List of FIFA World Cup records

This is a list of records of the FIFA World Cup and its qualification matches.

See also: National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup

General statistics by tournament

Year	Host	Champion	Winning coach	Top scorer(s)	Best player award [1] [2]
1930	Uruguay	Uruguay	Alberto Suppici	Guillermo Stábile (8)	N/A
1934	Italy	Italy	Vittorio Pozzo	Oldřich Nejedlý (5)
1938	France	Italy	Vittorio Pozzo	Leônidas (7)
1950	Brazil	Uruguay	Juan López	Ademir (8)
1954	Switzerland	West Germany	Sepp Herberger	Sándor Kocsis (11)
1958	Sweden	Brazil	Vicente Feola	Just Fontaine (13)
1962	Chile	Brazil	Aymoré Moreira	Garrincha (4) Vavá (4) Leonel Sánchez (4) Flórián Albert (4) Valentin Ivanov (4) Dražan Jerković (4)
1966	England	England	Alf Ramsey	Eusébio (9)
1970	Mexico	Brazil	Mário Zagallo	Gerd Müller (10)
1974	West Germany	West Germany	Helmut Schön	Grzegorz Lato (7)
1978	Argentina	Argentina	César Luis Menotti	Mario Kempes (6)
1982	Spain	Italy	Enzo Bearzot	Paolo Rossi (6)	Paolo Rossi
1986	Mexico	Argentina	Carlos Bilardo	Gary Lineker (6)	Diego Maradona
1990	Italy	West Germany	Franz Beckenbauer	Salvatore Schillaci (6)	Salvatore Schillaci
1994	United States	Brazil	Carlos Alberto Parreira	Hristo Stoichkov (6) Oleg Salenko (6)	Romário
1998	France	France	Aimé Jacquet	Davor Šuker (6)	Ronaldo
2002	South Korea   Japan	Brazil	Luiz Felipe Scolari	Ronaldo (8)	Oliver Kahn
2006	Germany	Italy	Marcello Lippi	Miroslav Klose (5)	Zinedine Zidane
2010	South Africa	Spain	Vicente del Bosque	Thomas Müller (5) Wesley Sneijder (5) David Villa (5) Diego Forlán (5)	Diego Forlán
2014	Brazil	Germany	Joachim Löw	James Rodríguez (6)	Lionel Messi
2018	Russia	France	Didier Deschamps	Harry Kane (6)	Luka Modrić

Teams: Tournament position

Main article: National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup

Teams having equal quantities in the tables below are ordered by the tournament the quantity was attained in (the teams that attained the quantity first are listed first). If the quantity was attained by more than one team in the same tournament, these teams are ordered alphabetically.

Most titles won

5,   Brazil (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)

Most finishes in the top two

8,   Germany (1954, 1966, 1974, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2014)

Most finishes in the top three

12,   Germany (1934, 1954, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)

Most finishes in the top four

13,   Germany (1934, 1954, 1958, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)

For a detailed list of top four appearances, see FIFA World Cup results

Most finishes in the top eight

18,   Brazil (every tournament except 1934, 1966 and 1990) ^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Most finishes in the top sixteen

21,   Brazil (every tournament)

Most World Cup appearances

21,   Brazil (every tournament)

For a detailed list, see National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup .

Most second-place finishes

4,   Germany (1966, 1982, 1986, 2002)

Most third-place finishes

4,   Germany (1934, 1970, 2006, 2010)

Most fourth-place finishes

3,   Uruguay (1954, 1970, 2010)

Most 3rd-4th-place finishes

5,   Germany (1934, 1958, 1970, 2006, 2010)

Most 5th-8th-place finishes

8,   England (1950, 1954, 1962, 1970, 1982, 1986, 2002, 2006) ^{[lower-alpha 2]}

Most 9th-16th-place finishes

14,   Mexico (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1978, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018) ^{[lower-alpha 3]}

Most 17th-32nd-place finishes

7,   South Korea (1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018)

Most titles won by a confederation

12, UEFA (1934, 1938, 1954, 1966, 1974, 1982, 1990, 1998, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)

Confederation with most number of teams who qualified for the finals at least once

90% (9 out of 10), CONMEBOL (all but Venezuela)

Confederation with fewest teams who qualified for the finals at least once

15.38% (2 out of 11 current and 2 former), OFC (only Australia and New Zealand)

Consecutive

Most consecutive championships

2,   Italy (1934–1938) and   Brazil (1958–1962)

Most consecutive finishes in the top two

3,   Germany (1982–1990) and   Brazil (1994–2002)

Most consecutive finishes in the top three

4,   Germany (2002–2014)

Most consecutive finishes in the top four

4,   Germany (2002–2014)

Most consecutive finishes in the top eight

16,   Germany (1954–2014)

Most consecutive finishes in the top sixteen

21,   Brazil (1930–2018) ^{[lower-alpha 4]}

Most consecutive finals tournaments

21,   Brazil (1930–2018)

Most consecutive second-place finishes

2,   Netherlands (1974–1978) and   West Germany (1982–1986)

Most consecutive third-place finishes

2,   Germany (2006–2010)

Most consecutive fourth-place finishes

No country has finished 4th in two consecutive tournaments

Most consecutive 3rd-4th-place finishes

2,   Sweden (1938–1950),   Brazil (1974–1978),   France (1982–1986),   Germany (2006–2010)

Most consecutive 5th-8th-place finishes

4,    Switzerland (1934–1954) ^{[lower-alpha 5]}

Most consecutive 9th-16th-place finishes

7,   Mexico (1994–2018)

Most consecutive 17th-32nd-place finishes

4,   South Korea (1986–1998)

Biggest improvement in position in consecutive tournaments

Did not participate/qualify, then champion,   Italy (1930–1934),   Uruguay (1938–1950),   West Germany (1950–1954),   France (1994–1998)

Most consecutive championships by a confederation

4, UEFA (2006–2018)

Gaps

Longest gap between successive titles

44 years,   Italy (1938–1982)

Longest gap between successive appearances in the top two

48 years,   Argentina (1930–1978)

Longest gap between successive appearances in the top three

48 years,   Argentina (1930–1978)

Longest gap between successive appearances in the top four

60 years,   Spain (1950–2010)

Longest gap between successive appearances in the finals

56 years:   Egypt (1934–1990),   Norway (1938–1994) ^{[lower-alpha 6]}

Host team

Best finish by host team

Champion:   Uruguay (1930),   Italy (1934),   England (1966),   West Germany (1974),   Argentina (1978),   France (1998)

Worst finish by host team

17th–32nd position (FIFA final ranking of 20th):   South Africa (2010)

Defending champion

Best finish by defending champion

Champion:   Italy (1938),   Brazil (1962)

Worst finish by defending champion

Did not participate:   Uruguay (1934)

Worst finish by defending champion who participates in the next tournament

Group stage:   Italy (1950),   Brazil (1966),   France (2002),   Italy (2010),   Spain (2014),   Germany (2018)

Debuting teams

See also: National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup § Debut of teams

Best finish by a debuting team

Champion:   Uruguay (1930),   Italy (1934) ^{[lower-alpha 7]}

Best finish by a debuting team after 1934

Third place:   Portugal (1966),   Croatia (1998)

Other

Most finishes in the top two without ever being champion

3,   Netherlands (1974, 1978, 2010)

Most finishes in the top three without ever being champion

4,   Netherlands (1974, 1978, 2010, 2014)

Most finishes in the top four without ever being champion

5,   Netherlands (1974, 1978, 1998, 2010, 2014)

Most appearances, never progressing from the first round

8,   Scotland (1954, 1958, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998) ^{[lower-alpha 8]}

Most finals played, never lost

2,   Uruguay (1930, 1950) ^{[lower-alpha 9]}

Most semifinals played, never lost

5,   Argentina (1930, 1978, 1986, 1990, 2014) ^{[lower-alpha 10]}

Most quarterfinals (or best eight round) played, never lost

2,   Croatia (1998, 2018) and   Portugal (1966, 2006)

Most round of sixteen (from 1986 to date) played, never lost

8,   Germany (1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)

Most appearances, never winning a match

3,   Bolivia (1930, 1950, 1994),   Honduras (1982, 2010, 2014),   Egypt (1934, 1990, 2018)

Most played final

3,   Argentina vs   Germany (1986, 1990, 2014)

Teams: Tournament progress

All time

Most appearances in the first round

21,   Brazil (every tournament)

Progressed from the first round the most times

18,   Brazil (every tournament except 1930, 1934 and 1966)

Progressed from the first round as group winners the most times

15,   Brazil (1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018)

Eliminated in the first round the most times

8,   Scotland (1954, 1958, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998)

Most appearances, always progressing from the first round

3,   Republic of Ireland (1990, 1994, 2002) ^{[lower-alpha 11]}

Most appearances, never progressing from the first round

8,   Scotland (1954, 1958, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998) ^{[lower-alpha 8]}

Fewest appearances, reaching quarter-finals

1,   Cuba (1938),   Wales (1958),   East Germany (1974),   Ukraine (2006)

Most appearances, never reaching quarter-finals

8,   Scotland (1954, 1958, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998)

Fewest appearances, reaching semi-finals

2,   Turkey (2002)

Most appearances, never reaching semi-finals

16,   Mexico (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)

Fewest appearances, reaching a final

5,   Croatia (2018)

Most appearances, never reaching a final

16,   Mexico (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)

Fewest appearances, winning a title

13,   Uruguay (1930, 1950)

Most appearances, never winning a title

16,   Mexico (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)

Consecutive

Most consecutive appearances in the first round

21,   Brazil (every tournament)

Most consecutive progressions from the first round

16,   Germany (1954–2014)

Most consecutive progressions from the first round as group winners

10,   Brazil (1982–2018)

Most consecutive eliminations from the first round

5,   Mexico (1950–1966),   Scotland (1974–1990)

Most consecutive result by the same team

7, Round of 16,   Mexico (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)

Population

Most populated participant

  China PR (2002), 1.280.000.000

Least populated participant

  Iceland (2018), 348.000

Most populated champion

  Brazil (2002), 179.300.000

Least populated champion

  Uruguay (1930), 1.730.000

Host team

Host team eliminated in the first round

  South Africa (2010)

Defending champion

Defending champion eliminated in the first round

  Italy (1950),   Brazil (1966),   France (2002),   Italy (2010),   Spain (2014),   Germany (2018)

All-time table

Main article: All-time table of the FIFA World Cup

Players

Main article: List of players who have appeared in multiple FIFA World Cups

Most championships

3, Pelé (  Brazil , 1958, 1962 (only played in first two matches; medal awarded retroactively by FIFA in 2007 ^[3] ) and 1970)

See here for a list of players who have won multiple FIFA World Cups .

