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, 80 national teams have competed at the finals of the
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is the only team to have appeared in all 22 tournaments to date, with
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having participated in 20,
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and
Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
in 18 and
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in 17. Eight nations have won the tournament. The inaugural winners in 1930 were
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; the current champions are Argentina. The most successful nation is Brazil, which has won the cup on five occasions. Five teams have appeared in
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without winning, while twelve more have appeared in the semi-finals.


List of tournaments


Overall team records

The system used in the World Cup up to 1990 was 2 points for a win. In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in
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are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored. ; Breakdown of successor team records


Hosts


Teams statistics

''Note: In case there are teams with equal quantities, they will be mentioned in chronological order of tournament history (the teams that attained the quantity first, are listed first). If the quantity was attained by more than one team in the same tournament, the teams will be listed alphabetically.'' ''For a detailed list of top four appearances, see FIFA World Cup results.''


Most titles

* – 5 (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)


Most finishes in the top two

*/West Germany – 8 (1954, 1966, 1974, 1982, 1986 and 1990 as West Germany, 2002 and 2014 as Germany)


Most second-place finishes

*/West Germany – 4 (1966, 1982, 1986 as West Germany, 2002 as Germany)


Most World Cup appearances

* – 22 (every tournament)


Most consecutive championships

* – 2 (1934–1938) * – 2 (1958–1962)


Most consecutive finishes in the top two

* – 3 (1982–1990) * – 3 (1994–2002)


Longest gap between successive titles

* – 44 years (nine editions, 1938–1982)


Longest gap between successive appearances in the top two

* – 48 years (10 editions, 1930–1978)


Longest gap between successive appearances at the FIFA World Cup

* – 64 years (16 editions, 1958–2022)


Worst finish by defending champions

*Did not participate – (1934) *Group stage – (1950) *Group stage – (1966) *Group stage – (2002) *Group stage – (2010) *Group stage – (2014) *Group stage – (2018)


Players


Most appearances

Players in bold text are still active with their national team as of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.


Most championships

*
Pelé Edson Arantes do Nascimento (; born 23 October 1940), known as Pelé (), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and labelled "the greatest" by FIFA, ...
– 3 (, 1958, 1962 and 1970)


Most appearances in a World Cup final

*
Cafu Marcos Evangelista de Morais (born 7 June 1970), known as Cafu (), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Known for his pace and energetic attacking runs along the right flank, he is regarded as one of the gr ...
– 3 (; 1994, 1998, 2002)


Youngest player

*
Norman Whiteside Norman Whiteside (born 7 May 1965) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and striker. Whiteside began his career at Manchester United, signing professional forms in 1982 at the age of 17 and quickly be ...
– (for vs. , 17 June 1982)


Youngest player in a final

*Pelé – (for vs. , 29 June 1958)


Oldest player

*
Essam El-Hadary Essam Kamal Tawfiq El Hadary ( ar, عصام كمال توفيق الحضري; born 15 January 1973) is an Egyptian goalkeeping coach and former professional footballer. Nicknamed the "High Dam", El Hadary spent the largest portion of his club ...
– (for vs. , 25 June 2018)


Oldest player in a final

*
Dino Zoff Dino Zoff (; born 28 February 1942) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is the oldest ever winner of the World Cup, which he earned as captain of the Italian national team in the 1982 tournament, at the ...
– ( vs. , 11 July 1982)


Goalscoring


Individual


Top goalscorers

Players in bold text are still active with their national team as of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.


Most goals scored in a single tournament

*
Just Fontaine Just Louis Fontaine (born 18 August 1933) is a French former professional footballer. A prolific forward, he is best known for scoring the most goals in a single edition of the FIFA World Cup, with thirteen in six matches in 1958. In 2004, Pel ...
– 13 (, 1958)


Most goals scored in a match

*
Oleg Salenko Oleg Anatolyevich Salenko (russian: Олег Анатольевич Саленко, uk, Олег Анатолійович Саленко; born 25 October 1969) is a Russian-Ukrainian former footballer who played as a forward. He scored a recor ...
– 5 (for vs. , 1994)


Most goals scored in a final match

*
Geoff Hurst Sir Geoffrey Charles Hurst (born 8 December 1941) is an English former professional footballer. A striker, he became the first man to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final when England recorded a 4–2 victory over West Germany at Wembley St ...
– 3 (for vs. , 1966) *
Kylian Mbappé Kylian Mbappé Lottin (born 20 December 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team. Considered one of the best players in the world, he is renowned for his dribb ...
– 3 (for vs. , 2022)


