List of FIFA World Cup records

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

FIFA World Cup association football competition for mens national teams

The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held because of the Second World War. The current champion is France, which won its second title at the 2018 tournament in Russia.

The FIFA World Cup qualification is the process that a national association football team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup finals. The FIFA World Cup is the largest international team sport competition in the world with a qualification process required to reduce the large field of countries from 211 to just 32 for the World Cup finals.

Contents

General statistics by tournament

YearHostChampionWinning coachTop scorer(s)Best player award [1] [2]
1930 Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Flag of Uruguay.svg Alberto Suppici Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Stábile (8)N/A
1934 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Vittorio Pozzo Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Oldřich Nejedlý (5)
1938 Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Vittorio Pozzo Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Leônidas (7)
1950 Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Flag of Uruguay.svg Juan López Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Ademir (8)
1954 Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Flag of Germany.svg Sepp Herberger Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Sándor Kocsis (11)
1958 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Vicente Feola Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg Just Fontaine (13)
1962 Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  Brazil Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg Aymoré Moreira Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg Garrincha (4)
Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg Vavá (4)
Flag of Chile.svg Leonel Sánchez (4)
Flag of Hungary.svg Flórián Albert (4)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Valentin Ivanov (4)
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Dražan Jerković (4)
1966 Flag of England.svg  England Flag of England.svg  England Flag of England.svg Alf Ramsey Flag of Portugal.svg Eusébio (9)
1970 Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Mário Zagallo Flag of Germany.svg Gerd Müller (10)
1974 Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Flag of Germany.svg Helmut Schön Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Grzegorz Lato (7)
1978 Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Argentina.svg César Luis Menotti Flag of Argentina.svg Mario Kempes (6)
1982 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of Italy.svg Enzo Bearzot Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Rossi (6) Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Rossi
1986 Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Bilardo Flag of England.svg Gary Lineker (6) Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Maradona
1990 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Flag of Germany.svg Franz Beckenbauer Flag of Italy.svg Salvatore Schillaci (6) Flag of Italy.svg Salvatore Schillaci
1994 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Alberto Parreira Flag of Bulgaria.svg Hristo Stoichkov (6)
Flag of Russia.svg Oleg Salenko (6)
Flag of Brazil.svg Romário
1998 Flag of France.svg  France Flag of France.svg  France Flag of France.svg Aimé Jacquet Flag of Croatia.svg Davor Šuker (6) Flag of Brazil.svg Ronaldo
2002 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Felipe Scolari Flag of Brazil.svg Ronaldo (8) Flag of Germany.svg Oliver Kahn
2006 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg Marcello Lippi Flag of Germany.svg Miroslav Klose (5) Flag of France.svg Zinedine Zidane
2010 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of Spain.svg Vicente del Bosque Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Müller (5)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wesley Sneijder (5)
Flag of Spain.svg David Villa (5)
Flag of Uruguay.svg Diego Forlán (5)
Flag of Uruguay.svg Diego Forlán
2014 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Germany.svg Joachim Löw Flag of Colombia.svg James Rodríguez (6) Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi
2018 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of France.svg  France Flag of France.svg Didier Deschamps Flag of England.svg Harry Kane (6) Flag of Croatia.svg Luka Modrić

Teams: Tournament position

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, Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)
Most finishes in the top two
8, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (1954, 1966, 1974, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2014)
Most finishes in the top three
12, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (1934, 1954, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)
Most finishes in the top four
13, Flag of Germany.svg  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, Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (every tournament except 1934, 1966 and 1990) [lower-alpha 1]
Most finishes in the top sixteen
21, Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (every tournament)
Most World Cup appearances
21, Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (every tournament)
For a detailed list, see National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup .
Most second-place finishes
4, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (1966, 1982, 1986, 2002)
Most third-place finishes
4, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (1934, 1970, 2006, 2010)
Most fourth-place finishes
3, Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay (1954, 1970, 2010)
Most 3rd-4th-place finishes
5, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (1934, 1958, 1970, 2006, 2010)
Most 5th-8th-place finishes
8, Flag of England.svg  England (1950, 1954, 1962, 1970, 1982, 1986, 2002, 2006) [lower-alpha 2]
Most 9th-16th-place finishes
14, Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1978, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018) [lower-alpha 3]
Most 17th-32nd-place finishes
7, Flag of South Korea.svg  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, Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy (1934–1938) and Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  Brazil (1958–1962)
Most consecutive finishes in the top two
3, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (1982–1990) and Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (1994–2002)
Most consecutive finishes in the top three
4, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (2002–2014)
Most consecutive finishes in the top four
4, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (2002–2014)
Most consecutive finishes in the top eight
16, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (1954–2014)
Most consecutive finishes in the top sixteen
21, Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (1930–2018) [lower-alpha 4]
Most consecutive finals tournaments
21, Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (1930–2018)
Most consecutive second-place finishes
2, Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (1974–1978) and Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany (1982–1986)
Most consecutive third-place finishes
2, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (2006–2010)
Most consecutive fourth-place finishes
No country has finished 4th in two consecutive tournaments
Most consecutive 3rd-4th-place finishes
2, Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (1938–1950), Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil (1974–1978), Flag of France.svg  France (1982–1986), Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (2006–2010)
Most consecutive 5th-8th-place finishes
4, Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (1934–1954) [lower-alpha 5]
Most consecutive 9th-16th-place finishes
7, Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (1994–2018)
Most consecutive 17th-32nd-place finishes
4, Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (1986–1998)
Biggest improvement in position in consecutive tournaments
Did not participate/qualify, then champion, Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy (1930–1934), Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay (1938–1950), Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany (1950–1954), Flag of France.svg  France (1994–1998)
Most consecutive championships by a confederation
4, UEFA (2006–2018)

Gaps

Longest gap between successive titles
44 years, Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (1938–1982)
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top two
48 years, Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (1930–1978)
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top three
48 years, Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (1930–1978)
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top four
60 years, Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (1950–2010)
Longest gap between successive appearances in the finals
56 years: Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt (1934–1990), Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (1938–1994) [lower-alpha 6]

Host team

Best finish by host team
Champion: Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay (1930), Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy (1934), Flag of England.svg  England (1966), Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany (1974), Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (1978), Flag of France.svg  France (1998)
Worst finish by host team
17th–32nd position (FIFA final ranking of 20th): Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (2010)

Defending champion

Best finish by defending champion
Champion: Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy (1938), Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  Brazil (1962)
Worst finish by defending champion
Did not participate: Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay (1934)
Worst finish by defending champion who participates in the next tournament
Group stage: Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (1950), Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (1966), Flag of France.svg  France (2002), Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (2010), Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (2014), Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (2018)

Debuting teams

Best finish by a debuting team
Champion: Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay (1930), Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy (1934) [lower-alpha 7]
Best finish by a debuting team after 1934
Third place: Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal (1966), Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia (1998)

Other

Most finishes in the top two without ever being champion
3, Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (1974, 1978, 2010)
Most finishes in the top three without ever being champion
4, Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (1974, 1978, 2010, 2014)
Most finishes in the top four without ever being champion
5, Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (1974, 1978, 1998, 2010, 2014)
Most appearances, never progressing from the first round
8, Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (1954, 1958, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998) [lower-alpha 8]
Most finals played, never lost
2, Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay (1930, 1950) [lower-alpha 9]
Most semifinals played, never lost
5, Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (1930, 1978, 1986, 1990, 2014) [lower-alpha 10]
Most quarterfinals (or best eight round) played, never lost
2, Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia (1998, 2018) and Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal (1966, 2006)
Most round of sixteen (from 1986 to date) played, never lost
8, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)
Most appearances, never winning a match
3, Flag of Bolivia (state).svg  Bolivia (1930, 1950, 1994), Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras (1982, 2010, 2014), Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt (1934, 1990, 2018)
Most played final
3, Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina vs Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (1986, 1990, 2014)