Most tournaments played

5, Antonio Carbajal (  Mexico , 1950–1966), Lothar Matthäus ( Germany, 1982–1998), Rafael Márquez (  Mexico , 2002–2018)

Most tournaments on national team

5, Antonio Carbajal (  Mexico , 1950–1966), Lothar Matthäus ( Germany, 1982–1998), Gianluigi Buffon (  Italy , 1998 (did not play), 2002–2014), Rafael Márquez (  Mexico , 2002–2018)

Most finishes in the top two 

3, Nílton Santos (  Brazil 1950, 1958, 1962), Pelé (  Brazil 1958, 1962, 1970), Pierre Littbarski (  West Germany 1982, 1986, 1990), Lothar Matthäus (  West Germany 1982, 1986, 1990), Cafu (  Brazil , 1994, 1998, 2002), Ronaldo (  Brazil , 1994, 1998, 2002)

Most finishes in the top three 

4, Miroslav Klose (  Germany , 2002–2014)

Most appearances in All-Star Team

3, Djalma Santos (  Brazil , 1954–1962), Franz Beckenbauer (  West Germany , 1966–1974), Philipp Lahm (  Germany , 2006–2014)

Most matches played, finals

25, Lothar Matthäus (  Germany , 1982–1998)

Most knockout games played, finals

14, Miroslav Klose (  Germany , 2002–2014)

Most minutes played, finals

2,217 minutes, Paolo Maldini (  Italy , 1990–2002)

Most matches played, qualifying

68, Iván Hurtado (  Ecuador , 1994–2010)

Most matches won

17, Miroslav Klose (  Germany , 2002–2014)

Most appearances in a World Cup final

3, Cafu (  Brazil , 1994, 1998, 2002) ^{[lower-alpha 12]}

Most finals played with different teams

2, Luis Monti (  Argentina , 1930 and   Italy , 1934)

Most appearances as captain

17, Rafael Márquez (  Mexico , 2002–2018) ^[4]

Most tournaments as captain

5, Rafael Márquez (  Mexico , 2002–2018) ^[4]

Most appearances as substitute

11, Denílson (  Brazil , 1998–2002)

Youngest player

17 years, 41 days, Norman Whiteside (  Northern Ireland ), vs Yugoslavia, 17 June 1982

Youngest player, final

17 years, 249 days, Pelé (  Brazil ), vs Sweden, 29 June 1958

Youngest player, qualifying match

13 years, 310 days, Souleymane Mamam (  Togo ), vs Zambia, 6 May 2001, 2002 CAF Group 1 ^{[lower-alpha 13]}

Youngest captain

21 years, 109 days, Tony Meola (  United States ), vs Czechoslovakia, 10 June 1990 ^{[lower-alpha 14]}

Youngest player to ever be named to a FIFA World Cup squad

16 years, 339 days, Edu (  Brazil ), 1966

Oldest player

45 years, 161 days, Essam El-Hadary (  Egypt ), vs Saudi Arabia, 25 June 2018

Oldest player, final

40 years, 133 days, Dino Zoff (  Italy ), vs West Germany, 11 July 1982

Oldest player, qualifying match

46 years, 175 days, MacDonald Taylor Sr. (  U.S. Virgin Islands ), vs Saint Kitts and Nevis, 18 February 2004, 2006 CONCACAF First Round. ^[6]

Oldest captain

45 years, 161 days, Essam El-Hadary (  Egypt ), vs Saudi Arabia, 25 June 2018

Oldest player to debut in a World Cup finals tournament

45 years, 161 days, Essam El-Hadary (  Egypt ), vs Saudi Arabia, 25 June 2018

Oldest player to ever be named to a FIFA World Cup squad

45 years, 150 days, Essam El-Hadary (  Egypt ), 2018 ^[7]

Largest age difference on the same team

24 years and 42 days, 1994,   Cameroon (Rigobert Song: 17 years and 358 days; Roger Milla: 42 years and 35 days)

Largest age difference on a champion team

21 years and 297 days, 1982,   Italy (Dino Zoff: 40 years and 133 days; Giuseppe Bergomi: 18 years and 201 days)

Longest period between World Cup finals appearances as a player

15 years and 363 days, Faryd Mondragón (  Colombia , 1998–2014)

Longest span of World Cup finals appearances as a player

16 years, Antonio Carbajal (  Mexico , 1950–1966); Elías Figueroa (  Chile , 1966–1982); Hugo Sánchez (  Mexico , 1978–1994); Giuseppe Bergomi (  Italy , 1982–1998); Lothar Matthäus (  Germany , 1982–1998); Rigobert Song (  Cameroon , 1994–2010); Faryd Mondragón (  Colombia , 1998–2014); Samuel Eto'o (  Cameroon , 1998–2014); Rafael Márquez (  Mexico , 2002–2018)

Longest period between World Cup finals appearances, overall

44 years, Tim (  Brazil , 1938, as a player; and   Peru , 1982, as coach)

Goalscoring

Individual

Main article: FIFA World Cup top goalscorers

See also: List of FIFA World Cup hat-tricks

Most goals scored, overall finals

16, Miroslav Klose (  Germany , 2002–2014) ^[4]

Most goals scored, overall qualifying

39, Carlos Ruiz (  Guatemala , 2002–2016) ^[8]

Most goals scored in a tournament

13, Just Fontaine (  France , 1958) ^[4]

Highest goals average in a tournament, and overall

4.00, Ernest Wilimowski (  Poland , 4 goals in 1 match, 1938)

For a detailed list of top goalscorers in each tournament (Golden Boot winner), see Golden Boot .

Most goals scored in a match

5, Oleg Salenko (  Russia ), vs Cameroon, 1994 ^[4]

Most goals scored in a lost match

4, Ernest Wilimowski (  Poland ), vs Brazil, 1938

Most goals scored in a qualifying match

13, Archie Thompson (  Australia ), vs American Samoa, 2002 OFC Group 1

Most goals scored in a final match

3, Geoff Hurst (  England ), vs West Germany, 1966

Most goals scored in all final matches

3, Vavá (  Brazil ), 2 vs Sweden in 1958 & 1 vs Czechoslovakia in 1962; Pelé (  Brazil ), 2 vs Sweden in 1958 & 1 vs Italy in 1970; Geoff Hurst (  England ), 3 vs West Germany in 1966 and Zinedine Zidane (  France ), 2 vs Brazil in 1998 & 1 vs Italy in 2006

Scored goal(s) in multiple final matches

Vavá (  Brazil , 1958 & 1962), Pelé (  Brazil , 1958 & 1970), Paul Breitner (  West Germany , 1974 & 1982) and Zinedine Zidane (  France , 1998 & 2006).

Most matches with at least one goal

11, Ronaldo (  Brazil , 1998–2006), Miroslav Klose (  Germany , 2002–2014)

Most consecutive matches with at least one goal

6, Just Fontaine (  France , 1958) and Jairzinho (  Brazil , 1970)

Most matches with at least two goals

4, Sándor Kocsis (  Hungary , 1954), Just Fontaine (  France , 1958), Ronaldo (  Brazil , 1998–2006) and Miroslav Klose (  Germany , 2002–2010)

Most consecutive matches with at least two goals

4, Sándor Kocsis (  Hungary , 1954)

Most hat-tricks

2, Sándor Kocsis (  Hungary , 1954), Just Fontaine (  France , 1958), Gerd Müller (  West Germany , 1970) and Gabriel Batistuta (  Argentina , 1994 & 1998)

Most consecutive hat-tricks

2, Sándor Kocsis (  Hungary , 1954) and Gerd Müller (  West Germany , 1970)

Fastest hat-trick

8 minutes, László Kiss (  Hungary ), scored at 69', 72' and 76', vs El Salvador, 1982

Most goals scored by a substitute in a match

3, László Kiss (  Hungary ), vs El Salvador, 1982

Olympic goals (goals from a corner) scored in a World Cup

1, Marcos Coll (  Colombia ), vs Soviet Union, 1962

Hat-tricks from the penalty spot

Never occurred in the final tournament, four times in qualification: Kubilay Türkyilmaz (   Switzerland ), vs Faroe Islands, 7 October 2000, 2002 UEFA Group 1; Henrik Larsson (  Sweden ), vs Moldova, 6 June 2001, 2002 UEFA Group 4; Ronaldo (  Brazil ), vs Argentina, 2 June 2004, 2006 CONMEBOL; Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (  Gabon ), vs Niger, 15 June 2013, 2014 CAF Second Round Group E