Most goals scored in final matches (overall)

*Kylian Mbappé – 4 (, 2018, 2022)


Most consecutive matches scored in

*Just Fontaine – 6 (, 1958) *
Jairzinho Jair Ventura Filho (born 25 December 1944), better known as Jairzinho (), is a Brazilian former footballer. A quick, skillful, and powerful right winger known for his finishing ability and eye for goal, he was a key member and top scorer of th ...
– 6 (, 1970)


Most tournaments scored in

*
Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (; born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains the Portugal national team. He is currently a free agent. Widely regarded as one of the greatest p ...
– 5 (, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022)


Milestone goals

*Scorer of first goal –
Lucien Laurent Lucien Laurent (10 December 1907 – 11 April 2005) was a French association football player who played as a Forward (association football), forward. Playing for France national football team, France, at the 1930 FIFA World Cup, 1930 World Cup he ...
(for vs. , 13 July 1930) *Scorer of 100th goal –
Angelo Schiavio Angelo Schiavio (; 15 October 1905 – 17 September 1990) was an Italian footballer who played as a forward. Schiavio spent his entire career with Bologna, the club of the city where he was born and died; he won four league titles with the clu ...
(for vs. , 27 May 1934) *Scorer of 1,000th goal –
Rob Rensenbrink Rob Rensenbrink (; 3 July 1947 – 24 January 2020) was a Dutch footballer and member of the Netherlands national team that reached two World Cup finals in 1974 and 1978. A creative and prolific left winger or forward, he became a legend in B ...
(for vs. , 11 June 1978) *Scorer of 2,000th goal –
Marcus Allbäck Marcus Christian Allbäck (; born 5 July 1973) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was known for his sharp finishing ability and represented clubs in Sweden, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, England, and Germ ...
(for vs. , 20 June 2006)


Youngest goalscorer

*
Pelé Edson Arantes do Nascimento (; born 23 October 1940), known as Pelé (), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and labelled "the greatest" by FIFA, ...
– (for vs. , 19 June 1958)


Youngest goalscorer in a final

*Pelé – (for vs. , 29 June 1958)


Oldest goalscorer

*
Roger Milla Albert Roger Miller (born 20 May 1952), known as Roger Milla, is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was one of the first African players to be a major star on the international stage. He played in three Wor ...
– (for vs. , 28 June 1994)


Oldest goalscorer in a final

*
Nils Liedholm Nils Erik Liedholm (; 8 October 1922 – 5 November 2007) was a Swedish football midfielder and coach. ''Il Barone'' (The Baron), as he is affectionately known in Italy, was renowned for being part of the Swedish "Gre-No-Li" trio of strikers al ...
– (for vs. , 29 June 1958)


Fastest goal

*
Hakan Şükür Hakan Şükür (; born 1 September 1971) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Nicknamed the "Bull of the Bosphorus" and ''Kral'' (king), he spent the majority of his professional career with Galatasaray, being a ...
– 11 seconds (for vs. , 2002)


Fastest goal in a final

*
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– 90 seconds (for vs. , 1974)


Team


Biggest wins


Biggest win in a final


Highest scoring matches


Most goals in a tournament

* – 27 (
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)


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.


Tournament


Most goals scored in a tournament

*
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– 172 goals


Fewest goals scored in a tournament

*
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– 70 goals *
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– 70 goals


Most goals per match in a tournament

*
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– 5.38 goals per match


Fewest goals per match in a tournament

*
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– 2.21 goals per match


Own goals


Assists


Most assists

*
Pelé Edson Arantes do Nascimento (; born 23 October 1940), known as Pelé (), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and labelled "the greatest" by FIFA, ...
– 10 (, 1958–1970)


Most assists in a tournament

*Pelé – 6 (, 1970)


Most assists provided in a match

*
Robert Gadocha Robert Gadocha (born 10 January 1946 in Kraków) is a retired Polish soccer player, most notable for playing for Legia Warsaw. Gadocha, who started his career in Garbarnia Kraków. later also played for FC Nantes, and briefly in the United S ...
– 4 (for vs. , 1974)


Most assists provided in final matches

*Pelé – 3 (, 1 in 1958, 2 in 1970)