Teams: Tournament progress

All time

Most appearances in the first round
21, Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (every tournament)
Progressed from the first round the most times
18, Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (every tournament except 1930, 1934 and 1966)
Progressed from the first round as group winners the most times
15, Flag of Brazil.svg  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, Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (1954, 1958, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998)
Most appearances, always progressing from the first round
3, Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland (1990, 1994, 2002) [lower-alpha 11]
Most appearances, never progressing from the first round
8, Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (1954, 1958, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998) [lower-alpha 8]
Fewest appearances, reaching quarter-finals
1, Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba (1938), Flag of Wales (1953-1959).svg  Wales (1958), Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany (1974), Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine (2006)
Most appearances, never reaching quarter-finals
8, Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (1954, 1958, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998)
Fewest appearances, reaching semi-finals
2, Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey (2002)
Most appearances, never reaching semi-finals
16, Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)
Fewest appearances, reaching a final
5, Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia (2018)
Most appearances, never reaching a final
16, Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)
Fewest appearances, winning a title
13, Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay (1930, 1950)
Most appearances, never winning a title
16, Flag of Mexico.svg  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, Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (every tournament)
Most consecutive progressions from the first round
16, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (1954–2014)
Most consecutive progressions from the first round as group winners
10, Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (1982–2018)
Most consecutive eliminations from the first round
5, Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico (1950–1966), Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (1974–1990)
Most consecutive result by the same team
7, Round of 16, Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)

Population

Most populated participant
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China PR (2002), 1.280.000.000
Least populated participant
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland (2018), 348.000
Most populated champion
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (2002), 179.300.000
Least populated champion
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay (1930), 1.730.000

Host team

Host team eliminated in the first round
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (2010)

Defending champion

Defending champion eliminated in the first round
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (1950), Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  Brazil (1966), Flag of France.svg  France (2002), Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (2010), Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (2014), Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (2018)

All-time table

Players

Most championships
3, Pelé (Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  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 (Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico , 1950–1966), Lothar Matthäus ( Flag of Germany.svg Germany, 1982–1998), Rafael Márquez (Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico , 2002–2018)
Most tournaments on national team
5, Antonio Carbajal (Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico , 1950–1966), Lothar Matthäus ( Flag of Germany.svg Germany, 1982–1998), Gianluigi Buffon (Flag of Italy.svg  Italy , 1998 (did not play), 2002–2014), Rafael Márquez (Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico , 2002–2018)
Most finishes in the top two 
3, Nílton Santos (Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  Brazil 1950, 1958, 1962), Pelé (Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 1958, 1962, 1970), Pierre Littbarski (Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1982, 1986, 1990), Lothar Matthäus (Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1982, 1986, 1990), Cafu (Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil , 1994, 1998, 2002), Ronaldo (Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil , 1994, 1998, 2002)
Most finishes in the top three 
4, Miroslav Klose (Flag of Germany.svg  Germany , 2002–2014)
Most appearances in All-Star Team
3, Djalma Santos (Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  Brazil , 1954–1962), Franz Beckenbauer (Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany , 1966–1974), Philipp Lahm (Flag of Germany.svg  Germany , 2006–2014)
Most matches played, finals
25, Lothar Matthäus (Flag of Germany.svg  Germany , 1982–1998)
Most knockout games played, finals
14, Miroslav Klose (Flag of Germany.svg  Germany , 2002–2014)
Most minutes played, finals
2,217 minutes, Paolo Maldini (Flag of Italy.svg  Italy , 1990–2002)
Most matches played, qualifying
68, Iván Hurtado (Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador , 1994–2010)
Most matches won
17, Miroslav Klose (Flag of Germany.svg  Germany , 2002–2014)
Most appearances in a World Cup final
3, Cafu (Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil , 1994, 1998, 2002) [lower-alpha 12]
Most finals played with different teams
2, Luis Monti (Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina , 1930 and Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy , 1934)
Most appearances as captain
17, Rafael Márquez (Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico , 2002–2018) [4]
Most tournaments as captain
5, Rafael Márquez (Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico , 2002–2018) [4]
Most appearances as substitute
11, Denílson (Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil , 1998–2002)
Youngest player
17 years, 41 days, Norman Whiteside (Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland ), vs Yugoslavia, 17 June 1982
Youngest player, final
17 years, 249 days, Pelé (Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil ), vs Sweden, 29 June 1958
Youngest player, qualifying match
13 years, 310 days, Souleymane Mamam (Flag of Togo.svg  Togo ), vs Zambia, 6 May 2001, 2002 CAF Group 1 [lower-alpha 13]
Youngest captain
21 years, 109 days, Tony Meola (Flag of the United States.svg  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 (Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  Brazil ), 1966
Oldest player
45 years, 161 days, Essam El-Hadary (Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt ), vs Saudi Arabia, 25 June 2018
Oldest player, final
40 years, 133 days, Dino Zoff (Flag of Italy.svg  Italy ), vs West Germany, 11 July 1982
Oldest player, qualifying match
46 years, 175 days, MacDonald Taylor Sr. (Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  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 (Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt ), vs Saudi Arabia, 25 June 2018
Oldest player to debut in a World Cup finals tournament
45 years, 161 days, Essam El-Hadary (Flag of Egypt.svg  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 (Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt ), 2018 [7]
Largest age difference on the same team
24 years and 42 days, 1994, Flag of Cameroon.svg  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, Flag of Italy.svg  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 (Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia , 1998–2014)
Longest span of World Cup finals appearances as a player
16 years, Antonio Carbajal (Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico , 1950–1966); Elías Figueroa (Flag of Chile.svg  Chile , 1966–1982); Hugo Sánchez (Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico , 1978–1994); Giuseppe Bergomi (Flag of Italy.svg  Italy , 1982–1998); Lothar Matthäus (Flag of Germany.svg  Germany , 1982–1998); Rigobert Song (Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon , 1994–2010); Faryd Mondragón (Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia , 1998–2014); Samuel Eto'o (Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon , 1998–2014); Rafael Márquez (Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico , 2002–2018)
Longest period between World Cup finals appearances, overall
44 years, Tim (Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil , 1938, as a player; and Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru , 1982, as coach)