Scoring in every match of a team in a World Cup (at least three matches)

György Sárosi (  Hungary ), 5 goals in 4 matches (1938), Arne Nyberg (  Sweden ), 3 goals in 3 matches (1938), Alcides Ghiggia (  Uruguay ), 4 goals in 4 matches (1950), Just Fontaine (  France ), 13 goals in 6 matches (1958), Omar Oreste Corbatta (  Argentina ), 3 goals in 3 matches (1958), Ferenc Bene (  Hungary ), 4 goals in 4 matches (1966), Jairzinho (  Brazil ), 7 goals in 6 matches (1970), Teófilo Cubillas (  Peru ), 5 goals in 4 matches (1970), James Rodríguez (  Colombia ), 6 goals in 5 matches (2014)

Most tournaments with at least one goal

4, Pelé (  Brazil , 1958–1970), Uwe Seeler (  West Germany , 1958–1970), Miroslav Klose (  Germany , 2002–2014) and Cristiano Ronaldo (  Portugal , 2006–2018)

Most tournaments with at least two goals

4, Uwe Seeler (  West Germany , 1958–1970) and Miroslav Klose (  Germany , 2002–2014)

Most tournaments with at least three goals

3, Jürgen Klinsmann (  Germany , 1990–1998), Ronaldo (  Brazil , 1998–2006) and Miroslav Klose (  Germany , 2002–2010)

Most tournaments with at least four goals

3, Miroslav Klose (  Germany , 2002–2010)

Most tournaments with at least five goals

2, Teófilo Cubillas (  Peru , 1970, 1978), Miroslav Klose (  Germany , (2002–2006) and Thomas Müller (  Germany , 2010–2014)

Most qualification tournaments with at least one goal

5, Rafael Márquez (  Mexico , 2002–2018) and Carlos Ruiz (  Guatemala , 2002–2018)

Longest period between a player's first and last goals

12 years, 1 month and 7 days; Miroslav Klose (  Germany , 1 June 2002 – 8 July 2014)

Longest period between a player's first and last goals overall

12 years, Uwe Seeler (  West Germany , 8 June 1958 – 14 June 1970), Pelé (  Brazil , 19 June 1958 – 21 June 1970), Diego Maradona (  Argentina , 18 June 1982 – 21 June 1994), Michael Laudrup (  Denmark , 8 June 1986 – 24 June 1998), Henrik Larsson (  Sweden , 16 July 1994 – 20 June 2006), Sami Al-Jaber (  Saudi Arabia , 25 June 1994 – 14 June 2006), Cuauhtémoc Blanco (  Mexico , 20 June 1998 – 17 June 2010), Miroslav Klose (  Germany , 1 June 2002 – 8 July 2014), Ivica Olić (  Croatia , 8 June 2002 – 18 June 2014), Cristiano Ronaldo (  Portugal , 17 June 2006 – 20 June 2018) and Lionel Messi (  Argentina 16 June 2006 – 26 June 2018)

Longest period between one goal and another

12 years, Michael Laudrup (  Denmark , 1986–1998) and Ivica Olić (  Croatia , 2002–2014)

First goalscorer

Lucien Laurent (  France ), vs Mexico, 13 July 1930

Youngest goalscorer

17 years, 239 days, Pelé (  Brazil ), vs Wales, 19 June 1958

Youngest hat-trick scorer

17 years, 244 days, Pelé (  Brazil ), vs France, 24 June 1958

Youngest goalscorer, final

17 years, 249 days, Pelé (  Brazil ), vs Sweden, 29 June 1958

Oldest goalscorer

42 years, 39 days, Roger Milla (  Cameroon ), vs Russia, 28 June 1994

Oldest hat-trick scorer

33 years, 130 days, Cristiano Ronaldo (  Portugal ), vs Spain, 15 June 2018

Oldest goalscorer, final

35 years, 264 days, Nils Liedholm (  Sweden ), vs Brazil, 29 June 1958

Only player to score in his teens, his twenties and his thirties

Lionel Messi   Argentina (2006, 2014, and 2018) ^{[9] [10]}

Most penalties scored (excluding during shoot-outs)

4, Eusébio (  Portugal , 4 in 1966), Rob Rensenbrink (  Netherlands , 4 in 1978) – both records for one tournament – and Gabriel Batistuta (  Argentina , 2 each in 1994 and 1998)

Most penalties missed (excluding during shoot-outs)

2, Asamoah Gyan (  Ghana ), vs Czech Republic, 2006 and vs Uruguay, 2010

First substitute winning goalscorer, final

Came on 86th minute, Mario Götze (  Germany ), vs Argentina, 2014

Fastest goal from kickoff

11 seconds, Hakan Şükür (  Turkey ), vs South Korea, 2002

Fastest goal by a substitute

16 seconds, Ebbe Sand (  Denmark ), vs Nigeria, 1998

Fastest goal in a final

90 seconds, Johan Neeskens (  Netherlands ), vs West Germany, 1974 final

Fastest goal in a qualifying match

8.1 seconds, Christian Benteke (  Belgium ), vs Gibraltar, 2018 UEFA Group H ^[11]

Fastest brace scored

69 seconds, Toni Kroos (  Germany ), vs Brazil, 2014

Latest goal in regular time

97th minute, Neymar (  Brazil ), vs Costa Rica, 2018

Latest goal from kickoff

121st minute, Alessandro Del Piero (  Italy ), vs Germany, 2006 and Abdelmoumene Djabou (  Algeria ), vs Germany, 2014

Latest goal from kickoff in a final

120th minute, Geoff Hurst (  England ), vs Germany, 1966 (see "They think it's all over")

Latest goal from kickoff, with no goals scored between

119th minute, David Platt (  England ), vs Belgium, 1990 and Fabio Grosso (  Italy ), vs Germany, 2006

Latest goal from kickoff in a final, with no goals scored between

116th minute, Andrés Iniesta (  Spain ), vs Netherlands, 2010

Most participations in different World Cup penalty shoot-outs

3 times, Roberto Baggio   Italy (1990, converted, 1994, missed, and 1998, converted)

Own goals

Main article: List of FIFA World Cup own goals

Assisting

Most assists provided, overall finals

10, Pelé (  Brazil , 1958-1970)

Most assists provided in a tournament

7, Pelé (  Brazil , 1970)

Most assists provided in finals

3, Pelé (  Brazil , 1958 and 1970)

Most tournaments with at least one assist

4, Lionel Messi (  Argentina , 2006-2018) ^[12]

Most consecutive tournaments with at least one assist

4, Lionel Messi (  Argentina , 2006-2018) ^[12]

Penalties

By team

Most awarded

• 18,   Spain

Most converted

• 15,   Spain

Most missed or saved

• 4,   Brazil

By tournament

Most awarded

• 29, 2018 ^[13]

Most converted

• 22, 2018

Most missed or saved

• 7, 2018

Penalty shoot-outs

See also: List of FIFA World Cup penalty shoot-outs

By team

Most played

• 5,   Argentina (1990, 1990, 1998, 2006, 2014)

Most played in one tournament

• 2,   Argentina (1990),   Spain (2002),   Costa Rica and   Netherlands (2014),   Croatia and   Russia (2018)

Most won

• 4,   Germany (1982, 1986, 1990, 2006) and   Argentina (1990, 1990, 1998, 2014)

Most won in one tournament

• 2,   Argentina (1990) and   Croatia (2018)

Most lost

• 3,   England (1990, 1998, 2006),   Italy (1990, 1994, 1998) and   Spain (1986, 2002, 2018)

Most played shoot-out

• 2,   France vs   Italy (1998, 2006)

By tournament

Most played

• 4, 1990, 2006, 2014, 2018

Fewest played (since the introduction in 1978)

• 0, 1978

Extra time

See also: Extra time

By team

Most played

• 11,   Germany (1938, 1966, 1970, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2006, 2006, 2014, 2014) and   Italy (1934, 1934, 1938, 1970, 1990, 1994, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2006)

Most tournaments playing extra time

• 8,   Germany (1938, 1966, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2006, 2014) and   Italy (1934, 1938, 1970, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006)

Most consecutive tournaments playing extra time

• 5,   Italy (1990–2006)

Most played in one tournament

• 3,   Belgium (1986),   England (1990),   Argentina (2014) and   Croatia (2018)

Most consecutive played in one tournament

• 3,   England (1990) and   Croatia (2018)

Most won (excluding replays and shoot-outs)

• 5,   Italy (1934, 1938, 1970, 1994, 2006)

Most lost (excluding replays and shoot-outs)

• 3,   Germany (1966, 1970, 2006)

Most won in one tournament (excluding replays and shoot-outs)

• 2,   England (1990) and   Germany (2014)

Most consecutive won in one tournament (excluding replays and shoot-outs)

• 2,   England (1990)

Most played match

• 3,   England vs   Germany (1966, 1970, 1990)

Most consecutive played match

• 2,   England vs   Germany (1966–1970)

By tournament

Most played

• 8, 1990, 2014

Most played, not ending in replays or shoot-outs

• 4, 1990, 2014

Most played ending in replays

• 3, 1938

Most played ending in shoot-outs

• 4, 1990, 2006, 2014, 2018

Most played ending in a golden goal (sudden death)

• 3, 2002

Fewest played

• 0, 1930, 1950, 1962, 1974

Tiebreakers

See also: Tiebreaker

Cases when replays were used

• 1934 Quarter-finals – To determine who advances to the semi-finals (  Italy vs   Spain )
• 1938 Round of 16 – To determine who advances to the quarter-finals (   Switzerland vs   Germany ) and (  Cuba vs   Romania )
• 1938 Quarter-finals – To determine who advances to the semi-finals (  Brazil vs   Czechoslovakia )