Penalty shoot-outs


Goalkeeping


Most clean sheets

*
Peter Shilton Peter Leslie Shilton (born 18 September 1949) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. His 30-year career included spells at 11 clubs and he has the distinction of playing over 1,000 league games, including in ...
– 10 (, 1982–1990) *
Fabien Barthez Fabien Alain Barthez (born 28 June 1971) is a French racing driver and former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. At club level, he played football in both France and England with Toulouse, Marseille, AS Monaco, Manchester United ...
– 10 (, 1998–2006)


Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal

*
Walter Zenga Walter Zenga (; born 28 April 1960) is an Italian manager (association football), football manager and former player who last managed Serie A club Cagliari Calcio, Cagliari. He was a long-time Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for In ...
– 517 mins, 5 consecutive clean sheets (, 1990)


Most goals conceded

*
Antonio Carbajal Antonio Félix "Tota" Carbajal Rodríguez (; born 7 June 1929) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was also called ''"El Cinco Copas"'', in reference to his then-record of five World Cups played. Club care ...
– 25 (, 1950–1966) *
Mohamed Al-Deayea Mohamed Abdullaziz Al-Deayea ( ar, محمد عبد العزيز الدعيع; born 2 August 1972) is a Saudi Arabian former professional footballer who played as a football goalkeeper. He participated in four FIFA World Cups for the Saudi Ara ...
– 25 (, 1994–2006)


Most goals conceded in one tournament

* Hong Deok-young – 16 (, 1954)


Fewest goals conceded in one tournament

*
Pascal Zuberbühler Pascal Zuberbühler (born 8 January 1971) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played in the Swiss Super League for Grasshopper, Basel and Neuchâtel Xamax. He also had a season on loan to Bayer Leverkusen of ...
– 0 (, 2006)


Fewest goals conceded in one tournament for the eventual winners

*Fabien Barthez – 2 (, 1998) *
Gianluigi Buffon Gianluigi Buffon (; born 28 January 1978) is an Italian professional footballer who captains and plays as a goalkeeper for the club Parma. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time. He is one of the few recorded pl ...
– 2 (, 2006) * Iker Casillas – 2 (, 2010)


Most saves in one match

* Tim Howard – 16 (for vs. , 2014)


Most penalties saved (excluding penalty shoot-outs)

*
Jan Tomaszewski Jan Tomaszewski (Polish pronunciation: ; born 9 January 1948) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the 1970s. He kept goal for the Poland national teams that came third at the 1974 World Cup, where he was na ...
– 2 (, both in 1974) * Brad Friedel – 2 (, both in 2002) *Iker Casillas – 2 (, 2002, 2010) *
Wojciech Szczęsny Wojciech Tomasz Szczęsny (; born 18 April 1990) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Juventus and the Poland national team. After starting his club career at Legia Warsaw, Szczęsny signed for Arsenal in Jan ...
– 2 (, both in 2022)


Most penalties saved in one penalty shoot-out

*
Ricardo Ricardo is the Spanish and Portuguese cognate of the name Richard. It derived from Proto-Germanic ''*rīks'' 'king, ruler' + ''*harduz'' 'hard, brave'. It may be a given name, or a surname. People Given name *Ricardo de Araújo Pereira, Portugu ...
– 3 (for vs. , 2006) *
Danijel Subašić Danijel Subašić (born 27 October 1984) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Hajduk Split. Subašić began his career in Croatia with Zadar and Hajduk. In January 2012, he joined Monaco, and went on to make 292 ...
– 3 (for vs. , 2018) *
Dominik Livaković Dominik Livaković (; born 9 January 1995) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the Croatia national team. Club career NK Zagreb Livaković became part of NK Zagreb's first t ...
– 3 (for vs. , 2022)


Most penalties saved overall in penalty shoot-outs

*
Harald Schumacher Harald Anton "Toni" Schumacher (born 6 March 1954) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. At club level, he won a Bundesliga title and three DFB-Pokal titles with 1. FC Köln. At international level, he represent ...
– 4 (, 1982–1986) *
Sergio Goycochea Sergio Javier Goycochea (; born 17 October 1963) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is best known for helping his country reach the 1990 FIFA World Cup Final with his penalty kick saves. Career Goyco ...
– 4 (, 1990) *Danijel Subašić – 4 (, 2018) *Dominik Livaković – 4 (, 2022)


