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FIFA World Cup Records

Most capped player, top scorer on one competition, most goals scored, read about the World Cup records. 

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Who hold this record ?

Most goals scored

Germany with 224 goals


Who hold this record ?

Most finishes in the top 2

Germany with 8 finals:

  • 4 wins: 1954, 1974, 1990, 2014
  • 4 defeats: 1966, 1982, 1986, 2002

Who hold this record ?

Most titles won

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


Who hold this record ?

Most goals conceded

Germany with 121 goals


Who hold this record ?

Most wins

Brazil with 70 wins


Who hold this record ?

Most losses

Mexico with 25 defeats


Who hold this record ?

Most consecutive wins

Brazil with 11 wins, from 2002 (2-1 vs Turkey) to 2006 (3-0 vs Ghana)


Who hold this record ?

Top scorer in a tournament

Just Fontaine with 13 goals in 1958


Who hold this record ?

Top scorer in World Cup's history

Miroslav Klose with 16 goals:

  • 5 in 2002
  • 5 in 2006
  • 4 in 2010
  • 2 in 2014

Who hold this record ?

Highest average of goals scored per match

Hungary with 2,72


Who hold this record ?

Most goals scored in a match, both team

12 goals, Austria 7-5 Switzerland


Who hold this record ?

Most goals scored in a match, one team

10 goals, Hungary vs Salvador (10-1)


Who hold this record ?

Fewest goals conceded in one tournament

Switzerland with 0 goals (eliminated in penalty shootout against Ukraine)


Who hold this record ?

Most tournaments played for a player

5 tournaments:

  • Lothar Matthäus (1982-1998)
  • Gianluigi Buffon (1998-2014)
  • Antonio Carbajal (1950-1966)

Who hold this record ?

Most matchs played for a player

Lothar Matthäus with 25 matchs: 2 in 1982, 7 in 1986, 7 in 1990, 5 in 1994, 4 in 1998


Who hold this record ?

Most wins for a player

Cafu (Brazil) with 16 wins


Who hold this record ?

Youngest player

Norman Whiteside (Northern Ireland) in 1982: 17 years, 1 month and 10 days 


Who hold this record ?

Oldest player

Faryd Mondragon (Colombie) in 2014: 43 years and 3 days


Who hold this record ?

Oldest goalscorer

Roger Milla (Cameroon) against Russia (1-6)


Who hold this record ?

Fastest sending off

José Batista (Uruguay) in 56 seconds


Who hold this record ?

Most matches refereed

Ravshan Irmanov (Uzbékistan) with 9 matches :

  • 2010: 4 matches
  • 2014: 5 matches

Who hold this record ?

Win the tournament after losing the first match

Spain in 2010 (against Switzerland 0-1)


Who hold this record ?

Most goals conceded in one tournament

South Korea with 16 goals conceded


Who hold this record ?

Most goals scored by the champion

West Germany with 25 goals in 1954


Who hold this record ?

Fewest goals scored by the champion

Spain with 8 goals in 2010


Who hold this record ?

Most World Cup appearances ?

Brazil with 20 appearances (on 20 competitions)