Cases when play-offs were used

• 1954 Group stage – To determine second place in Group 2 (  West Germany vs   Turkey ) and Group 4 (   Switzerland vs   Italy )
• 1958 Group stage – To determine second place in Group 1 (  Northern Ireland vs   Czechoslovakia ), Group 3 (  Wales vs   Hungary ) and Group 4 (  Soviet Union vs   England )

Cases when drawing of lots was used

• 1954 Group stage – To determine first place in Group 1 (  Brazil ahead of   Yugoslavia ) and Group 3 (  Uruguay ahead of   Austria )
• 1990 Group stage – To determine second place (  Republic of Ireland ) and third place (  Netherlands ) in Group F

Cases when fair play was used

• 2018 Group stage – To determine second place in Group H (  Japan qualified over   Senegal due to having received fewer yellow cards)

Goalkeeping

Most clean sheets (matches without conceding)

10, Peter Shilton (  England , 1982–1990) and Fabien Barthez (  France , 1998–2006) ^[4]

Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal (finals)

517 mins (5 consecutive clean sheets), Walter Zenga (  Italy , 1990)

Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal (qualifying)

921 mins (9 consecutive clean sheets ^{[lower-alpha 15]} ), Richard Wilson (  New Zealand , 1982)

Most goals conceded

25, Antonio Carbajal (  Mexico ) and Mohamed Al-Deayea (  Saudi Arabia )

Most goals conceded, one tournament

16, Hong Duk-Yung (  South Korea ), 1954

Most goals conceded, one match

10, Luis Guevara Mora (  El Salvador ), 1982 (vs   Hungary )

Fewest goals conceded, one tournament, champions

2, Fabien Barthez (  France ), 1998, Gianluigi Buffon (  Italy , 2006) and Iker Casillas (  Spain , 2010)

Fewest goals conceded, one tournament

0, Pascal Zuberbühler (   Switzerland ), 2006 ^{[lower-alpha 16]}

Fewest goals conceded, penalty shoot-outs, one match

0, Oleksandr Shovkovskiy (  Ukraine ), vs    Switzerland , 2006

Most penalties saved, one tournament (excluding during shoot-outs)

2, Jan Tomaszewski (  Poland ), 1974 and Brad Friedel (  United States ), 2002

Most penalties saved overall (excluding during shoot-outs)

2, Jan Tomaszewski (  Poland , both in 1974), Brad Friedel (  United States , both in 2002), and Iker Casillas (  Spain , 1 in 2002 and 1 in 2010)

Most penalties saved in one penalty shoot-out

3, Ricardo (  Portugal ), vs   England , 2006 and Danijel Subašić (  Croatia ), vs   Denmark , 2018

Most penalties saved overall in penalty shoot-outs

4, Harald Schumacher (  Germany , 2 vs   France in 1982 and 2 vs   Mexico in 1986), Sergio Goycochea (  Argentina , 2 vs   Yugoslavia in 1990 and 2 vs   Italy in 1990), and Danijel Subašić (  Croatia , 3 vs   Denmark , 2018 and 1 vs   Russia , 2018) ^[14]

Youngest goalkeeper

19 years, 191 days, Lee Chang-myung (  North Korea ), vs Soviet Union, 12 July 1966

Youngest goalkeeper to save a penalty (excluding during shoot-outs)

21 years, 27 days, Iker Casillas (  Spain ), vs Republic of Ireland, 16 June 2002

Youngest goalkeeper to save a penalty in a shoot-out

21 years, 27 days, Iker Casillas (  Spain ), vs Republic of Ireland, 16 June 2002

Oldest goalkeeper

45 years, 161 days, Essam El-Hadary (  Egypt ), vs Saudi Arabia, 25 June 2018

Oldest goalkeeper to save a penalty (excluding during shoot-outs)

45 years, 161 days, Essam El-Hadary (  Egypt ), vs Saudi Arabia, 25 June 2018

Oldest goalkeeper to save a penalty in a shoot-out

36 years, 232 days, Jens Lehmann (  Germany ), vs Argentina, 30 June 2006

Coaching

Most matches coached

25, Helmut Schön (  West Germany , 1966–1978)

Most matches won

16, Helmut Schön (  West Germany , 1966–1978)

Most tournaments won

2, Vittorio Pozzo (  Italy , 1934–1938)

Most tournaments

6, Carlos Alberto Parreira (1982, 1990–1998, 2006, 2010)

Most nations coached

5, Bora Milutinović (  Mexico , 1986;   Costa Rica , 1990;   United States , 1994;   Nigeria , 1998;   China PR , 2002), and Carlos Alberto Parreira (  Kuwait , 1982;   United Arab Emirates , 1990;   Brazil , 1994 and 2006;   Saudi Arabia , 1998,   South Africa , 2010)

Most consecutive tournaments with same team

4, Walter Winterbottom (  England , 1950–1962); Helmut Schön (  West Germany , 1966–1978) (note that Sepp Herberger took Germany/West Germany to four tournaments, (1938, 1954, 1958, 1962) omitting the 1950 competition from which Germany was banned)

Most consecutive wins

11, Luiz Felipe Scolari (  Brazil , 2002, 7 wins;   Portugal , 2006, 4 wins – Portugal "won" its next match, the quarter-final against England, by penalty shoot-out, which technically counts as a draw)

Most consecutive matches without a loss

12, Luiz Felipe Scolari (  Brazil , 2002, 7 matches;   Portugal , 2006, 5 matches)

Youngest coach

27 years, 267 days, Juan José Tramutola (  Argentina , 1930)

Youngest coach, champions

31 years, 252 days, Alberto Suppici (  Uruguay , 1930)

Oldest coach

71 years, 317 days, Otto Rehhagel (  Greece , 2010)

Oldest coach, champions

59 years, 200 days, Vicente del Bosque (  Spain , 2010)

Quickest substitution made

4th minute, Cesare Maldini, Giuseppe Bergomi for Alessandro Nesta (  Italy , vs Austria, 1998); Sven-Göran Eriksson, Peter Crouch for Michael Owen (  England , vs Sweden, 2006)

Most championship wins as player and head coach

3, Mário Zagallo,   Brazil (1958 & 1962 as player, 1970 as coach) ^{[lower-alpha 17]}

Most tournament appearances as player and head coach

5, Mário Zagallo,   Brazil (1958 & 1962 as player, 1970, 1974 & 1998 as coach); Franz Beckenbauer,   West Germany (1966–1974 as player, 1986 & 1990 as coach); Berti Vogts,   West Germany (1970–1978 as player, 1994 & 1998 as coach); Diego Maradona,   Argentina (1982–1994 as player, 2010 as coach)

Won tournaments as both player and head coach

Mário Zagallo,   Brazil (1958 & 1962 as player, 1970 as coach), Franz Beckenbauer,   West Germany (1974 as player, 1990 as coach) and Didier Deschamps,   France (1998 as player, 2018 as coach)

First World Cup player to coach a team in a World Cup

Milorad Arsenijević,   Serbia (1930 as player, 1950 as coach, both times for   Yugoslavia )

Won tournament as a foreign head coach

No foreign coach has won a tournament (all winning head coaches were natives of the country they coached)

Best finish for a foreign head coach

Runners-up, George Raynor ( England, coached   Sweden in 1958) and Ernst Happel ( Austria, coached   Netherlands in 1978)

Refereeing

Most tournaments

3 – John Langenus ( Belgium, 1930–1938), Ivan Eklind ( Sweden, 1934–1950), Benjamin Griffiths ( Wales, 1950–1958), Arthur Ellis ( England, 1950–1958), Juan Gardeazábal ( Spain, 1958–1966), Jamal Al Sharif ( Syria, 1986–1994), Joël Quiniou ( France, 1986–1994), Ali Mohamed Bujsaim ( United Arab Emirates, 1994–2002), Óscar Ruiz ( Colombia, 2002–2010), Carlos Eugênio Simon ( Brazil, 2002–2010), Marco Rodríguez ( Mexico, 2006–2014), Joel Aguilar ( El Salvador, 2010–2018), Ravshan Irmatov ( Uzbekistan, 2010–2018)

Most matches refereed, overall

11 – Ravshan Irmatov ( Uzbekistan, 2010–2018)

Most matches refereed, one tournament

5 – Benito Archundia ( Mexico, 2006), Horacio Elizondo ( Argentina, 2006), Ravshan Irmatov ( Uzbekistan, 2010) and Néstor Pitana ( Argentina, 2018)

Youngest referee

24 years and 193 days – Juan Gardeazábal ( Spain, 1958)

Oldest referee

53 years and 236 days – George Reader ( England, 1950)

Discipline

Note: There are no official records for cautions issued in tournaments before the introduction of yellow cards in 1970. ^[15]

Fastest caution

11 seconds, Jesús Gallardo (  Mexico ), vs   Sweden , 2018

Fastest sending off

56 seconds, José Batista (  Uruguay ), vs   Scotland , 1986

Fastest sending off, qualification

37 seconds, Rashed Al Hooti (  Bahrain ), vs   Iran , 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Latest caution

during penalty shoot-out: Edinho (  Brazil ), vs   France 1986; Carlos Roa (  Argentina ), vs   England , 1998

Latest sending off

after penalty shoot-out: Leandro Cufré (  Argentina ), vs   Germany , 2006 (Cufré was red carded for kicking Per Mertesacker in an altercation following the match)