Coaching


Most matches coached

*
Helmut Schön Helmut Schön (15 September 1915 – 23 February 1996) was a German football player and manager. He is best remembered for his exceptional career as manager of the West German national team in four consecutive World Cup tournaments, including ...
– 25 (, 1966–1978)


Most matches won

*Helmut Schön – 16 (, 1966–1978)


Most tournaments won

*
Vittorio Pozzo Vittorio Pozzo (; 2 March 1886 – 21 December 1968) was an Italian football player, manager and journalist. The creator of the ''Metodo'' tactical formation, Pozzo is regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time, and is the only manag ...
– 2 (, 1934–1938)


Most tournaments as a coach

*
Carlos Alberto Parreira Carlos Alberto Gomes Parreira (born 27 February 1943) is a Brazilian former football manager who holds the record for attending the most FIFA World Cup final tournaments as manager with six appearances. He also managed five different national te ...
– 6 (1982, 1990–1998, 2006, 2010)


Most different nations coached

*
Bora Milutinović Velibor "Bora" Milutinović ( sr-Cyrl, Велибор Бора Милутиновић; born 7 September 1944) is a Serbian former professional footballer and manager. He has managed at five editions of the FIFA World Cup, tied for the record a ...
– 5 ( in 1986, in 1990, in 1994, in 1998 and in 2002) *Carlos Alberto Parreira – 5 ( in 1982, in 1990, in 1994 and 2006, in 1998 and in 2010)


Most consecutive tournaments as a coach

*Bora Milutinović – 5 (1986–2002)


Most consecutive tournaments as a coach with the same team

*
Walter Winterbottom Sir Walter Winterbottom (31 March 1913 – 16 February 2002) was an English football player and coach. He was the first manager of the England national team (1946–1962) and Director of Coaching for The Football Association (the FA). He ...
– 4 (, 1950–1962) *Helmut Schön (, 1966–1978)


Youngest coach

*
Juan José Tramutola Juan José Tramutola (21 October 1902 — 30 November 1968) was an Argentine football coach. He defended Argentina to bring home a gold medal from the 1929 Copa América and a silver medal from the inaugural World Cup in Uruguay. Along with ma ...
– (, 1930)


Youngest coach of a World Cup winning team

* Alberto Suppici – (, 1930)


Oldest coach

*
Otto Rehhagel Otto Rehhagel (; born 9 August 1938) is a German former football coach and player. Rehhagel is one of only two people who, as player and manager combined, has participated in over 1,000 Bundesliga matches (the other being Jupp Heynckes). In t ...
– (, 2010)


Oldest coach of a World Cup winning team

*
Vicente del Bosque Vicente del Bosque González, 1st Marquess of Del Bosque (; born 23 December 1950) is a Spanish retired football manager and former player. He is regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time and is to date the only football manager to ha ...
– (, 2010)


