (team) | 39 | Brazil |
Most World Cup goals in the final | 7 | 1958 Brazil vs. Sweden 5:2 |
Most World Cup defeats (team) | 25 | Mexico (in 53 games) |
Longest World Cup winning streak (team) | 11 games | Brazil (2002-2006) |
Longest unbeaten run (team) | 13 games | Brazil (1958-1966) |
Longest losing streak (team) | 9 games | Mexico (1930-1958) |
Longest run without a victory (team) | 16 games | Bulgaria (1962-1994) |
Longest run without a goal (team) | 5 games | Bolivia (1930-1994) |
Most World Cup knockout games | 47 | Germany (32 won) |
Most penalty shootouts (team) | 5 | Argentina (1990, 1990, 1998, 2006, 2014) |
Most won penalty shootouts | 4 | Germany (4 of 4) |
Most lost penalty shootouts | 3 | 😰England (1990, 1998, 2006) 😰Italy (1990, 1994, 1998) & Spain 😰(1986, 2002, 2018) |
World Cup game with the fewest spectators | 300 | Romania vs. Peru, 1930 |
World Cup game with the most spectators | 173,850 | Brazil vs. Uruguay, 1950 (at the Maracana Stadium) |
Largest average crowd per game | 68,991 | 1994 World Cup in USA |
Hosts who became world champions | 6 | Uruguay 1930, Italy 1934, England 1966, Germany 1974, Argentina 1978, France 1998 |
Hosts who were runners-up | 2 | Brazil in 1950, Sweden in 1958 |
Hosts that went out in the first round | 1 | South Africa 2010 😰 |
Most frequent host | 2 | Brazil 1950, 2014 France 1938, 1998 Germany 1974, 2006 Italy 1934, 1990 Mexico 1970, 1986 |
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⚽Football World Cup Records 🏆 | Record | Players, Coaches, Teams, Countries |
---|---|---|
Most World Cup appearances (team) | 20 | Brazil |
Most World Cup games (team) | 106 | Germany |
Most World Cup wins (team) | 70 | Brazil |
Most World Cup victories (player) | 17 | Cafu, Brazil (1990-2006) |
Most World Cup titles (team) | 5 | Brazil (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) 🏆 |
Most World Cup runners-up (team) | 4 | Germany (1966, 1982, 1986, 2002) |
Most Finals (team) | 8 | Germany (4 won) |
Most World Cup participations (Players) | 5 | Lothar Matthäus (1982-1998) & Antonio Carbajal (Mexico's goalkeeper, 1950-1966) |
Most World Cup titles (player) | 3 | Pelé (Brazil, 1958, 1962, 1970) 🏆 |
Most World Cup games contested (player) | 25 | Lothar Matthäus (1982-1998) |
Most World Cup game minutes on the pitch (player) | 2217 | Paolo Maldini (Italy, 1990-2002) |
Most World Cup goals (team) | 224 | Germany |
Most World Cup goals in total (player) | 16 | Miroslav Klose (Germany, 2002-today) |
Most World Cup goals in shortest time | 4 | Germany (4 goals in 6 minutes against Brazil 2014. Final score 7:1) |
Most goals in a World Cup (team) | 27 | Hungary, 1954 (in 5 games) |
Most goals in a World Cup (player) | 13 | Just Fontaine in 6 games (France, 1958) |
Most goals in a game (player) | 5 | Oleg Salenko (Russia vs. Cameroon, 1994) |
First World Cup Goal (player) | 1930 | Lucien Laurent, France (in the game against Mexico after 19 minutes) |
Youngest player in the game | 17 years, 41 days | Norman Whiteside (Northern Ireland vs. Yugoslavia, 1982) |
Youngest World Cup scorer | 17 years | Pelé (Brazil, 1958) |
Youngest world champion (player) | 17 years | Pelé (Brazil, 1958) |
Oldest player in the game | 42 years, 39 days | Roger Milla (Cameroon vs. Russia, 1994) |
The oldest world champion (player) | 40 years | Dino Zoff (Italy, 1982) |
World Cup match with most goals | 12 | 7:5 (Austria vs. Switzerland, 1954) |
Highest World Cup win | 10:1 | Hungary vs. El Salvador, 1982 |
Fastest World Cup goal after kick off | 11 seconds | Hakan Sukur (Turkey vs. South Korea, 2002) |
Most World Cup minutes without conceding a goal (goalkeeper) | 517 | Walter Zenga (Italy, 1990) |
Most World Cup participation (trainer) | 6 | Carlos Alberto Parreira (2 x with Brazil, 1 x Kuwait, 1 x UAE, 1 x Saudi Arabia, 1 x South Africa) |