Goalscoring

Individual

Most goals scored, overall finals
16, Miroslav Klose (Flag of Germany.svg  Germany , 2002–2014) [4]
Most goals scored, overall qualifying
39, Carlos Ruiz (Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala , 2002–2016) [8]
Most goals scored in a tournament
13, Just Fontaine (Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France , 1958) [4]
Highest goals average in a tournament, and overall
4.00, Ernest Wilimowski (Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  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 (Flag of Russia.svg  Russia ), vs Cameroon, 1994 [4]
Most goals scored in a lost match
4, Ernest Wilimowski (Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland ), vs Brazil, 1938
Most goals scored in a qualifying match
13, Archie Thompson (Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia ), vs American Samoa, 2002 OFC Group 1
Most goals scored in a final match
3, Geoff Hurst (Flag of England.svg  England ), vs West Germany, 1966
Most goals scored in all final matches
3, Vavá (Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  Brazil ), 2 vs Sweden in 1958 & 1 vs Czechoslovakia in 1962; Pelé (Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil ), 2 vs Sweden in 1958 & 1 vs Italy in 1970; Geoff Hurst (Flag of England.svg  England ), 3 vs West Germany in 1966 and Zinedine Zidane (Flag of France.svg  France ), 2 vs Brazil in 1998 & 1 vs Italy in 2006
Scored goal(s) in multiple final matches
Vavá (Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  Brazil , 1958 & 1962), Pelé (Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil , 1958 & 1970), Paul Breitner (Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany , 1974 & 1982) and Zinedine Zidane (Flag of France.svg  France , 1998 & 2006).
Most matches with at least one goal
11, Ronaldo (Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil , 1998–2006), Miroslav Klose (Flag of Germany.svg  Germany , 2002–2014)
Most consecutive matches with at least one goal
6, Just Fontaine (Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France , 1958) and Jairzinho (Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil , 1970)
Most matches with at least two goals
4, Sándor Kocsis (Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary , 1954), Just Fontaine (Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France , 1958), Ronaldo (Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil , 1998–2006) and Miroslav Klose (Flag of Germany.svg  Germany , 2002–2010)
Most consecutive matches with at least two goals
4, Sándor Kocsis (Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary , 1954)
Most hat-tricks
2, Sándor Kocsis (Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary , 1954), Just Fontaine (Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France , 1958), Gerd Müller (Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany , 1970) and Gabriel Batistuta (Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina , 1994 & 1998)
Most consecutive hat-tricks
2, Sándor Kocsis (Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary , 1954) and Gerd Müller (Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany , 1970)
Fastest hat-trick
8 minutes, László Kiss (Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary ), scored at 69', 72' and 76', vs El Salvador, 1982
Most goals scored by a substitute in a match
3, László Kiss (Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary ), vs El Salvador, 1982
Olympic goals (goals from a corner) scored in a World Cup
1, Marcos Coll (Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia ), vs Soviet Union, 1962
Hat-tricks from the penalty spot
Never occurred in the final tournament, four times in qualification: Kubilay Türkyilmaz (Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland ), vs Faroe Islands, 7 October 2000, 2002 UEFA Group 1; Henrik Larsson (Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden ), vs Moldova, 6 June 2001, 2002 UEFA Group 4; Ronaldo (Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil ), vs Argentina, 2 June 2004, 2006 CONMEBOL; Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Flag of Gabon.svg  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 (Flag of Hungary 1940.svg  Hungary ), 5 goals in 4 matches (1938), Arne Nyberg (Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden ), 3 goals in 3 matches (1938), Alcides Ghiggia (Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay ), 4 goals in 4 matches (1950), Just Fontaine (Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France ), 13 goals in 6 matches (1958), Omar Oreste Corbatta (Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina ), 3 goals in 3 matches (1958), Ferenc Bene (Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary ), 4 goals in 4 matches (1966), Jairzinho (Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil ), 7 goals in 6 matches (1970), Teófilo Cubillas (Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru ), 5 goals in 4 matches (1970), James Rodríguez (Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia ), 6 goals in 5 matches (2014)
Most tournaments with at least one goal
4, Pelé (Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil , 1958–1970), Uwe Seeler (Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany , 1958–1970), Miroslav Klose (Flag of Germany.svg  Germany , 2002–2014) and Cristiano Ronaldo (Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal , 2006–2018)
Most tournaments with at least two goals
4, Uwe Seeler (Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany , 1958–1970) and Miroslav Klose (Flag of Germany.svg  Germany , 2002–2014)
Most tournaments with at least three goals
3, Jürgen Klinsmann (Flag of Germany.svg  Germany , 1990–1998), Ronaldo (Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil , 1998–2006) and Miroslav Klose (Flag of Germany.svg  Germany , 2002–2010)
Most tournaments with at least four goals
3, Miroslav Klose (Flag of Germany.svg  Germany , 2002–2010)
Most tournaments with at least five goals
2, Teófilo Cubillas (Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru , 1970, 1978), Miroslav Klose (Flag of Germany.svg  Germany , (2002–2006) and Thomas Müller (Flag of Germany.svg  Germany , 2010–2014)
Most qualification tournaments with at least one goal
5, Rafael Márquez (Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico , 2002–2018) and Carlos Ruiz (Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala , 2002–2018)
Longest period between a player's first and last goals
12 years, 1 month and 7 days; Miroslav Klose (Flag of Germany.svg  Germany , 1 June 2002 – 8 July 2014)
Longest period between a player's first and last goals overall
12 years, Uwe Seeler (Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany , 8 June 1958 – 14 June 1970), Pelé (Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil , 19 June 1958 – 21 June 1970), Diego Maradona (Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina , 18 June 1982 – 21 June 1994), Michael Laudrup (Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark , 8 June 1986 – 24 June 1998), Henrik Larsson (Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden , 16 July 1994 – 20 June 2006), Sami Al-Jaber (Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia , 25 June 1994 – 14 June 2006), Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico , 20 June 1998 – 17 June 2010), Miroslav Klose (Flag of Germany.svg  Germany , 1 June 2002 – 8 July 2014), Ivica Olić (Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia , 8 June 2002 – 18 June 2014), Cristiano Ronaldo (Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal , 17 June 2006 – 20 June 2018) and Lionel Messi (Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 16 June 2006 – 26 June 2018)
Longest period between one goal and another
12 years, Michael Laudrup (Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark , 1986–1998) and Ivica Olić (Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia , 2002–2014)
First goalscorer
Lucien Laurent (Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France ), vs Mexico, 13 July 1930
Youngest goalscorer
17 years, 239 days, Pelé (Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil ), vs Wales, 19 June 1958
Youngest hat-trick scorer
17 years, 244 days, Pelé (Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil ), vs France, 24 June 1958
Youngest goalscorer, final
17 years, 249 days, Pelé (Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil ), vs Sweden, 29 June 1958
Oldest goalscorer
42 years, 39 days, Roger Milla (Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon ), vs Russia, 28 June 1994
Oldest hat-trick scorer
33 years, 130 days, Cristiano Ronaldo (Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal ), vs Spain, 15 June 2018
Oldest goalscorer, final
35 years, 264 days, Nils Liedholm (Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden ), vs Brazil, 29 June 1958
Only player to score in his teens, his twenties and his thirties
Lionel Messi Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (2006, 2014, and 2018) [9] [10]
Most penalties scored (excluding during shoot-outs)
4, Eusébio (Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal , 4 in 1966), Rob Rensenbrink (Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands , 4 in 1978) – both records for one tournament – and Gabriel Batistuta (Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina , 2 each in 1994 and 1998)
Most penalties missed (excluding during shoot-outs)
2, Asamoah Gyan (Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana ), vs Czech Republic, 2006 and vs Uruguay, 2010
First substitute winning goalscorer, final
Came on 86th minute, Mario Götze (Flag of Germany.svg  Germany ), vs Argentina, 2014
Fastest goal from kickoff
11 seconds, Hakan Şükür (Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey ), vs South Korea, 2002
Fastest goal by a substitute
16 seconds, Ebbe Sand (Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark ), vs Nigeria, 1998
Fastest goal in a final
90 seconds, Johan Neeskens (Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands ), vs West Germany, 1974 final
Fastest goal in a qualifying match
8.1 seconds, Christian Benteke (Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium ), vs Gibraltar, 2018 UEFA Group H [11]
Fastest brace scored
69 seconds, Toni Kroos (Flag of Germany.svg  Germany ), vs Brazil, 2014
Latest goal in regular time
97th minute, Neymar (Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil ), vs Costa Rica, 2018
Latest goal from kickoff
121st minute, Alessandro Del Piero (Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy ), vs Germany, 2006 and Abdelmoumene Djabou (Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria ), vs Germany, 2014
Latest goal from kickoff in a final
120th minute, Geoff Hurst (Flag of England.svg  England ), vs Germany, 1966 (see "They think it's all over")
Latest goal from kickoff, with no goals scored between
119th minute, David Platt (Flag of England.svg  England ), vs Belgium, 1990 and Fabio Grosso (Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy ), vs Germany, 2006
Latest goal from kickoff in a final, with no goals scored between
116th minute, Andrés Iniesta (Flag of Spain.svg  Spain ), vs Netherlands, 2010
Most participations in different World Cup penalty shoot-outs
3 times, Roberto Baggio Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (1990, converted, 1994, missed, and 1998, converted)

