This article lists records of the FIFA World Cup and its qualification matches.

• Highest scoring: Austria 7 Switzerland 5, 26 Jun 1954
• Biggest wins: Hungary 10 El Salvador 1,

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; Hungary 9 South Korea 0,

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• Biggest win in a qualifying match: Australia 31 American Samoa 0, April 11 2001, Coffs Harbour, Australia, 2002 World Cup;
• Longest winning stretch: Brazil, 10 consecutive wins from 2-1 Turkey (

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• Most wins, one tournament: 7 - Brazil (

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• Most common match: Brazil vs. Sweden, 7 times (

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• Most appearances: Template:BRAf, 18 (only country to appear in every World Cup)
• Most games: Template:BRAf, 87
• Most wins : Template:BRAf, 62 (out of 87 games)
• Most goals: Template:BRAf, 191 (out of 87 games)
• Most losses: Template:MEXf 23 (out of 42 games)

• Most World Cup tournament appearances: 5, Antonio Carbajal (Template:MEXf, 1950-1966) and Lothar Matthäus ( West Germany and Germany, 1982-1998).
• Most World Cup final tournament match appearances: 25, Lothar Matthäus, West Germany and Germany, 1982-1998.
• Most World Cup final tournament minutes played: 2,220 minutes, Paolo Maldini, Template:ITAf, 1990-2002.
• Most World Cup final appearances: 3, Cafu (Template:BRAf, 1994-2002).
• Youngest player: Norman Whiteside ( Northern Ireland), 17 years and 42 days, Northern Ireland vs Yugoslavia,

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• Youngest player, final: Pelé ( Brazil), 17 years and 249 days,

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• Youngest player, qualifying match: Souleymane Mamam ( Togo), 13 years, 310 days, Togo vs Zambia, May 6 2001,

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• Oldest player: Roger Milla ( Cameroon), 42 years and 39 days, Cameroon vs Russia,

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• Oldest player, final: Dino Zoff ( Italy), 40 years and 133 days, 1982 World Cup.
• Oldest player, qualifying match: MacDonald Taylor ( United States Virgin Islands), 46 years 180 days, U.S. Virgin Islands vs St. Kitts and Nevis, February 18 2004, 2006 World Cup.
• Largest age difference on same team: 23 years, 358 days,

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, Template:CMRf (Rigobert Song: 18 years, 10 days; Roger Milla: 42 years, 1 day).

• Largest age difference on same team in a final: 22 years, 5 days,

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, Template:ITAf (Dino Zoff: 40 years, 11 days; Giuseppe Bergomi: 18 years, 6 days).

• Most goals scored: 14, Gerd Müller ( West Germany, 1970-1974). Ronaldo ( Brazil, 1994-?).
• Most goals scored in one tournament: 13, Just Fontaine (Template:FRAf),

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• Most goals scored in one match: 5, Oleg Salenko, Russia vs Cameroon,

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• Longest period between a player's first and last goals: 12 years, Pelé (Template:BRAf, 1958-1970), Uwe Seeler ( West Germany, 1958-1970), Diego Maradona (Template:ARGf, 1982-1994), Michael Laudrup (Template:DENf, 1986-1998), Henrik Larsson (Template:SWEf, 1994-2006), Sami Al-Jaber (Template:KSAf, 1994-2006)
• Youngest goalscorer: 17 years and 239 days, Pelé (Template:BRAf), Brazil vs Wales,

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• Oldest goalscorer: 42 years and 39 days, Roger Milla (Template:CMRf), Cameroon vs Russia, World Cup 1994.
• Tournament with most goals: 1998, 171 goals
• Tournament with most goals per match: 1954, 5.38 goals per match
• Tournament with fewest goals per match: 1990, 2.21 goals per match

• First ever goal: Lucien Laurent ( France), France vs Mexico, 13 Jul 1930,

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• Fastest goal from kickoff: 11 seconds, Hakan Şükür ( Turkey), Turkey vs South Korea, 29 Jun 2002,

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• Fastest goal by a substitute: 16 seconds, Ebbe Sand ( Denmark), Denmark vs Nigeria, 28 Jun 1998,

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Goals	Scorers
14	Gerd Müller, Ronaldo*
13	Just Fontaine
12	Pelé
11	Jürgen Klinsmann, Sándor Kocsis
10	Gabriel Batistuta, Teófilo Cubillas, Gary Lineker, Grzegorz Lato, Helmut Rahn
9	Ademir (1), Roberto Baggio, Eusébio, Jairzinho, Miroslav Klose*, Paolo Rossi, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Uwe Seeler, Vavá, Christian Vieri
8	Leônidas, Diego Maradona, Omar Oscar Míguez, Guillermo Stábile, Rivaldo, Rudi Völler
7	Careca, Oldrich Nejedly, Hans Schäfer, Johnny Rep, Lajos Tichy, Andrzej Szarmach
6	Mario Kempes, Erich Probst, Bebeto, Roberto Rivelino, Hristo Stoitchkov, Davor Šuker, Helmut Haller, Lothar Matthäus, Max Morlock, Dennis Bergkamp, Rob Rensenbrink, Györgi Sárosi, Toto Schillaci, Zbigniew Boniek, Oleg Salenko, Josef Hügi