Refereeing

; Most tournaments: 3 –
John Langenus John Langenus (9 December 1891, in Antwerp, BelgiumP ...
(
Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
, 1930–1938), Ivan Eklind (
Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
, 1934–1950), Benjamin Griffiths (
Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
, 1950–1958), Arthur Ellis (
England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
, 1950–1958), Juan Gardeazábal (
Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...
, 1958–1966),
Erik Fredriksson Erik Fredriksson (born 13 February 1943) is a former Swedish football referee. He officiated four World Cup games: Yugoslavia v Northern Ireland in 1982; Italy v Bulgaria (the tournament opening match) and USSR v Belgium in 1986; and Argentina v ...
(
Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
, 1982–1990),
Jamal Al Sharif Jamal Al Sharif ( ar, جمال الشريف; born 8 December 1954) is a retired football referee from Damascus, Syria. He is mostly known for supervising six matches in the FIFA World Cup. Two matches in 1986, one in 1990 and three in 1994, incl ...
(
Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
, 1986–1994),
Joël Quiniou Joël Quiniou (born 11 July 1950) is a former football referee from France. He is best known for supervising eight matches in the FIFA World Cup, one in 1986, three in 1990 and four in 1994. Career He supervised eight matches in the FIFA World ...
(
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
, 1986–1994), Ali Mohamed Bujsaim (
United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...
, 1994–2002),
Óscar Ruiz Óscar Ruiz may refer to: * Óscar Ruiz (referee), Colombian football referee * Óscar Ruiz (footballer), Paraguayan footballer {{hndis, Ruiz, Oscar ...
(
Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
, 2002–2010), Carlos Eugênio Simon (
Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
, 2002–2010), Marco Rodríguez (
Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
, 2006–2014),''
Joel Aguilar Joel Antonio Aguilar Chicas (born July 2, 1975) is a Salvadoran retired football referee. He has been a FIFA listed international referee since 2002. Aguilar was selected as a referee for the 2007 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Canada, where he r ...
'' (
El Salvador El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b ...
, 2010–2018),
Ravshan Irmatov Ravshan Sayfiddinovich Irmatov ( uz, Ravshan Sayfiddinovich Ermatov, Равшан Сайфиддинович Эрматов; born August 9, 1977) is an Uzbek professional football referee. He officiated in the Uzbek League from 2000-2019 and i ...
(
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked cou ...
, 2010–2018), ''
Alireza Faghani Alireza Faghani ( fa, عليرضا فغانى; born 21 March 1978) is an Iranian international football referee who has been officiating in the Persian Gulf Pro League for several seasons and has been on the FIFA list since 2008. Faghani has ref ...
'' (
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
, 2014–2022),
Bakary Gassama Bakary Papa Gassama (born 10 February 1979) is a Gambian football referee. He became a FIFA referee in 2007. He officiated at the 2012 Olympic tournament, in which he was the fourth official for the gold medal match between Mexico and Brazi ...
(
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, 2014–2022) ; Most matches refereed, overall: 11 – Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan, 2010–2018) ; Most matches refereed, one tournament: 5 –
Benito Archundia Benito Armando Archundia Téllez (born March 21, 1966) is a Mexican former football referee. He is known in Mexico as Armando Archundia, but appears as Benito Archundia in FIFA records. He has been a professional referee since 1985 and has had his ...
(Mexico, 2006),
Horacio Elizondo Horacio Marcelo Elizondo (born November 4, 1963 in Don Bosco, district of Quilmes) is an Argentine former international football referee best known for his officiation throughout the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Having achieved all his goals in refereeing ...
(
Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
, 2006), Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan, 2010) and
Néstor Pitana Néstor Fabián Pitana (; born 17 June 1975) is an Argentine former football referee and former actor who refereed at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2015 Copa América and 2018 FIFA World Cup. He oversaw the opening match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup b ...
(Argentina, 2018) ; Youngest referee: 24 years and 193 days – Juan Gardeazábal (Spain, 1958) ; Oldest referee: 53 years and 236 days –
George Reader George Reader (22 November 1896 – 13 July 1978) was the fourth man to referee a FIFA World Cup Final, the first Englishman (one of only 10 match officials from the United Kingdom) to do so, and the oldest match official at any World Cup in hi ...
(England, 1950) Referees listed in ''italics'' attended three tournaments but did not act as main referee in all of them. Instead, they were exclusively used as fourth officials in minimum one edition.