Own goals

Assisting

Most assists provided, overall finals
10, Pelé (Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil , 1958-1970)
Most assists provided in a tournament
7, Pelé (Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil , 1970)
Most assists provided in finals
3, Pelé (Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil , 1958 and 1970)
Most tournaments with at least one assist
4, Lionel Messi (Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina , 2006-2018) [12]
Most consecutive tournaments with at least one assist
4, Lionel Messi (Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina , 2006-2018) [12]

Penalties

By team

Most awarded
Most converted
Most missed or saved

By tournament

Most awarded
Most converted
Most missed or saved

Penalty shoot-outs

By team

Most played
Most played in one tournament
Argentina national football team Mens national association football team representing Argentina

The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in football. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires.

Spain national football team National association football team representing Spain

The Spain national football team represents Spain in international men's association football since 1920, and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain.

Costa Rica national football team mens national association football team representing Costa Rica

The Costa Rica national football team is administered by the Costa Rican Football Federation (FEDEFUTBOL), the governing body for football in Costa Rica. They have been a member of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) since 1927, a member of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) since 1961, and a member of the Central American Football Union (UNCAF) since 1990.

Most won
Germany national football team mens national association football team representing Germany

The Germany national football team is the men's football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association, founded in 1900. Ever since the DFB was reinaugurated in 1949 the team has represented the Federal Republic of Germany. Under Allied occupation and division, two other separate national teams were also recognised by FIFA: the Saarland team representing the Saarland (1950–1956) and the East German team representing the German Democratic Republic (1952–1990). Both have been absorbed along with their records by the current national team. The official name and code "Germany FR (FRG)" was shortened to "Germany (GER)" following the reunification in 1990.

Most won in one tournament
Most lost
England national football team Mens association football team representing England

The England men's national football team represents England in senior men's international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England.

Italy national football team mens national association football team representing Italy

The Italy national football team has officially represented Italy in association football since their first match in 1910. The squad is under the global jurisdiction of FIFA and is governed in Europe by UEFA—the latter of which was co-founded by the Italian team's supervising body, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). Italy's home matches are played at various stadiums throughout Italy, and their primary training ground is located at the FIGC headquarters in Coverciano, Florence.

Most played shoot-out

By tournament

Most played
Fewest played (since the introduction in 1978)

Extra time

By team

Most played
1938 FIFA World Cup 1938 edition of the FIFA World Cup

The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third staging of the World Cup, and was held in France from 4 to 19 June 1938. Italy retained the championship by beating Hungary 4–2 in the final. Italy's 1934 and 1938 teams became the only ones to have won two World Cups under the same coach, Vittorio Pozzo.

1966 FIFA World Cup 1966 edition of the FIFA World Cup

The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighth FIFA World Cup and was held in England from 11 to 30 July 1966. England beat West Germany 4–2 in the final, winning the Jules Rimet Trophy. It is England's only FIFA World Cup title. They were the fifth nation to win and the third host nation to win after Uruguay in 1930 and Italy in 1934.

1970 FIFA World Cup 1970 edition of the FIFA World Cup

The 1970 FIFA World Cup was the ninth FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for men's national teams. Held from 31 May to 21 June in Mexico, it was the first World Cup tournament staged in North America, and the first held outside Europe and South America. Teams representing 75 nations from all six populated continents entered the competition, and its qualification rounds began in May 1968. Fourteen teams qualified from this process to join host nation Mexico and defending champions England in the 16-team final tournament. El Salvador, Israel and Morocco made their first appearances at the final stage.

Most tournaments playing extra time
1982 FIFA World Cup 1982 edition of the FIFA World Cup

The 1982 FIFA World Cup was the 12th FIFA World Cup, played in Spain between 13 June and 11 July 1982. The tournament was won by Italy, who defeated West Germany 3–1 in the final match, held in the Spanish capital of Madrid. It was Italy's third World Cup win, but their first since 1938. The defending champions, Argentina, were eliminated in the second group round. Algeria, Cameroon, Honduras, Kuwait and New Zealand made their first appearances in the finals.

1986 FIFA World Cup 1986 edition of the FIFA World Cup

The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. With European nations not allowed to host after the previous World Cup in Spain, Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially resigned in 1982. Mexico was selected as the new host in May 1983, thus becoming the first country to host the World Cup more than once. This was the third FIFA World Cup tournament in succession that was hosted by a Spanish-speaking country, after Argentina 1978, and Spain 1982.

1990 FIFA World Cup 1990 edition of the FIFA World Cup

The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations entered and qualification began in April 1988. 22 teams qualified from this process, along with host nation Italy and defending champions Argentina.

Most consecutive tournaments playing extra time
Most played in one tournament
Most consecutive played in one tournament
Most won (excluding replays and shoot-outs)
Most lost (excluding replays and shoot-outs)
Most won in one tournament (excluding replays and shoot-outs)
Most consecutive won in one tournament (excluding replays and shoot-outs)
Most played match
Most consecutive played match

By tournament

Most played
Most played, not ending in replays or shoot-outs
Most played ending in replays
Most played ending in shoot-outs
Most played ending in a golden goal (sudden death)
Fewest played

Tiebreakers

Cases when replays were used
Cases when play-offs were used
Cases when drawing of lots was used
Cases when fair play was used