Sent off from the bench

Claudio Caniggia (  Argentina ), vs   Sweden , 2002

Most cards (all-time, player)

7, Javier Mascherano (  Argentina , 2006–2018) ^[16]

Most cautions (all-time, player)

7, Javier Mascherano (  Argentina , 2006–2018) ^[16]

Most sendings off (all-time, player)

2, Rigobert Song (  Cameroon , 1994 and 1998) and Zinedine Zidane (  France , 1998 and 2006)

Most sendings off (tournament)

28 (in 64 games), 2006

Most sendings off (all-time, team)

11 (in 97 games),   Brazil

Most sendings off (match, both teams)

4 (2 each) in   Portugal vs   Netherlands , 2006 (also known as Battle of Nuremberg)

Most sendings off (final match)

2, Pedro Monzón & Gustavo Dezotti (both   Argentina ), v   West Germany , 1990

Most cautions (tournament)

345 (in 64 matches), 2006

Most cautions (all-time, team)

88 (in 64 games until 2006),   Argentina ^[17]

Most cautions (match, one team)

9,   Portugal , 2006, vs   Netherlands &   Netherlands , 2010, vs   Spain

Most cautions (match, both teams)

16 –   Portugal vs   Netherlands , June 25, 2006; ^[18] and   Cameroon v   Germany , June 11, 2002 ^[19]

Most cautions (match, player)

3 (61', 90', 93') Josip Šimunić (  Croatia ), vs   Australia , 2006 (referee: Graham Poll) ^{[lower-alpha 18]}

Most cautions (final match, both teams)

14, 5 (  Spain ) and 9 (  Netherlands ) 2010 ^[20]

Most suspensions (tournament, player)

2, André Kana-Biyik (  Cameroon 1990) ^{[lower-alpha 19]}

Suspension

	Qualifying	Final Round
doping	Many cases	15 months, Diego Maradona (  Argentina vs   Nigeria , 1994) [21]
misconduct	10 matches, Josip Šimunić (  Croatia vs   Iceland , 2013) for shouting fascist Ustaše salute after the game. [22]	9 matches, Luis Suárez (  Uruguay vs   Italy , 2014) for biting Giorgio Chiellini [23] 1 year, Ndaye Mulamba (  Zaire vs   Yugoslavia , 1974) for kicking the referee [24] 1 year, Samir Shaker (  Iraq vs   Belgium , 1986) for spitting at the referee [25]
Fair Play Violation	Life (amnestied after 12 years): Roberto Rojas (  Chile vs   Brazil , 1989) for feigning injury from a firecracker, leading to a match being abandoned. [26]	none

Fine

	Qualifying	Final Round
doping	Many cases
misconduct	(Have other sanction) CHF 30,000, Josip Šimunić (  Croatia vs   Iceland , 2013) for shouting fascist Ustaše salute after the game. [22] (Only fined) CHF 50,000,   Croatia (  Kosovo vs   Croatia , 2016) for anti-Serbia chants by fans.	(Have other sanction) CHF 100,000, Luis Suárez (  Uruguay vs   Italy , 2014) for biting Giorgio Chiellini [23] (Only fined) CHF 10,000, Xherdan Shaqiri and Granit Xhaka (  Serbia vs    Switzerland , 2018) both for celebrated their goals by making double-headed eagle gesture with their hands.
Fair Play Violation	none	none
Other	none	none

Other sanction

	Qualifying	Final Round
doping	Many cases	none
misconduct	Empty stadium, many cases	none
Fair Play Violation	Chile banned from the qualifiers for the 1994 FIFA World Cup	none
Other	none	none

Teams: Matches played/goals scored

All time

Most matches played

109,   Germany ,   Brazil

Fewest matches played

1,   Indonesia (as   Dutch East Indies )

Most wins

73,   Brazil

Most losses

27,   Mexico

Most draws

21,   Italy ,   England

Most points

237,   Brazil

Most average points/match

2.17,   Brazil

Most matches played without a point (win or a draw)

6,   El Salvador

Most matches played without a win

9,   Honduras

Most matches played until first win

17,   Bulgaria

Most goals scored

229,   Brazil

Most goalscorers

80,   Brazil

Most goals conceded

125,   Germany

Fewest goals scored

0,   Canada ,   China PR ,   Indonesia (as   Dutch East Indies ),   Trinidad and Tobago and   DR Congo (as   Zaire )

Fewest goals conceded

2,   Angola

Best goal difference

+124,   Brazil

Worst goal difference

–38,   Mexico

Most matches played without scoring a goal

3,   Canada ,   China PR ,   Trinidad and Tobago and   DR Congo (as   Zaire )

Most matches played always conceding a goal

6,   El Salvador

Highest average of goals scored per match

2.72,   Hungary (87 goals in 32 matches)

Lowest average of goals conceded per match

0.67,   Angola (2 goals in 3 matches)

Highest average of goals conceded per match

6,   Indonesia (as   Dutch East Indies )

Lowest average of goals both scored and conceded per match

1,   Angola

Highest average of goals both scored and conceded per match

6,   Indonesia (as   Dutch East Indies )

Most meetings between two teams

7 times,   Brazil vs   Sweden (1938, 1950, 1958, 1978, 1990 and twice in 1994),   Germany vs   Yugoslavia /  Serbia (1954, 1958, 1962, 1974, 1990, 1998 and 2010) and   Argentina vs   Germany (1958, 1966, 1986, 1990, 2006, 2010 and 2014)

Most consecutive meetings between two teams

5 times,   Italy vs   Argentina (1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990)

Most meetings between two teams, final match

3 times,   Argentina vs   Germany (1986, 1990, 2014)

Most consecutive meetings between two teams, final match

2 times,   Argentina vs   Germany (1986–1990)

Most knockout wins ^{[lower-alpha 20]}

35,   Germany

Most knockout losses ^{[lower-alpha 21]}

14,   Germany

Most tournaments unbeaten ^{[lower-alpha 22]}

7,   Brazil (1958, 1962, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1994, 2002)

Most tournaments eliminated without having lost a match ^{[lower-alpha 22]}

3,   England (1982, 1990, ^{[lower-alpha 23]} 2006)

Most tournaments eliminated without having won a match

6,   Mexico (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1966, 1978) and   Bulgaria (1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1986, 1998)

In one tournament

Most wins

7,   Brazil , 2002 ^{[lower-alpha 24]}

Fewest wins, champions

3,   Uruguay , 1950 (out of 4) ^{[lower-alpha 25]}

Most matches not won, champions

3,   Italy , 1982 (out of 7)

Most wins by non-champion (excluding third-place playoff) ^{[lower-alpha 26]}

6,   Netherlands , 2010 ^{[lower-alpha 27]}

Most matches not won ^{[lower-alpha 22]}

5,   Yugoslavia , 1974;   Argentina , 1974;   West Germany , 1978;   Belgium , 1986;   Republic of Ireland , 1990;   Argentina , 1990

Most matches not won in regulation time

6,   Belgium in 1986 and   England in 1990

Most losses

3 (28 teams, of which only   Mexico has accomplished this feat at three different tournaments: 1930, 1950, and 1978)

Most losses, champions

1,   Germany , 1954 and 1974;   Argentina , 1978;   Spain , 2010

Most victories over former World Cup winning teams ^{[lower-alpha 22]}

3,   Brazil , 1970;   Italy , 1982;   Argentina , 1986;   Germany , 2010 and 2014 ^{[lower-alpha 28]}

Most matches against former World Cup champions and staying unbeaten ^{[lower-alpha 22]}

4,   Argentina , 1986 ^{[lower-alpha 29]}

Most matches between former World Cup champions ^{[lower-alpha 22]}

7, 1970 ^{[lower-alpha 30]}

All matches won without extra time, replays, penalty shoot-outs or playoffs

  Uruguay in 1930 (4 matches),   Brazil in 1970 (6 matches), and   Brazil in 2002 (7 matches)

Highest finish without winning a match ^{[lower-alpha 22]}

Quarter-finals,   Republic of Ireland (1990)

Highest finish, winning at most one match ^{[lower-alpha 22]}

Fourth,   Sweden (1938) ^{[lower-alpha 31]}

Most goals scored

27,   Hungary , 1954 ^{[lower-alpha 32]}

Fewest goals conceded

0,    Switzerland , 2006 ^{[lower-alpha 32]}

Most goals conceded

16,   South Korea , 1954 ^{[lower-alpha 32]}

Most matches gone into extra time

3,   Belgium , 1986;   England , 1990;   Argentina , 2014;   Croatia , 2018

Most minutes without conceding a goal

517 mins,   Italy , 1990 ^{[lower-alpha 32]}

Highest goal difference

+17,   Hungary , 1954 ^{[lower-alpha 32]}

Highest goal difference, champions

+14,   Brazil , 2002;   Germany , 2014 ^{[lower-alpha 32]}

Lowest goal difference

−16,   South Korea , 1954 ^{[lower-alpha 32]}

Lowest goal difference, champions

+6,   Italy , 1938 and 1982;   Spain , 2010 ^{[lower-alpha 32]}

Highest average of goals scored per match

5.40,   Hungary , 1954; ^{[lower-alpha 32]}

Highest average goal difference per match

+3.2,   Hungary , 1954

Highest average goal difference per match, champions

+3.0,   Uruguay , 1930

Most goals scored, champions

25,   West Germany , 1954 ^{[lower-alpha 32]}

Fewest goals scored, champions

8,   Spain , 2010 ^{[lower-alpha 32]}

Fewest goals scored, finalists

5,   Argentina , 1990 ^{[lower-alpha 32]}

Fewest goals conceded, champions

2,   France , 1998;   Italy , 2006;   Spain , 2010 ^{[lower-alpha 32]}

Most goals conceded, champions

14,   West Germany , 1954 ^{[lower-alpha 32]}

Lowest average of goals scored per match, champions

1.14,   Spain , 2010 ^{[lower-alpha 32]}

Most unbeaten teams

5, 2006 (   Switzerland ,   Argentina ,   England ,   France ,   Italy ) ^{[lower-alpha 22]}