• "*" denotes players active in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
• ¹ There was a controversy regarding the number of goals scored by the Brazilian Ademir Menezes in 1950 because of incomplete data from the final group round game against Spain, that ended in a 6-1 victory for Brazil. The first goal had been credited to Spanish defender Parra as an own goal, and the fifth Brazilian goal was credited to Jair. However, recently FIFA credited Ademir with both these goals, thus making him the 1950 World Cup top scorer, with nine goals.

Time (seconds)	Player	Opponent	World Cup
11	Hakan Şükür	Template:KORf	2002 Korea/Japan
15	Václav Mašek	Template:MEXf	1962 Chile
23	Park Soong-Jin	Template:PORf	1966 England
24	Ernst Lehner	Template:AUTf	1934 Italy
27	Bryan Robson	Template:FRAf	1982 Spain
37	Bernard Lacombe	Template:ITAf	1978 Argentina

Goal	Date	Scorer	Country For	Result of Match	Country Against
1st	July 13, 1930	Lucien Laurent	Template:FRAf	1-0	Template:MEXf
100th	May 27, 1934	Angelo Schiavio	Template:ITAf	7-1	Cape Peninsula University of Technology Central University of Technology Durban University of Technology Mangosuthu University of Technology Nelson Mandela University North-West University Rhodes University Sefako Makgatho_Health Sciences University Sol Plaatje University Stellenbosch University Tshwane University of Technology University of the Free State University of Cape Town University of Fort Hare University of Johannesburg University of Limpopo University of Mpumalanga University of KwaZulu-Natal Tukkies University of the Western Cape University of Venda Vaal University of Technology Walter Sisulu University University of the Witwatersrand University of Zululand UNISA class=notpageimage| Locations of the public universities in South Africa
200th	June 12, 1938	H.Andersson	Template:SWEf	8-0	Template:CUBf
300th	July 13, 1950	Chico	Template:BRAf	6-0	Template:ESPf
400th	June 23, 1954	Max Morlock	Template:FRGf	7-2	Template:TURf
500th	June 11, 1958	Bobby Collins	Template:SCOf	2-3	Template:PARf
600th	June 2, 1962	Drazen Jerkovic	Template:YUGf	3-1	Template:URUf
700th	July 15, 1966	Pak Seung-zin	Template:PRKf	1-1	Template:CHIf
800th	June 7, 1970	Gerd Müller	Template:FRGf	5-2	Template:BGRf
900th	June 23, 1974	Hector Yazalde	Template:ARGf	4-1	Template:HAIfold
1000th	June 11, 1978	Rob Rensenbrink	Template:NEDf	2-3	Template:SCOf
1100th	June 19, 1982	Sergei Baltacha	Template:RUSf	3-0	Template:NZLf
1200th	June 1, 1986	Jean-Pierre Papin	Template:FRAf	1-0	Template:CANf
1300th	June 18, 1986	Gary Lineker	Template:ENGf	3-0	Template:PARf
1400th	June 20, 1990	Johnny Ekström	Template:SWEf	1-2	Template:CRCf
1500th	June 25, 1994	Claudio Caniggia	Template:ARGf	2-1	Template:NGAf
1600th	June 12, 1998	Pierre Issa (og)	Template:RSAf	0-3	Template:FRAf
1700th	June 25, 1998	Komljenović	Template:YUGf	1-0	Cape Peninsula University of Technology Central University of Technology Durban University of Technology Mangosuthu University of Technology Nelson Mandela University North-West University Rhodes University Sefako Makgatho_Health Sciences University Sol Plaatje University Stellenbosch University Tshwane University of Technology University of the Free State University of Cape Town University of Fort Hare University of Johannesburg University of Limpopo University of Mpumalanga University of KwaZulu-Natal Tukkies University of the Western Cape University of Venda Vaal University of Technology Walter Sisulu University University of the Witwatersrand University of Zululand UNISA class=notpageimage| Locations of the public universities in South Africa
1800th	June 5, 2002	Beto	Template:PORf	2-3	Cape Peninsula University of Technology Central University of Technology Durban University of Technology Mangosuthu University of Technology Nelson Mandela University North-West University Rhodes University Sefako Makgatho_Health Sciences University Sol Plaatje University Stellenbosch University Tshwane University of Technology University of the Free State University of Cape Town University of Fort Hare University of Johannesburg University of Limpopo University of Mpumalanga University of KwaZulu-Natal Tukkies University of the Western Cape University of Venda Vaal University of Technology Walter Sisulu University University of the Witwatersrand University of Zululand UNISA class=notpageimage| Locations of the public universities in South Africa
1900th	June 18, 2002	Christian Vieri	Template:ITAf	1-2	Template:KORf
2000th	June 20, 2006	Marcus Allbäck	Template:SWEf	2-2	Template:ENGf
2100th	TBD(2)