Goalkeeping

Most clean sheets (matches without conceding)
10, Peter Shilton (Flag of England.svg  England , 1982–1990) and Fabien Barthez (Flag of France.svg  France , 1998–2006) [4]
Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal (finals)
517 mins (5 consecutive clean sheets), Walter Zenga (Flag of Italy.svg  Italy , 1990)
Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal (qualifying)
921 mins (9 consecutive clean sheets [lower-alpha 15] ), Richard Wilson (Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand , 1982)
Most goals conceded
25, Antonio Carbajal (Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico ) and Mohamed Al-Deayea (Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia )
Most goals conceded, one tournament
16, Hong Duk-Yung (Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea ), 1954
Most goals conceded, one match
10, Luis Guevara Mora (Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador ), 1982 (vs Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary )
Fewest goals conceded, one tournament, champions
2, Fabien Barthez (Flag of France.svg  France ), 1998, Gianluigi Buffon (Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy , 2006) and Iker Casillas (Flag of Spain.svg  Spain , 2010)
Fewest goals conceded, one tournament
0, Pascal Zuberbühler (Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland ), 2006 [lower-alpha 16]
Fewest goals conceded, penalty shoot-outs, one match
0, Oleksandr Shovkovskiy (Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine ), vs Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland , 2006
Most penalties saved, one tournament (excluding during shoot-outs)
2, Jan Tomaszewski (Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland ), 1974 and Brad Friedel (Flag of the United States.svg  United States ), 2002
Most penalties saved overall (excluding during shoot-outs)
2, Jan Tomaszewski (Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland , both in 1974), Brad Friedel (Flag of the United States.svg  United States , both in 2002), and Iker Casillas (Flag of Spain.svg  Spain , 1 in 2002 and 1 in 2010)
Most penalties saved in one penalty shoot-out
3, Ricardo (Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal ), vs Flag of England.svg  England , 2006 and Danijel Subašić (Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia ), vs Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark , 2018
Most penalties saved overall in penalty shoot-outs
4, Harald Schumacher (Flag of Germany.svg  Germany , 2 vs Flag of France.svg  France in 1982 and 2 vs Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico in 1986), Sergio Goycochea (Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina , 2 vs Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia in 1990 and 2 vs Flag of Italy.svg  Italy in 1990), and Danijel Subašić (Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia , 3 vs Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark , 2018 and 1 vs Flag of Russia.svg  Russia , 2018) [14]
Youngest goalkeeper
19 years, 191 days, Lee Chang-myung (Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea ), vs Soviet Union, 12 July 1966
Youngest goalkeeper to save a penalty (excluding during shoot-outs)
21 years, 27 days, Iker Casillas (Flag of Spain.svg  Spain ), vs Republic of Ireland, 16 June 2002
Youngest goalkeeper to save a penalty in a shoot-out
21 years, 27 days, Iker Casillas (Flag of Spain.svg  Spain ), vs Republic of Ireland, 16 June 2002
Oldest goalkeeper
45 years, 161 days, Essam El-Hadary (Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt ), vs Saudi Arabia, 25 June 2018
Oldest goalkeeper to save a penalty (excluding during shoot-outs)
45 years, 161 days, Essam El-Hadary (Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt ), vs Saudi Arabia, 25 June 2018
Oldest goalkeeper to save a penalty in a shoot-out
36 years, 232 days, Jens Lehmann (Flag of Germany.svg  Germany ), vs Argentina, 30 June 2006

Coaching

Most matches coached
25, Helmut Schön (Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany , 1966–1978)
Most matches won
16, Helmut Schön (Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany , 1966–1978)
Most tournaments won
2, Vittorio Pozzo (Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy , 1934–1938)
Most tournaments
6, Carlos Alberto Parreira (1982, 1990–1998, 2006, 2010)
Most nations coached
5, Bora Milutinović (Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico , 1986; Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica , 1990; Flag of the United States.svg  United States , 1994; Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria , 1998; Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China PR , 2002), and Carlos Alberto Parreira (Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait , 1982; Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates , 1990; Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil , 1994 and 2006; Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia , 1998, Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa , 2010)
Most consecutive tournaments with same team
4, Walter Winterbottom (Flag of England.svg  England , 1950–1962); Helmut Schön (Flag of Germany.svg  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 (Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil , 2002, 7 wins; Flag of Portugal.svg  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 (Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil , 2002, 7 matches; Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal , 2006, 5 matches)
Youngest coach
27 years, 267 days, Juan José Tramutola (Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina , 1930)
Youngest coach, champions
31 years, 252 days, Alberto Suppici (Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay , 1930)
Oldest coach
71 years, 317 days, Otto Rehhagel (Flag of Greece.svg  Greece , 2010)
Oldest coach, champions
59 years, 200 days, Vicente del Bosque (Flag of Spain.svg  Spain , 2010)
Quickest substitution made
4th minute, Cesare Maldini, Giuseppe Bergomi for Alessandro Nesta (Flag of Italy.svg  Italy , vs Austria, 1998); Sven-Göran Eriksson, Peter Crouch for Michael Owen (Flag of England.svg  England , vs Sweden, 2006)
Most championship wins as player and head coach
3, Mário Zagallo, Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  Brazil (1958 & 1962 as player, 1970 as coach) [lower-alpha 17]
Most tournament appearances as player and head coach
5, Mário Zagallo, Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (1958 & 1962 as player, 1970, 1974 & 1998 as coach); Franz Beckenbauer, Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany (1966–1974 as player, 1986 & 1990 as coach); Berti Vogts, Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany (1970–1978 as player, 1994 & 1998 as coach); Diego Maradona, Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (1982–1994 as player, 2010 as coach)
Won tournaments as both player and head coach
Mário Zagallo, Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  Brazil (1958 & 1962 as player, 1970 as coach), Franz Beckenbauer, Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany (1974 as player, 1990 as coach) and Didier Deschamps, Flag of France.svg  France (1998 as player, 2018 as coach)
First World Cup player to coach a team in a World Cup
Milorad Arsenijević, Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia (1930 as player, 1950 as coach, both times for Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  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 ( Flag of England.svg England, coached Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden in 1958) and Ernst Happel ( Flag of Austria.svg Austria, coached Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands in 1978)

Refereeing

Most tournaments
3 – John Langenus ( Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium, 1930–1938), Ivan Eklind ( Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden, 1934–1950), Benjamin Griffiths ( Flag of Wales (1953-1959).svg Wales, 1950–1958), Arthur Ellis ( Flag of England.svg England, 1950–1958), Juan Gardeazábal ( Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Spain, 1958–1966), Jamal Al Sharif ( Flag of Syria.svg Syria, 1986–1994), Joël Quiniou ( Flag of France.svg France, 1986–1994), Ali Mohamed Bujsaim ( Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates, 1994–2002), Óscar Ruiz ( Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia, 2002–2010), Carlos Eugênio Simon ( Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil, 2002–2010), Marco Rodríguez ( Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico, 2006–2014), Joel Aguilar ( Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador, 2010–2018), Ravshan Irmatov ( Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan, 2010–2018)
Most matches refereed, overall
11 – Ravshan Irmatov ( Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan, 2010–2018)
Most matches refereed, one tournament
5 – Benito Archundia ( Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico, 2006), Horacio Elizondo ( Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina, 2006), Ravshan Irmatov ( Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan, 2010) and Néstor Pitana ( Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina, 2018)
Youngest referee
24 years and 193 days – Juan Gardeazábal ( Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Spain, 1958)
Oldest referee
53 years and 236 days – George Reader ( Flag of England.svg 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 (Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico ), vs Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden , 2018
Fastest sending off
56 seconds, José Batista (Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay ), vs Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland , 1986
Fastest sending off, qualification
37 seconds, Rashed Al Hooti (Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain ), vs Flag of Iran.svg  Iran , 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
Latest caution
during penalty shoot-out: Edinho (Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil ), vs Flag of France.svg  France 1986; Carlos Roa (Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina ), vs Flag of England.svg  England , 1998
Latest sending off
after penalty shoot-out: Leandro Cufré (Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina ), vs Flag of Germany.svg  Germany , 2006 (Cufré was red carded for kicking Per Mertesacker in an altercation following the match)
Sent off from the bench
Claudio Caniggia (Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina ), vs Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden , 2002
Most cards (all-time, player)
7, Javier Mascherano (Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina , 2006–2018) [16]
Most cautions (all-time, player)
7, Javier Mascherano (Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina , 2006–2018) [16]
Most sendings off (all-time, player)
2, Rigobert Song (Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon , 1994 and 1998) and Zinedine Zidane (Flag of France.svg  France , 1998 and 2006)
Most sendings off (tournament)
28 (in 64 games), 2006
Most sendings off (all-time, team)
11 (in 97 games), Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Most sendings off (match, both teams)
4 (2 each) in Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal vs Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands , 2006 (also known as Battle of Nuremberg)
Most sendings off (final match)
2, Pedro Monzón & Gustavo Dezotti (both Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina ), v Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany , 1990
Most cautions (tournament)
345 (in 64 matches), 2006
Most cautions (all-time, team)
88 (in 64 games until 2006), Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina [17]
Most cautions (match, one team)
9, Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal , 2006, vs Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands & Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands , 2010, vs Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Most cautions (match, both teams)
16 – Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal vs Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands , June 25, 2006; [18] and Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon v Flag of Germany.svg  Germany , June 11, 2002 [19]
Most cautions (match, player)
3 (61', 90', 93') Josip Šimunić (Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia ), vs Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia , 2006 (referee: Graham Poll) [lower-alpha 18]
Most cautions (final match, both teams)
14, 5 (Flag of Spain.svg  Spain ) and 9 (Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands ) 2010 [20]
Most suspensions (tournament, player)
2, André Kana-Biyik (Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1990) [lower-alpha 19]