Fewest unbeaten teams

0, 1954

Most matches to qualify for World Cup finals

22,   Australia (2018)

Longest distance travelled in a single qualifying campaign

155,000 miles:   Australia (2018)

Most brothers in the same team in the finals

3,   Honduras (Johnny Palacios, Jerry Palacios, Wilson Palacios, 2010) ^[27]

Teams: Overall performance (winning percentage)

In one tournament

All time

Best overall performance

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD	GD/M	GF/M
Uruguay (1930)	4	4	0	0	100	15	3	+12	+3.0	3.8
Brazil (1970)	6	6	0	0	100	19	7	+12	+2.0	3.2
Brazil (2002)	7	7	0	0	100	18	4	+14	+2.0	2.6
Italy (1938)	4	4*	0	0	100	11	5	+6	+1.5	2.8

* one of the wins was after extra time

Worst overall performance

Because a large number of teams have had lost all their matches in a world cup, only teams with a goal difference/match <= −4.0 are included.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD	GD/M	GF/M
South Korea (1954)	2	0	0	2	0	0	16	−16	−8.0	0.0
Bolivia (1950)	1	0	0	1	0	0	8	−8	−8.0	0.0
Dutch East Indies (1938)	1	0	0	1	0	0	6	−6	−6.0	0.0
United States (1934)	1	0	0	1	0	1	7	−6	−6.0	1.0
Zaire (1974)	3	0	0	3	0	0	14	−14	−4.7	0.0
Saudi Arabia (2002)	3	0	0	3	0	0	12	−12	−4.0	0.0
Bolivia (1930)	2	0	0	2	0	0	8	−8	−4.0	0.0
Scotland (1954)	2	0	0	2	0	0	8	−8	−4.0	0.0
El Salvador (1982)	3	0	0	3	0	1	13	−12	−4.0	0.3
Haiti (1974)	3	0	0	3	0	2	14	−12	−4.0	0.7

Host team

Best overall performance

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD
Uruguay (1930)	4	4	0	0	100	15	3	+12

Worst overall performance

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD
Spain (1982)	5	1	2	2	20	4	5	−1

Defending champion

Best overall performance

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD	GD/M	GF/M
Italy (1938)	4	4*	0	0	100	11	5	+6	+1.5	2.8

* one of the wins was after extra time

Worst overall performance

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD	GD/M	GF/M
France (2002)	3	0	1	2	0	0	3	−3	−1.0	0.0

Champion

Best overall performance

see all-time best overall performance above

Worst overall performance

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD	GD/M	GF/M
Italy (1982)	7	4	3	0	57	12	6	+6	+0.9	+1.7

* one of the wins was after extra time

Non-champion

Best overall performance

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD	GD/M	GF/M
Italy (1990)	7	6	1	0	86	10	2	+8	+1.1	+1.4

Worst overall performance

see all-time worst overall performance above

Upsets

Teams eliminated by penalty shoot-outs are not considered as defeated.

Biggest upset in the group stage, per FIFA rankings

+74 –   South Africa (2010) ranked 83 – won 2–1 over   France (ranked 9)

Biggest upset in the knockout stage, per FIFA rankings

+34 –   South Korea (2002) ranked 40 – won 2–1 over   Italy (ranked 6) ^{[lower-alpha 33]}

Biggest upset of a former champion, per FIFA rankings

+74 –   South Africa (2010) ranked 83 – won 2–1 over   France (ranked 9)

Biggest upset of a defending champion, per FIFA rankings

+56 –   South Korea (2018) ranked 57 – won 2–0 over   Germany (ranked 1)

Biggest upset of a top ranked team, per FIFA rankings

+56 –   South Korea (2018) ranked 57 – won 2–0 over   Germany (ranked 1)

Continental Records

Biggest upset by an African team, per FIFA rankings

+74 –   South Africa (2010) ranked 83 – won 2–1 over   France (ranked 9)

Biggest upset by an Asian team, per FIFA rankings

+56 –   South Korea (2018) ranked 57 – won 2–0 over   Germany (ranked 1)

Biggest upset by a European team, per FIFA rankings

+29 –   Slovakia (2010) ranked 34 – won 3–2 over   Italy (ranked 5)

Biggest upset by an Oceanian team, per FIFA rankings

+24 –   Australia (2006) ranked 42 – won 3–1 over   Japan (ranked 18)

Biggest upset by a North American team, per FIFA rankings

+21 –   Costa Rica (2014) ranked 28 – won 3–1 over   Uruguay (ranked 7)

Biggest upset by a South American team, per FIFA rankings

+15 –   Ecuador (2002) ranked 36 – won 1–0 over   Croatia (ranked 21)

Hat-tricks

Most hat-tricks in a single World Cup

8, 1954

Fewest hat-tricks in a single World Cup

0, 2006

Streaks

Most consecutive successful qualification attempts ^{[lower-alpha 34]}

9,   Spain (1986–2018)

Most consecutive failed qualification attempts

20,   Luxembourg (1934–2018)

Most consecutive wins

11,   Brazil , from 2–1 Turkey (2002) to 3–0 Ghana (2006)

Most consecutive matches without a loss

13,   Brazil , from 3–0 Austria (1958) (group stage) to 2–0 Bulgaria (1966) (group stage)

Most consecutive losses

9,   Mexico , from 1–4 France (1930) to 0–3 Sweden (1958)

Most consecutive matches without a win

17,   Bulgaria , from 0–1 Argentina (1962) to 0–3 Nigeria (1994)

Most consecutive draws

5,   Belgium , from 0–0 Netherlands (1998) to 1–1 Tunisia (2002)

Most consecutive matches without a draw

16,   Portugal , from 3–1 Hungary (1966) to 1–0 Netherlands (2006)

Most consecutive matches scoring at least one goal

18,   Brazil (1930–1958) and   Germany (1934–1958)

Most consecutive matches scoring at least two goals

11,   Uruguay (1930–1954)

Most consecutive matches scoring at least three / four goals

4,   Uruguay (1930–1950) and   Hungary (1954) (four goals); also   Portugal (1966),   West Germany (1970),   Brazil (1970)

Most consecutive matches scoring at least six / eight goals

2,   Hungary (1954) (eight goals); also   Brazil (1950) (six goals)

Most consecutive matches without scoring a goal

5,   Bolivia (1930, 1950 and 1994),   Algeria (1986 and 2010), and   Honduras (1982 and 2010–2014)

Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal (clean sheets)

5,   Italy (1990) and    Switzerland (2006–2010)

Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal

559,    Switzerland (1994, 2006–2010) ^{[28] [29]}

Most consecutive matches conceding at least one goal

22,    Switzerland (1934–1994)

Most consecutive matches conceding at least two goals

9,   Mexico (1930–1958)

Most consecutive matches conceding at least three goals

5,   Mexico (1930–1950)

Most consecutive matches conceding at least four goals

3,   Bolivia (1930–1950),   Mexico (1930–1950)

Most consecutive matches conceding at least five / six / seven goals

2,   South Korea (1954) (seven goals); also   United States (1930–1934) (six goals); also   Austria (1954) (five goals)

Team

Biggest margin of victory

9,   Hungary 9–0   South Korea , 1954;   Yugoslavia 9–0   Zaire , 1974 and   Hungary 10–1   El Salvador , 1982

Biggest margin of victory, qualifying match

31,   Australia 31–0   American Samoa , April 11, 2001, 2002 OFC Group 1

Most goals scored in a match, one team

10,   Hungary 10–1   El Salvador , 1982

Most goals scored in a match, both teams

12,   Austria 7–5    Switzerland , 1954

Highest scoring draw

4–4,   England vs   Belgium (a.e.t.), 1954, and   Soviet Union vs   Colombia , 1962

Largest deficit overcome in a win

3 goals,   Austria , 1954 (coming from 0–3 down to win 7–5 vs    Switzerland ) and   Portugal , 1966 (coming from 0–3 down to win 5–3 vs   North Korea )

Largest deficit overcome in a draw

3 goals,   Colombia , 1962 (coming from 0–3 down to draw 4–4 vs   Soviet Union ) and   Uruguay , 2002 (coming from 0–3 down to draw 3–3 vs   Senegal )

Most goals scored in extra time, both teams

5,   Italy 3–2   West Germany , 1970

Most goals scored in a final, one team

5,   Brazil , 1958

Most goals scored in a final, both teams

7,   Brazil 5–2   Sweden , 1958

Fewest goals scored in a final, both teams

0,   Brazil 0–0   Italy , 1994

Biggest margin of victory in a final

3,   Brazil 5–2   Sweden , 1958;   Brazil 4–1   Italy , 1970, and   France 3–0   Brazil , 1998

Largest deficit overcome in a win in a final

2,   West Germany , 1954 (coming from 0–2 down to win 3–2 vs   Hungary )

Most goals in a tournament, one team

27,   Hungary , 1954

Most individual goalscorers for one team, one match

7,   Yugoslavia , vs   Zaire , 1974 (Dušan Bajević, Dragan Džajić, Ivica Šurjak, Josip Katalinski, Vladislav Bogićević, Branko Oblak, Ilija Petković)