Discipline

Note: There are no official records for cautions issued in tournaments before the introduction of
yellow card Yellow card may refer to: * Yellow card (sport), shown in many sports after a rules infraction or, by analogy, a serious warning in other areas * Yellowcard, an American alternative rock band * Yellow Card Scheme, a United Kingdom initiative conce ...
s in 1970. ; Fastest caution: 11 seconds,
Jesús Gallardo Jesús Daniel Gallardo Vasconcelos (born 15 August 1994) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga MX club Monterrey and the Mexico national team. Club career Youth Gallardo began his career at 15 years old with ...
(), vs. , 2018 ; Fastest sending off: 56 seconds,
José Batista José Alberto Batista González (born 6 March 1962) is an Uruguayan retired footballer who played as a defender, and a manager. He is best known for having received a red card after 56 seconds – a World Cup record – in the 1986 game against ...
(), vs. , 1986 ; Fastest sending off, qualification: 37 seconds, Rashed Al Hooti (), vs. , 11 October 2011,
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; Latest caution: after penalty shoot-out:
Noa Lang Noa Noëll Lang (born 17 June 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge and the Netherlands national team. Club career Ajax On 1 December 2019, Lang became the first Ajax player to s ...
(), vs. , 2022 ; Latest sending off: after penalty shoot-out: Leandro Cufré (), vs. , 2006;
Denzel Dumfries Denzel Justus Morris Dumfries (born 18 April 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for club Inter Milan and the Netherlands national team. Dumfries began his senior career in 2014 at Sparta Rotterdam, helping them ...
(), vs. , 2022 ; Sent off from the bench:
Claudio Caniggia Claudio Paul Caniggia (; born 9 January 1967) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as forward or winger. Caniggia played 50 times for the Argentina national team. He appeared in three World Cups, and was a member of both ...
(), vs. , 2002 ;Most cards (all-time, player): 7,
Javier Mascherano Javier Alejandro Mascherano (born 8 June 1984) is an Argentine professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of the Argentina national under-20 team. As a player, he played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder, most not ...
(, 2006–2018) ;Most cautions (all-time, player): 7, Javier Mascherano (, 2006–2018) ;Most sendings off (all-time, player): 2,
Rigobert Song Rigobert Song Bahanag (born 1 July 1976) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who is the manager of the Cameroon national team. Known for his defensive skills, Song usually played as a centre-back but could also operate at right-back ...
(, 1994 and 1998) and
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(, 1998 and 2006) ; Most sendings off (tournament): 28 (in 64 games), 2006 ; Most sendings off (all-time, team): 11 (in 97 games), ; Most sendings off (match, both teams): 4 (2 each) in vs. , 2006 (also known as Battle of Nuremberg) ; Most sendings off (final match): 2,
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and
Gustavo Dezotti Gustavo Abel Dezotti (born 14 February 1964) is an Argentine former Association football, footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker. He played most of his career for Newell's Old Boys in Argentina and was part of the team ...
(both Argentina), v , 1990 ; Most cautions (tournament): 345 (in 64 matches), 2006 ; Most cautions (all-time, team): 88 (in 64 games until 2006), ; Most cautions (match, one team): 9, , 2006, vs. and , 2022, vs. ; Most cautions (match, both teams): 17, 8 () and 9 (), 2022 ; Most cautions (match, player): 3 (61', 90', 93')
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(), vs. , 2006 (referee:
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) ; Most cautions (final match, both teams): 14, 9 () and 5 (), 2010 ; Most suspensions (tournament, player): 2,
André Kana-Biyik André Kana-Biyik (born 1 September 1965) is a former Cameroonian footballer who played as a defender. The brother of François, he started a professional career in 1986 with Diamant Yaoundé. From 1988 to 1994 he played in France Ligue 1 wit ...
(), 1990


Teams: Matches played/goals scored


All time

; Most matches played: 114, ; Most wins: 76, ; Most losses: 28, ; Most draws: 22, ; Most matches played without a point (win or a draw): 6, , ; Most matches played without a win: 9, ; Most matches played until first win: 17, ; Most goals scored: 237, ; Most goalscorers: 82, ; Most goals conceded: 130, ; Fewest goals scored: 0, , (as Dutch East Indies), and (as Zaire) ; Highest average of goals scored per match: 2.72, (87 goals in 32 matches) ; Lowest average of goals conceded per match: 0.67, (2 goals in 3 matches) ; Highest average of goals conceded per match: 6, (as Dutch East Indies) ; Most meetings between two teams: 7 times, vs. (1938, 1950, 1958, 1978, 1990 and twice in 1994), vs. / (1954, 1958, 1962, 1974, 1990, 1998 and 2010) and vs. (1958, 1966, 1986, 1990, 2006, 2010 and 2014) ; Most meetings between two teams, final match: 3 times, vs. (1986, 1990, 2014) ; Most consecutive meetings between two teams: 5 times, vs. (1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990) ; Most knockout wins: 35, ; Most knockout losses: 14,