Suspension

QualifyingFinal Round
doping Many cases
misconduct
Fair Play Violationnone

Fine

QualifyingFinal Round
doping Many cases
misconduct
Fair Play Violationnonenone
Othernonenone

Other sanction

QualifyingFinal Round
doping Many casesnone
misconduct
  • Empty stadium, many cases
none
Fair Play ViolationFlag of Chile.svg  Chile banned from the qualifiers for the 1994 FIFA World Cup none
Othernonenone

Teams: Matches played/goals scored

All time

Most matches played
109, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany , Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Fewest matches played
1, Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia (as Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Dutch East Indies )
Most wins
73, Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Most losses
27, Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Most draws
21, Flag of Italy.svg  Italy , Flag of England.svg  England
Most points
237, Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Most average points/match
2.17, Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Most matches played without a point (win or a draw)
6, Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Most matches played without a win
9, Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras
Most matches played until first win
17, Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Most goals scored
229, Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Most goalscorers
80, Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Most goals conceded
125, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Fewest goals scored
0, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada , Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China PR , Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia (as Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Dutch East Indies ), Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago and Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo (as Flag of Zaire.svg  Zaire )
Fewest goals conceded
2, Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Best goal difference
+124, Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Worst goal difference
–38, Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Most matches played without scoring a goal
3, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada , Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China PR , Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago and Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo (as Flag of Zaire.svg  Zaire )
Most matches played always conceding a goal
6, Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Highest average of goals scored per match
2.72, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary (87 goals in 32 matches)
Lowest average of goals conceded per match
0.67, Flag of Angola.svg  Angola (2 goals in 3 matches)
Highest average of goals conceded per match
6, Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia (as Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Dutch East Indies )
Lowest average of goals both scored and conceded per match
1, Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Highest average of goals both scored and conceded per match
6, Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia (as Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Dutch East Indies )
Most meetings between two teams
7 times, Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil vs Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (1938, 1950, 1958, 1978, 1990 and twice in 1994), Flag of Germany.svg  Germany vs Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia /Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia (1954, 1958, 1962, 1974, 1990, 1998 and 2010) and Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina vs Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (1958, 1966, 1986, 1990, 2006, 2010 and 2014)
Most consecutive meetings between two teams
5 times, Flag of Italy.svg  Italy vs Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990)
Most meetings between two teams, final match
3 times, Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina vs Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (1986, 1990, 2014)
Most consecutive meetings between two teams, final match
2 times, Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina vs Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (19861990)
Most knockout wins [lower-alpha 20]
35, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Most knockout losses [lower-alpha 21]
14, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Most tournaments unbeaten [lower-alpha 22]
7, Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (1958, 1962, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1994, 2002)
Most tournaments eliminated without having lost a match [lower-alpha 22]
3, Flag of England.svg  England (1982, 1990, [lower-alpha 23] 2006)
Most tournaments eliminated without having won a match
6, Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1966, 1978) and Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria (1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1986, 1998)

In one tournament

Most wins
7, Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil , 2002 [lower-alpha 24]
Fewest wins, champions
3, Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay , 1950 (out of 4) [lower-alpha 25]
Most matches not won, champions
3, Flag of Italy.svg  Italy , 1982 (out of 7)
Most wins by non-champion (excluding third-place playoff) [lower-alpha 26]
6, Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands , 2010 [lower-alpha 27]
Most matches not won [lower-alpha 22]
5, Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia , 1974; Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina , 1974; Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany , 1978; Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium , 1986; Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland , 1990; Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina , 1990
Most matches not won in regulation time
6, Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium in 1986 and Flag of England.svg  England in 1990
Most losses
3 (28 teams, of which only Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico has accomplished this feat at three different tournaments: 1930, 1950, and 1978)
Most losses, champions
1, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany , 1954 and 1974; Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina , 1978; Flag of Spain.svg  Spain , 2010
Most victories over former World Cup winning teams [lower-alpha 22]
3, Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil , 1970; Flag of Italy.svg  Italy , 1982; Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina , 1986; Flag of Germany.svg  Germany , 2010 and 2014 [lower-alpha 28]
Most matches against former World Cup champions and staying unbeaten [lower-alpha 22]
4, Flag of Argentina.svg  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
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay in 1930 (4 matches), Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil in 1970 (6 matches), and Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil in 2002 (7 matches)
Highest finish without winning a match [lower-alpha 22]
Quarter-finals, Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland (1990)
Highest finish, winning at most one match [lower-alpha 22]
Fourth, Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (1938) [lower-alpha 31]
Most goals scored
27, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary , 1954 [lower-alpha 32]
Fewest goals conceded
0, Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland , 2006 [lower-alpha 32]
Most goals conceded
16, Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea , 1954 [lower-alpha 32]
Most matches gone into extra time
3, Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium , 1986; Flag of England.svg  England , 1990; Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina , 2014; Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia , 2018
Most minutes without conceding a goal
517 mins, Flag of Italy.svg  Italy , 1990 [lower-alpha 32]
Highest goal difference
+17, Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary , 1954 [lower-alpha 32]
Highest goal difference, champions
+14, Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil , 2002; Flag of Germany.svg  Germany , 2014 [lower-alpha 32]
Lowest goal difference
−16, Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea , 1954 [lower-alpha 32]
Lowest goal difference, champions
+6, Flag of Italy.svg  Italy , 1938 and 1982; Flag of Spain.svg  Spain , 2010 [lower-alpha 32]
Highest average of goals scored per match
5.40, Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary , 1954; [lower-alpha 32]
Highest average goal difference per match
+3.2, Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary , 1954
Highest average goal difference per match, champions
+3.0, Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay , 1930
Most goals scored, champions
25, Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany , 1954 [lower-alpha 32]
Fewest goals scored, champions
8, Flag of Spain.svg  Spain , 2010 [lower-alpha 32]
Fewest goals scored, finalists
5, Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina , 1990 [lower-alpha 32]
Fewest goals conceded, champions
2, Flag of France.svg  France , 1998; Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy , 2006; Flag of Spain.svg  Spain , 2010 [lower-alpha 32]
Most goals conceded, champions
14, Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany , 1954 [lower-alpha 32]
Lowest average of goals scored per match, champions
1.14, Flag of Spain.svg  Spain , 2010 [lower-alpha 32]
Most unbeaten teams
5, 2006 (Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland , Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina , Flag of England.svg  England , Flag of France.svg  France , Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy ) [lower-alpha 22]
Fewest unbeaten teams
0, 1954
Most matches to qualify for World Cup finals
22, Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (2018)
Longest distance travelled in a single qualifying campaign
155,000 miles: Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (2018)
Most brothers in the same team in the finals
3, Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras (Johnny Palacios, Jerry Palacios, Wilson Palacios, 2010) [27]