Most individual goalscorers for one team, one tournament

11, incl. an own goal by an opponent,   Belgium , 2018 (Michy Batshuayi, Nacer Chadli, Kevin De Bruyne, Marouane Fellaini, Eden Hazard, Adnan Januzaj, Romelu Lukaku, Dries Mertens, Thomas Meunier, Jan Vertonghen, and an own goal by Brazil's Fernandinho) ^{[lower-alpha 35]}

Largest goal difference improvement in consecutive matches ^{[lower-alpha 36]}

+10:   Turkey (1954) – lost 1–4 to   West Germany , then won 7–0 over   South Korea ; and   West Germany (1954) – lost 3–8 to   Hungary , then won 7–2 over   Turkey

Largest goal difference worsening in consecutive matches

−12:   Sweden (1938) – won 8–0 over   Cuba , then lost 1–5 to   Hungary ;   Turkey (1954) – won 7–0 over   South Korea , then lost 2–7 to   West Germany ;   Hungary (1982) – won 10–1 over   El Salvador , then lost 1–4 to   Argentina

Tournament

Most goals scored in a tournament

171 goals, 1998 and 2014

Fewest goals scored in a tournament

70 goals, 1930 and 1934

Most goals per match in a tournament

5.38 goals per match, 1954

Fewest goals per match in a tournament

2.21 goals per match, 1990

Most matches without a scoreless draw

63 matches, 2018

Most consecutive matches without a scoreless draw

36 matches, 2018

Most knockout matches without a scoreless draw

15 matches, 2018

Most scorers in a tournament

122, 2018

Most players scoring at least two goals in a tournament

37, 1998

Most players scoring at least three goals in a tournament

21, 1954

Most players scoring at least four goals in a tournament

11, 1954

Most players scoring at least five goals in a tournament

6, 1994 - Hristo Stoichkov (  Bulgaria ), Oleg Salenko (  Russia ), Romário (  Brazil ), Jürgen Klinsmann (  Germany ), Roberto Baggio (  Italy ) and Kennet Andersson (  Sweden )

Most players scoring at least six goals in a tournament

4, 1954 - Sándor Kocsis (  Hungary ), Erich Probst (  Austria ), Max Morlock (  West Germany ) and Josef Hügi (   Switzerland )

Most players scoring at least seven goals in a tournament

2, 1970 - Gerd Müller (  West Germany ) and Jairzinho (  Brazil )

Longest distance covered by a player in a tournament

84km, 2014 - Thomas Müller (  Germany )

Top scoring teams by tournament

• 1930:   Argentina , 18 goals
• 1934:   Italy , 12 goals
• 1938:   Hungary , 15 goals
• 1950:   Brazil , 22 goals
• 1954:   Hungary , 27 goals
• 1958:   France , 23 goals
• 1962:   Brazil , 14 goals
• 1966:   Portugal , 17 goals
• 1970:   Brazil , 19 goals
• 1974:   Poland , 16 goals
• 1978:   Argentina &   Netherlands , 15 goals each
• 1982:   France , 16 goals
• 1986:   Argentina , 14 goals
• 1990:   West Germany , 15 goals
• 1994:   Sweden , 15 goals
• 1998:   France , 15 goals
• 2002:   Brazil , 18 goals
• 2006:   Germany , 14 goals
• 2010:   Germany , 16 goals
• 2014:   Germany , 18 goals
• 2018:   Belgium , 16 goals

Teams listed in bold won the tournament. Fewer than half of all World Cup tournaments have been won by the highest scoring team.

Goal scoring by tournament

• 1930: 70 goals in 18 matches (15 group matches, 3 knockout matches). 3.89 goals per game (gpg)
• 1934: 70 goals in 17 matches (15 knockout matches, 1 third place play-off, 1 replay). 4.67 gpg
• 1938: 84 goals in 18 matches (14 knockout matches, 1 third place play-off, 3 replays). 3.56 gpg
• 1950: 88 goals in 22 matches (22 group matches). 4 gpg
• 1954: 140 goals in 26 matches (16 group matches, 7 knockout matches, 1 third place play-off, 2 progress play-offs). 5.38 gpg
• 1958: 126 goals in 35 matches (24 group matches, 7 knockout matches, 1 third place play-off, 3 progress play-offs). 3.6 gpg
• 1962: 89 goals in 32 matches (24 group matches, 7 knockout matches, 1 third place play-off). 2.78 gpg
• 1966: 89 goals in 32 matches (24 group matches, 7 knockout matches, 1 third place play-off). 2.78 gpg
• 1970: 95 goals in 32 matches (24 group matches, 7 knockout matches, 1 third place play-off) 3.96 gpg
• 1974: 97 goals in 38 matches (36 group matches, 1 final, 1 third place play-off). 2.55 gpg
• 1978: 102 goals in 38 matches (36 group matches, 1 final, 1 third place play-off). 2.68 gpg
• 1982: 146 goals in 52 matches (48 group matches, 3 knockout matches, 1 third place play-off). 2.81 gpg
• 1986: 132 goals in 52 matches (36 group matches, 15 knockout matches, 1 third place play-off). 2.54 gpg
• 1990: 115 goals in 52 matches (36 group matches, 15 knockout matches, 1 third place play-off). 2.21 gpg
• 1994: 141 goals in 52 matches (36 group matches, 15 knockout matches, 1 third place play-off). 2.71 gpg
• 1998: 171 goals in 64 matches (48 group matches, 15 knockout matches, 1 third place play-off). 2.67 gpg
• 2002: 161 goals in 64 matches (48 group matches, 15 knockout matches, 1 third place play-off). 2.52 gpg
• 2006: 147 goals in 64 matches (48 group matches, 15 knockout matches, 1 third place play-off). 2.3 gpg
• 2010: 145 goals in 64 matches (48 group matches, 15 knockout matches, 1 third place play-off). 2.27 gpg
• 2014: 171 goals in 64 matches (48 group matches, 15 knockout matches, 1 third place play-off). 2.67 gpg
• 2018: 169 goals in 64 matches (48 group matches, 15 knockout matches, 1 third place play-off). 2.64 gpg

Host records

Most times hosted

2,   Mexico , 1970 and 1986;   Italy , 1934 and 1990;   France , 1938 and 1998;   Germany , 1974 and 2006;   Brazil , 1950 and 2014

Most times hosted, continent

11, Europe (1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1966, 1974, 1982, 1990, 1998, 2006, 2018)

Best performance by host

Winners, 6 times:   Uruguay , 1930;   Italy , 1934;   England , 1966;   West Germany , 1974;   Argentina , 1978;   France , 1998

Worst performance by host

  South Africa in 2010 became the first host to be eliminated in the first round ^[30] Two other hosts:   United States in 1994 and   Spain in 1982 both reached the second round but finished with a worse overall W–D–L record than   South Africa 's, 1–1–1. However,   South Africa had a worse goal difference of −2 and both   United States and   Spain finished the first round with a goal difference of 0.

Had its best performance as hosts

Champions:   Uruguay (1930),   Italy (1934),   England (1966), ^{[lower-alpha 37]}   West Germany (1974),   Argentina (1978),   France (1998) ^{[31] [32]}
Runners-up:   Sweden (1958)
Third place:   Chile (1962)
Fourth place:   South Korea (2002)
Quarter-finals:    Switzerland (1954), ^{[lower-alpha 38]}   Mexico (1970, 1986),   Russia (2018) ^{[lower-alpha 39]}
Round of 16:   Japan (2002) ^{[lower-alpha 40]}
Group stage of 32:   South Africa (2010) ^{[lower-alpha 41]}

Stadium to host most World Cup matches

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico, 19 (10 in 1970 and 9 in 1986)

Most times a stadium hosted a World Cup final

2, Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico (1970 and 1986) and Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1950 and 2014)

City to host most World Cup matches

Mexico City, Mexico, 23 (19 at Estadio Azteca and 4 at Estadio Olimpico Universitario)

Most times a city hosted a World Cup final

2, Mexico City, Mexico (1970 and 1986); Rome, Italy (1934 and 1990); Paris, France (1938 and 1998); Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1950 and 2014)

Attendance

Final

114,600, Argentina v West Germany, 29 June 1986, Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico, 1986

Decisive match

199,854, Uruguay v Brazil, 16 July 1950, Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1950 ^{[lower-alpha 42]}

Lowest match attendance in a World Cup tournament

300, Romania vs Peru, 14 July 1930, Estadio Pocitos, Montevideo, Uruguay, 1930

Highest match attendance in a World Cup qualifying match

162,764, Brazil vs Colombia, 9 March 1977, Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1978 CONMEBOL Group 1

Lowest match attendance in a World Cup qualifying match

0, Costa Rica vs Panama, 26 March 2005, Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San Juan de Tibás, San José, Costa Rica, 2006 CONCACAF Final Group ^{[33] [lower-alpha 43]}

Highest average of attendance per match

68,991, 1994

Highest attendance (tournament)

3,570,000, 1994

Lowest average of attendance per match

23,235, 1934

Lowest attendance (tournament)

390,000, 1934

Others

Most players provided by a club overall

128, Juventus ^[34]

Most players provided by a club in one tournament

16, Seoul Army Club (1954), ^[35] Manchester City (2018) ^[7]

Most players provided by a club for champions squads overall

25 (22 Italians), Juventus ^[36]

Most players provided by a football association overall

1022, Premier League ^[34]

Most players provided by a football association in one tournament

117, The Football Association (2010)