²2027 goals scored so far (as of Ronaldo's goal for Brazil against Japan on June 22, 2006)

Coaches

• Most matches coached: 25, Helmut Schön (West Germany, 1966-1978).
• Most wins: 16, Helmut Schön (West Germany, 1966-1978).
• Most championships: 2, Vittorio Pozzo (Italy, 1934-1938).
• Most nations coached: 5, Bora Milutinović (Mexico, 1986; Costa Rica, 1990; USA, 1994; Nigeria, 1998; China, 2002).
• Most consecutive wins: 10, Luiz Felipe Scolari (Brazil, 2002) (Portugal, 2006).

Tournament progress

Appearances in final

• 7 - Brazil, Germany
• 5 - Italy
• 4 - Argentina
• 2 - Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Netherlands, Uruguay
• 1 - England, France, Sweden

Note, the 1950 final group fixture between Uruguay and Brazil is usually counted as a final for statistical purposes.

Appearances in semi finals/last four

• 10 - Brazil, Germany
• 7 - Italy
• 4 - Argentina, France, Sweden, Uruguay
• 3 - Netherlands
• 2 - Austria, Czechoslovakia, England, Hungary, Poland, Yugoslavia
• 1 - Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile, Croatia, Portugal, South Korea, Soviet Union, Spain, Turkey, USA

Note, the 1974 and 1978 tournaments progressed directly from a final eight group stage to a final two championship game. Participants in both the final and the third-place game are considered semifinalists for statistical purposes.

Attendance

• At a World Cup final tournament: 174,000, Uruguay vs Brazil, 16 July 1950, Maracana Stadium, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, World Cup 1950 (Also known as Maracanazo).

• At a World Cup qualifying match: 162,764, Brazil vs Colombia, 9 March 1977, Maracana Stadium, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, World Cup 1978.

Discipline

• Fastest Yellow Card: 0 second, Sergei Gorlukovich ( Russia), Sweden vs Russia,

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• Fastest Red Card: 56 seconds, José Batista (Template:URUf), Scotland vs Uruguay,

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• Most Red Cards (Tournament): 21 (in 64 games), 1998, France.

• Most Red Cards (Team): 9 by Argentina (in 60 games) and 9 by Brazil (in 87 Games)

• Most Yellow Cards (Tournament): 265 (in 64 games), 2002, Korea.

• Most Yellow Cards (Team): 80 by Argentina (in 60 games)

• Most Yellow Cards by a player in a single match: 3 (61', 90', 93') Josip Simunic Croatia vs Australia,

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(referee: Graham_Poll);

Note: Eight teams (Angola, Côte d'Ivoire, Czech Republic, Ghana, Serbia & Montenegro (have attended as Yugoslavia), Togo, Trinidad & Tobago and Ukraine) are making their first appearance. Six of these teams, Angola, Côte d'Ivoire, Czech Republic, Ghana, Togo, and Ukraine have already scored goals in the 2006 competition. Australia also scored its first World Cup goal in 2006, having gone offensively goalless in three games in 1974, but conceding one 'own' goal.

• Template:CANf (3 games in 1986)
• Template:CHNf (3 games in 2002)
• Template:DEIf (Indonesia, 1 game in 1938)
• Template:GREf (3 games in 1994)
• Template:TRIf (3 games in 2006)
• Template:ZAIf (Congo DR, 3 games in 1974)

• Template:CANf (3 games in 1986)
• Template:CHNf (3 games in 2002)
• Template:DEIf (Indonesia, 1 game in 1938)
• Template:SLVf (6 games, in 1970 and 1982)
• Template:GREf (3 games in 1994)
• Template:HAIfold (3 games in 1974)
• Template:IRQf (3 games in 1986)
• Template:NZLf (3 games in 1982)
• Template:SVNf (3 games in 2002)
• Template:UAEf (3 games in 1990)
• Template:ZAIf (Congo DR, 3 games in 1974)

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• The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF)
• Largest Margins of Victory - FIFA (PDF)
• Largest Crowds - FIFA (PDF)