Teams: Overall performance (winning percentage)

In one tournament

All time

Best overall performance
TeamPldWDLWin %GFGAGDGD/MGF/M
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay (1930)4400100153+12+3.03.8
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil (1970)6600100197+12+2.03.2
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (2002)7700100184+14+2.02.6
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy (1938)44*00100115+6+1.52.8

* 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.
TeamPldWDLWin %GFGAGDGD/MGF/M
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea (1954)20020016−16−8.00.0
Flag of Bolivia (state).svg  Bolivia (1950)1001008−8−8.00.0
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Dutch East Indies (1938)1001006−6−6.00.0
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States (1934)1001017−6−6.01.0
Flag of Zaire.svg  Zaire (1974)30030014−14−4.70.0
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia (2002)30030012−12−4.00.0
Flag of Bolivia (state).svg  Bolivia (1930)2002008−8−4.00.0
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (1954)2002008−8−4.00.0
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador (1982)30030113−12−4.00.3
Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti (1974)30030214−12−4.00.7

Host team

Best overall performance
TeamPldWDLWin %GFGAGD
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay (1930)4400100153+12
Worst overall performance
TeamPldWDLWin %GFGAGD
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (1982)51222045−1

Defending champion

Best overall performance
TeamPldWDLWin %GFGAGDGD/MGF/M
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy (1938)44*00100115+6+1.52.8

* one of the wins was after extra time

Worst overall performance
TeamPldWDLWin %GFGAGDGD/MGF/M
Flag of France.svg  France (2002)3012003−3−1.00.0

Champion

Best overall performance
see all-time best overall performance above
Worst overall performance
TeamPldWDLWin %GFGAGDGD/MGF/M
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (1982)743057126+6+0.9+1.7

* one of the wins was after extra time

Non-champion

Best overall performance
TeamPldWDLWin %GFGAGDGD/MGF/M
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (1990)761086102+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 – Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (2010) ranked 83 – won 2–1 over Flag of France.svg  France (ranked 9)
Biggest upset in the knockout stage, per FIFA rankings
+34 – Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea (2002) ranked 40 – won 2–1 over Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (ranked 6) [lower-alpha 33]
Biggest upset of a former champion, per FIFA rankings
+74 – Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (2010) ranked 83 – won 2–1 over Flag of France.svg  France (ranked 9)
Biggest upset of a defending champion, per FIFA rankings
+56 – Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (2018) ranked 57 – won 2–0 over Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (ranked 1)
Biggest upset of a top ranked team, per FIFA rankings
+56 – Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (2018) ranked 57 – won 2–0 over Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (ranked 1)

Continental Records

Biggest upset by an African team, per FIFA rankings
+74 – Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (2010) ranked 83 – won 2–1 over Flag of France.svg  France (ranked 9)
Biggest upset by an Asian team, per FIFA rankings
+56 – Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (2018) ranked 57 – won 2–0 over Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (ranked 1)
Biggest upset by a European team, per FIFA rankings
+29 – Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (2010) ranked 34 – won 3–2 over Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (ranked 5)
Biggest upset by an Oceanian team, per FIFA rankings
+24 – Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (2006) ranked 42 – won 3–1 over Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (ranked 18)
Biggest upset by a North American team, per FIFA rankings
+21 – Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica (2014) ranked 28 – won 3–1 over Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay (ranked 7)
Biggest upset by a South American team, per FIFA rankings
+15 – Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador (2002) ranked 36 – won 1–0 over Flag of Croatia.svg  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, Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (1986–2018)
Most consecutive failed qualification attempts
20, Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg (19342018)
Most consecutive wins
11, Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil , from 2–1 Turkey (2002) to 3–0 Ghana (2006)
Most consecutive matches without a loss
13, Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil , from 3–0 Austria (1958) (group stage) to 2–0 Bulgaria (1966) (group stage)
Most consecutive losses
9, Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico , from 1–4 France (1930) to 0–3 Sweden (1958)
Most consecutive matches without a win
17, Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria , from 0–1 Argentina (1962) to 0–3 Nigeria (1994)
Most consecutive draws
5, Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium , from 0–0 Netherlands (1998) to 1–1 Tunisia (2002)
Most consecutive matches without a draw
16, Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal , from 3–1 Hungary (1966) to 1–0 Netherlands (2006)
Most consecutive matches scoring at least one goal
18, Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil (1930–1958) and Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (1934–1958)
Most consecutive matches scoring at least two goals
11, Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay (1930–1954)
Most consecutive matches scoring at least three / four goals
4, Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay (1930–1950) and Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary (1954) (four goals); also Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal (1966), Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany (1970), Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil (1970)
Most consecutive matches scoring at least six / eight goals
2, Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary (1954) (eight goals); also Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil (1950) (six goals)
Most consecutive matches without scoring a goal
5, Flag of Bolivia (state).svg  Bolivia (1930, 1950 and 1994), Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria (1986 and 2010), and Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras (1982 and 2010–2014)
Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal (clean sheets)
5, Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (1990) and Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (2006–2010)
Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal
559, Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (1994, 2006–2010) [28] [29]
Most consecutive matches conceding at least one goal
22, Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (1934–1994)
Most consecutive matches conceding at least two goals
9, Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico (1930–1958)
Most consecutive matches conceding at least three goals
5, Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico (1930–1950)
Most consecutive matches conceding at least four goals
3, Flag of Bolivia (state).svg  Bolivia (1930–1950), Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico (1930–1950)
Most consecutive matches conceding at least five / six / seven goals
2, Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea (1954) (seven goals); also Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States (1930–1934) (six goals); also Flag of Austria.svg  Austria (1954) (five goals)