Most World Cup games (coach) | 25 | Helmut Schön (1966-1978) |
Most World Cup victories (trainer) | 16 | Helmut Schön (1966-1978) |
Most World Cup titles (trainer) | 2 | Vittorio Pozzo (Italy, 1934 and 1938) |
World Cup titles (as player and coach) | 3 | Mário Zagallo (Brazil, 1958/1962 + 1970) |
Youngest coach at a World Cup | 27 years | Juan José Tramutola (Argentina, 1930) |
Oldest coach at a World Cup | 71 years | Otto Rehhagel (Greece, 2010) |
First sending-off in World Cup history | 1930 | Placido Galindo 🙅(Peru vs. Romania) |
Most sending-offs in one game | 4 | Portugal vs. Netherlands, 2006 🙅(4 second yellow cards, 2 per team) |
Most yellow cards in one game | 16 | Germany vs. Cameroon, 2002 🙅(14 yellow cards & 2 second yellow cards) |
First penalty (scored) | 19 July 1930 | Manuel Rosas (Mexico vs. Argentina) |
Fastest penalty in a match | 1st minute | Final Germany vs. Netherlands, 1974 (Johann Neeskens took NL into the lead) |
Most penalties awarded (team) | 16 | Spain (2 missed) |
First Golden Goal | 1998 | Laurent Blanc (second round, France vs. Paraguay) |
First hat-trick (player) | 1934 | Edmund Conen, Germany (in the game against Belgium, final result 5:2) |
Most World Cup goals (team) | 121 | Germany |
Most World Cup goals against (goalkeeper) | 25 | Antonio Carbajal, Mexico (in 11 games 1950-1966) |
Most World Cup games without conceding a goal (goalkeeper) | 10 | Peter Shilton, England (1982-1990) & Fabien Barthez, France (1998-2010) |
Most clean sheet games (team) | 39 | Brazil |
Most World Cup goals in the final | 7 | 1958 Brazil vs. Sweden 5:2 |
Most World Cup defeats (team) | 25 | Mexico (in 53 games) |
Longest World Cup winning streak (team) | 11 games | Brazil (2002-2006) |
Longest unbeaten run (team) | 13 games | Brazil (1958-1966) |
Longest losing streak (team) | 9 games | Mexico (1930-1958) |
Longest run without a victory (team) | 16 games | Bulgaria (1962-1994) |
Longest run without a goal (team) | 5 games | Bolivia (1930-1994) |
Most World Cup knockout games | 47 | Germany (32 won) |
Most penalty shootouts (team) | 5 | Argentina (1990, 1990, 1998, 2006, 2014) |
Most won penalty shootouts | 4 | Germany (4 of 4) |
Most lost penalty shootouts | 3 | 😰England (1990, 1998, 2006) 😰Italy (1990, 1994, 1998) & Spain 😰(1986, 2002, 2018) |
World Cup game with the fewest spectators | 300 | Romania vs. Peru, 1930 |
World Cup game with the most spectators | 173,850 | Brazil vs. Uruguay, 1950 (at the Maracana Stadium) |
Largest average crowd per game | 68,991 | 1994 World Cup in USA |
Hosts who became world champions | 6 | Uruguay 1930, Italy 1934, England 1966, Germany 1974, Argentina 1978, France 1998 |
Hosts who were runners-up | 2 | Brazil in 1950, Sweden in 1958 |
Hosts that went out in the first round | 1 | South Africa 2010 😰 |
Most frequent host | 2 | Brazil 1950, 2014 France 1938, 1998 Germany 1974, 2006 Italy 1934, 1990 Mexico 1970, 1986 |
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The tournament ended on a suitably spectacular note, as the Stars and Stripes swamped defending champions Japan 5-2. The contest was effectively over by the 16th minute, by which time the Americans had surged into a 4-0 lead, three of those goals coming from the talismanic Carli Lloyd. World series poker set.
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It was appropriate that the 32-year-old midfielder should prove USA's hero. Lloyd missed a penalty in the shoot-out that decided the Germany 2011 Final between the same two sides, which ended with the Nadeshiko celebrating their first world title. She and 13 other members of the USA squad were on duty that fateful night in Frankfurt, a defeat they have now avenged in style.