Most players provided by a football association for champions squads overall

91, Serie A

Footnotes

1. In the 1930, 1950 and 1982 competitions, FIFA retrospective rankings were used to determine 5th-8th places. If these rankings are excluded from consideration, then   Brazil 's 1930 and 1982 results drop out and the leader is   Germany with 17 (every tournament except 1930, 1938, 1950 and 2018).
2. In the 1930, 1950 and 1982 competitions, FIFA retrospective rankings were used. If these rankings are excluded from consideration, then   England still has the most 5th-8th-place finishes (6).
3. In the 1930, 1950 and 1982 competitions, FIFA retrospective rankings were used. If these rankings are excluded from consideration, then   Mexico still has the most 9th-16th-place finishes (12).
4. Until 1978 inclusive, all tournaments had sixteen teams or fewer.
5. In the 1930, 1950 and 1982 competitions FIFA retrospective rankings were used. If these rankings are excluded from consideration, then the record is 2, shared by several countries:    Switzerland (1934–1938),   Yugoslavia (1954–1958),   Soviet Union (1958–1962),   Hungary (1962–1966),   Germany (1994–1998),   England (2002–2006),   Argentina (2006–2010), and   Brazil (2006–2010).
6.   Turkey had a gap of 12 tournaments, equal to that of   Egypt and   Norway , from 1954 to 2002.
7. In 1954, the   West Germany ("Germany FR") team became world champions in what was the team's debut appearance representing the name and territory of West Germany. However,   Germany (since 1949 officially Federal Republic of Germany) is since 1904 represented by the same governing body (Deutscher Fußball-Bund, DFB), and FIFA officially attributes all international results of the DFB team since 1908 to Germany, including the results of 1954–1990, when the team was often called West Germany. Thus, the 1954 participation is counted as the third appearance of the team, as Germany had previously appeared in the 1934 and 1938 World Cups.
8. Other teams never progressing from the first round in at least two appearances are as follows: 5 appearances   Tunisia (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018) and   Iran (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018); 3 appearances   Bolivia (1930, 1950, 1994),   South Africa (1998, 2002, 2010),   Honduras (1982, 2010, 2014),   Ivory Coast (2006, 2010, 2014) and   Egypt (1934, 1990, 2018); 2 appearances   El Salvador (1970, 1982),   New Zealand (1982, 2010) and   Slovenia (2002, 2010).
9. Although   France have not lost any of its 3 games, in 2006 they were runner-up after losing penalty shoots-out against Italy. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.
10. Although in 1978 there weren't semifinals,   Argentina won second round group ahead of   Brazil which disputed 3rd place match against   Italy . Even more, game against Brazil ended in a 0-0 draw.
11. Other teams always progressing from the first round have only appeared in one tournament each. These are   Cuba (1938),   Wales (1958),   East Germany (1974),   Ukraine (2006) and   Slovakia (excluding Czechoslovakia; 2010).
12. Pelé, Lothar Matthäus, Pierre Littbarski and Ronaldo each appeared three times in the squads of the teams that reached the finals, but none of them played in all three games.
13. FIFA official records claim he was born in 1987, but other sources claim he was born in 1985, which would mean he was 15 years and 320 days old when he played the match.
14. According to the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, ^[5] Fuad Anwar Amin of   Saudi Arabia would have been the youngest captain, at 21 years & 250 days in the 1994, but the source does not specify the match in which he was captain. It is listed that the starting captain was substituted in both the match against the Netherlands and the one against Sweden, in which Amin may have been given the armband on the captains' substitutions, but this information has not been verified. In any case, Meola still is the youngest starting captain, and players who received the captain's armband during the course of the match are generally not regarded as official captains.
15. 9 consecutive clean sheets, 5 of them away from home over 2 qualifying rounds against 5 different oppositions from 2 Confederations.
16. Zuberbühler kept goal throughout every minute of Switzerland's four matches. Other keepers have kept clean sheets only playing part of their team's matches. These are: Velloso (Brazil, 1930, 1 match of 2); Pedro Benítez (Paraguay, 1930, 1 of 2); József Háda (Hungary, 1938, 1 of 4); Giuseppe Moro (Italy, 1950, 1 of 2); István Ilku (Hungary, 1958, 1 of 4); Lorenzo Buffon (Italy, 1962, 2 of 3); Rogelio Domínguez (Argentina, 1962, 1 of 3); Adán Godoy (Chile, 1962, 1 of 6); Antonio Carbajal (Mexico, 1966, 1 of 3); Horst Wolter (West Germany, 1970, 1 of 6); József Szendrei (Hungary, 1986, 1 of 3); Viktor Chanov (USSR, 1986, 1 of 4); Manuel Bento (Portugal, 1986, 1 of 3); Plamen Nikolov (Bulgaria, 1994, 45 mins of 7); Vincent Enyeama (Nigeria, 2002, 1 of 3); Rami Shaaban (Sweden, 2006, 1 of 4); Santiago Cañizares (Spain, 2006, 1 of 4).
17. Zagallo was also an assistant coach when Brazil won in 1994.
18. Šimunić was given three yellow cards in the match as the referee failed to send him off the pitch after the second yellow, and was only red carded after the third yellow. The original FIFA match report listed all three cautions, however was revised shortly after, with the second caution (90') not being recorded; it is unknown whether this was for consistency in the reports, or whether the caution was retrospectively overturned.
19. Biyik missed the team's second game after receiving a red card in the first; and then missed their fifth game after yellow cards in the third and fourth. Others, including Zinedine Zidane in 2006, have earned a second suspension in their team's final match of the tournament, not servable during the tournament.
20. Including penalty shoot-out progressions
21. Including penalty shoot-out eliminations
22. A match decided by a penalty shoot-out is considered a draw for both sides.
23.   England did lose the third-place playoff in 1990, but had already been eliminated from any chance of winning the World Cup.
24. In 1998,   France had 6 match wins; however, the   Italy match is regarded as drawn although France progressed via penalties. In addition, France's win against   Paraguay happened after extra time, while   Brazil won all their matches in regular time.
25.   Uruguay also qualified for the 1950 finals without playing a match as a result of withdrawals by other teams in South America.
26.   Poland in 1974,   Italy in 1990, and   Belgium in 2018 also won 6 matches, but one of them was the third-place playoff. Playing fewer matches,   Argentina in 1930,   Czechoslovakia in 1934, and   Hungary in 1938 and 1954 won all the games but lost the final.
27.   Netherlands also won all eight of their qualification matches.
28. Details as follows:   Brazil in 1970 beat England (first round), Uruguay (semi-final) and Italy (final).   Italy in 1982 beat Argentina (second group stage), Brazil (second group stage) and West Germany (final).   Argentina in 1986 beat Uruguay (round of 16), England (quarter-final), and West Germany (final).   Germany in 2010 beat England (round of 16), Argentina (quarter-final) and Uruguay (third-place match). In 2014,   Germany beat France (quarter-final), Brazil (semi-final) and Argentina (final).
29. Excluding Argentina themselves, there were 5 former World Cup champions in 1986. They draw Italy at group stage, then beat Uruguay (round of 16), England (quarter-final), and West Germany (final).
30. Even though only 5 nations were crowned before 1970, the 1970 tournament obtained the most matches between former champions of totally. All 5 former champions qualified to the tournament, they all advanced to the knockout stage, and 4 of them advanced into semi-finals. Those 7 matches were: Italy vs Uruguay and Brazil vs England (group stage), England vs West Germany (quarter-final), Brazil vs Uruguay and Italy vs West Germany (semi-final), Uruguay vs West Germany (third place), Brazil vs Italy (final).
31.   Sweden progressed to the last eight without playing a single match as a result of the withdrawal of   Austria .
32. Successful kicks in a penalty shoot-out are not counted as goals (but penalties scored in the normal course of play are counted).
33. If penalty shoot-outs are considered, then the biggest knockout stage upset is   Russia (ranked 70) winning over   Spain (ranked 10) on penalties in the 2018 Round of 16.
34. Excluding automatic qualification as hosts, as reigning champion, or by invitation.
35. If own goals are excluded, then Belgium shares the record of 10 goalscorers with   France in 1982 and   Italy in 2006.
36. Matches within one tournament. Otherwise,   Hungary had a +11 swing between 2–4 v   Italy in 1938 and 9–0 v   South Korea in 1954; and again between 1–3 v   France in 1978 and 10–1 v   El Salvador in 1982; and likewise   Germany between 0–3 v   Croatia in 1998 and 8–0 v   Saudi Arabia in 2002.
37. Also had its only title at home.
38.    Switzerland 's best position, the sixth place in 1950, relies on retrospective rankings, and had them eliminated in the group stage. While the Swiss also reached the quarter-finals in 1934 and 1938, both tournaments only required one win, in contrast to 1954's group stage format. 1954 also marked the last time Switzerland reached the top 8.
39. Not counting the results as   Soviet Union , who reached the semi-finals in 1966.
40. Also reached this stage in 2010 and 2018.
41. 2010 had hosts   South Africa matching their 2002 record, falling in the group stage with one win, one tie and one draw, even if with a lower goal difference.
42. Although the decisive match of the 1950 tournament, it was simply the last game of a final four-team group format to decide the winner. This is also the highest attendance for any World Cup match, or indeed any soccer match anywhere.
43. It has not been verified whether this is a unique occurrence, or if other World Cup qualification matches throughout history have had an attendance of 0.

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External links

• FIFA World Cup Superlatives at the Wayback Machine (archived 14 June 2010)
• FIFA World Cup biggest margin victories at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 June 2010)
• FIFA competitions biggest crowds at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 June 2010)
• The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF)
• (in German) Statistics and records at Worldcupportal.de