Team

Biggest margin of victory
9, Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 9–0 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea , 1954; Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 9–0 Flag of Zaire.svg  Zaire , 1974 and Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 10–1 Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador , 1982
Biggest margin of victory, qualifying match
31, Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 31–0 Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa , April 11, 2001, 2002 OFC Group 1
Most goals scored in a match, one team
10, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 10–1 Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador , 1982
Most goals scored in a match, both teams
12, Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 7–5 Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland , 1954
Highest scoring draw
4–4, Flag of England.svg  England vs Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium (a.e.t.), 1954, and Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union vs Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia , 1962
Largest deficit overcome in a win
3 goals, Flag of Austria.svg  Austria , 1954 (coming from 0–3 down to win 7–5 vs Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland ) and Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal , 1966 (coming from 0–3 down to win 5–3 vs Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea )
Largest deficit overcome in a draw
3 goals, Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia , 1962 (coming from 0–3 down to draw 4–4 vs Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union ) and Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay , 2002 (coming from 0–3 down to draw 3–3 vs Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal )
Most goals scored in extra time, both teams
5, Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3–2 Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany , 1970
Most goals scored in a final, one team
5, Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil , 1958
Most goals scored in a final, both teams
7, Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 5–2 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden , 1958
Fewest goals scored in a final, both teams
0, Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0–0 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy , 1994
Biggest margin of victory in a final
3, Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 5–2 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden , 1958; Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 4–1 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy , 1970, and Flag of France.svg  France 3–0 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil , 1998
Largest deficit overcome in a win in a final
2, Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany , 1954 (coming from 0–2 down to win 3–2 vs Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary )
Most goals in a tournament, one team
27, Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary , 1954
Most individual goalscorers for one team, one match
7, Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia , vs Flag of Zaire.svg  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, Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  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: Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey (1954) – lost 1–4 to Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany , then won 7–0 over Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea ; and Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany (1954) – lost 3–8 to Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary , then won 7–2 over Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Largest goal difference worsening in consecutive matches
−12: Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (1938) – won 8–0 over Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba , then lost 1–5 to Flag of Hungary 1940.svg  Hungary ; Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey (1954) – won 7–0 over Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea , then lost 2–7 to Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany ; Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary (1982) – won 10–1 over Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador , then lost 1–4 to Flag of Argentina.svg  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 (Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria ), Oleg Salenko (Flag of Russia.svg  Russia ), Romário (Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil ), Jürgen Klinsmann (Flag of Germany.svg  Germany ), Roberto Baggio (Flag of Italy.svg  Italy ) and Kennet Andersson (Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden )
Most players scoring at least six goals in a tournament
4, 1954 - Sándor Kocsis (Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary ), Erich Probst (Flag of Austria.svg  Austria ), Max Morlock (Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany ) and Josef Hügi (Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland )
Most players scoring at least seven goals in a tournament
2, 1970 - Gerd Müller (Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany ) and Jairzinho (Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil )
Longest distance covered by a player in a tournament
84km, 2014 - Thomas Müller (Flag of Germany.svg  Germany )

Top scoring teams by tournament

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

Host records

Most times hosted
2, Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico , 1970 and 1986; Flag of Italy.svg  Italy , 1934 and 1990; Flag of France.svg  France , 1938 and 1998; Flag of Germany.svg  Germany , 1974 and 2006; Flag of Brazil.svg  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: Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay , 1930; Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy , 1934; Flag of England.svg  England , 1966; Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany , 1974; Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina , 1978; Flag of France.svg  France , 1998
Worst performance by host
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa in 2010 became the first host to be eliminated in the first round [30] Two other hosts: Flag of the United States.svg  United States in 1994 and Flag of Spain.svg  Spain in 1982 both reached the second round but finished with a worse overall W–D–L record than Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 's, 1–1–1. However, Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa had a worse goal difference of −2 and both Flag of the United States.svg  United States and Flag of Spain.svg  Spain finished the first round with a goal difference of 0.
Had its best performance as hosts
Champions: Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay (1930), Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy (1934), Flag of England.svg  England (1966), [lower-alpha 37] Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany (1974), Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (1978), Flag of France.svg  France (1998) [31] [32]
Runners-up: Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (1958)
Third place: Flag of Chile.svg  Chile (1962)
Fourth place: Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea (2002)
Quarter-finals: Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (1954), [lower-alpha 38] Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (1970, 1986), Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (2018) [lower-alpha 39]
Round of 16: Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (2002) [lower-alpha 40]
Group stage of 32: Flag of South Africa.svg  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 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 's 1930 and 1982 results drop out and the leader is Flag of Germany.svg  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 Flag of England.svg  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 Flag of Mexico.svg  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: Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (1934–1938), Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia (1954–1958), Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (1958–1962), Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary (1962–1966), Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (1994–1998), Flag of England.svg  England (2002–2006), Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (2006–2010), and Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (2006–2010).
  6. Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey had a gap of 12 tournaments, equal to that of Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt and Flag of Norway.svg  Norway , from 1954 to 2002.
  7. In 1954, the Flag of Germany.svg  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, Flag of Germany.svg  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. 1 2 Other teams never progressing from the first round in at least two appearances are as follows: 5 appearances Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018) and Flag of Iran.svg  Iran (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018); 3 appearances Flag of Bolivia (state).svg  Bolivia (1930, 1950, 1994), Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (1998, 2002, 2010), Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras (1982, 2010, 2014), Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast (2006, 2010, 2014) and Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt (1934, 1990, 2018); 2 appearances Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador (1970, 1982), Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (1982, 2010) and Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia (2002, 2010).
  9. Although Flag of France.svg  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, Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina won second round group ahead of Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil which disputed 3rd place match against Flag of Italy.svg  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 Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba (1938), Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales (1958), Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany (1974), Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine (2006) and Flag of Slovakia.svg  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 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A match decided by a penalty shoot-out is considered a draw for both sides.
  23. Flag of England.svg  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, Flag of France.svg  France had 6 match wins; however, the Flag of Italy.svg  Italy match is regarded as drawn although France progressed via penalties. In addition, France's win against Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Paraguay happened after extra time, while Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil won all their matches in regular time.
  25. Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay also qualified for the 1950 finals without playing a match as a result of withdrawals by other teams in South America.
  26. Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland in 1974, Flag of Italy.svg  Italy in 1990, and Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium in 2018 also won 6 matches, but one of them was the third-place playoff. Playing fewer matches, Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina in 1930, Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia in 1934, and Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary in 1938 and 1954 won all the games but lost the final.
  27. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands also won all eight of their qualification matches.
  28. Details as follows: Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil in 1970 beat England (first round), Uruguay (semi-final) and Italy (final). Flag of Italy.svg  Italy in 1982 beat Argentina (second group stage), Brazil (second group stage) and West Germany (final). Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina in 1986 beat Uruguay (round of 16), England (quarter-final), and West Germany (final). Flag of Germany.svg  Germany in 2010 beat England (round of 16), Argentina (quarter-final) and Uruguay (third-place match). In 2014, Flag of Germany.svg  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. Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden progressed to the last eight without playing a single match as a result of the withdrawal of Flag of Austria.svg  Austria .
  32. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 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 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (ranked 70) winning over Flag of Spain.svg  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 Flag of France.svg  France in 1982 and Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy in 2006.
  36. Matches within one tournament. Otherwise, Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary had a +11 swing between 2–4 v Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy in 1938 and 9–0 v Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea in 1954; and again between 1–3 v Flag of France.svg  France in 1978 and 10–1 v Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador in 1982; and likewise Flag of Germany.svg  Germany between 0–3 v Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia in 1998 and 8–0 v Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia in 2002.
  37. Also had its only title at home.
  38. Flag of Switzerland.svg   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 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union , who reached the semi-finals in 1966.
  40. Also reached this stage in 2010 and 2018.
  41. 2010 had hosts Flag of South Africa.svg  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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