In one tournament

; Most goals scored: 27, , 1954 ; Fewest goals conceded: 0, , 2006 ; Most goals conceded: 16, , 1954 ; Most matches gone into extra time: 3, , 1986; , 1990; , 2014; , 2018 ; Most minutes without conceding a goal: 517 mins, , 1990 ; Highest goal difference: +17, , 1954 ; Highest goal difference, champions: +14, , 2002; , 2014 ; Lowest goal difference: −16, , 1954 ; Lowest goal difference, champions: +6, , 1938 and 1982; , 2010 ; Highest average of goals scored per match: 5.40, , 1954; ; Highest average goal difference per match: +3.2, , 1954 ; Highest average goal difference per match, champions: +3.0, , 1930 ; Most goals scored as champions: 25, , 1954 ; Fewest goals scored as champions: 8, , 2010 ; Fewest goals scored as finalists: 5, , 1990 ; Fewest goals conceded as champions: 2, , 1998; , 2006; , 2010 ; Most goals conceded, champions: 14, , 1954 ; Lowest average of goals scored per match, champions: 1.14, , 2010 ; Most matches to qualify for World Cup finals: 22, (2018) ; Most brothers in the same team in the finals: 3, (
Johnny Palacios Johnny Eulogio Palacios Suazo (; born 20 December 1986) is a Honduran footballer who plays as a defender for Olimpia. Personal life His brothers are Milton, Jerry, Wilson and Edwin René Palacios. On 30 October 2007 Edwin, aged 14, was kidn ...
,
Jerry Palacios Jerry Nelson Palacios Suazo (; born November 1, 1981) is a Honduran football striker, who currently plays for Belmopan Bandits in Belize. Club career Palacios made his senior debut for Olimpia for whom he played 7 successive years except for ...
,
Wilson Palacios Wilson Roberto Palacios Suazo (; born 29 July 1984) is a Honduran former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Born in La Ceiba, he played for Victoria and Olimpia in Honduras before moving to England, where he played ...
, 2010)


Hat-tricks


Streaks

; Most consecutive successful qualification attempts: 10, (1986–2022); (1974-2022) ; Most consecutive failed qualification attempts: 21, (1934–2022) ; Most consecutive wins: 11, , from 2–1 vs. (2002) to 3–0 vs. (2006) ; Most consecutive matches without a loss: 13, , from 3–0 vs. (1958) to 2–0 vs. (1966) ; Most consecutive matches without a loss in ordinary time: 19, , from 2–0 vs. (South Africa, 2010) to 2–2 vs. (Qatar, 2022) ; Most consecutive losses: 9, , from 1–4 vs. (1930) to 0–3 vs. (1958) ; Most consecutive matches without a win: 17, , from 0–1 vs. (1962) to 0–3 vs. (1994) ; Most consecutive draws: 5, , from 0–0 vs. (1998) to 1–1 vs. (2002) ; Most consecutive matches without a draw: 16, , from 3–1 vs. (1966) to 1–0 vs. Netherlands (2006); , from 3–2 vs. (2002) to 0–2 vs. (2022) ; Most consecutive matches scoring at least one goal: 18, (1930–1958) and (1934–1958) ; Most consecutive matches scoring at least two goals: 11, (1930–1954) ; Most consecutive matches scoring at least three / four goals: 4, (1930–1950), (1954) (four goals), (1966), (1970), (1970) ; Most consecutive matches without scoring a goal: 5, (1930, 1950 and 1994), (1986 and 2010), (1982 and 2010–2014) ; Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal (clean sheets): 5, (1990), (2006–2010) ; Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal: 559, (1994, 2006–2010) ; Most consecutive matches conceding at least one goal: 22, (1934–1994) ; Most consecutive matches conceding at least two goals: 9, (1930–1958) ; Most consecutive matches conceding at least three goals: 5, (1930–1950) ; Most consecutive matches conceding at least four goals: 3, (1930–1950), (1930–1950)


Attendance


Highest attendance


Lowest attendance

* vs. – 300 (14 July 1930,
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Highest average of attendance

*1994 – 69,174 per match


Highest aggregated attendance

*1994 – 3,594,042


Lowest average of attendance

*1934 – 21,239


Lowest aggregated attendance

*1934 – 358,000


See also

* AFC Asian Cup records and statistics * Africa Cup of Nations records and statistics *
CONCACAF Gold Cup records and statistics This is a list of records and statistics of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. The Gold Cup replaced the CONCACAF Championship, which was held ten times from 1963 to 1989. Debut of teams Each final tournament has had at least one team appearing for the first t ...
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Copa América records and statistics This is a list of records and statistics of the Copa América, including everything from when it was called the South American Football Championship (1916–1975). Debut of national teams Overall team records In this ranking 3 points are ...
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FIFA Arab Cup records and statistics This is a list of records and statistics of the FIFA Arab Cup. Debut of national teams Overall team records In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches deci ...
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FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup records and statistics This is a list of records and statistics of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, including the Beach Soccer World Cup events held before FIFA sanctioning in 2005. Debut of national teams Overall team records (2005-present) In this ranking 3 point ...
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FIFA Confederations Cup records and statistics This is a list of records and statistics of the FIFA Confederations Cup. Debut of national teams Each successive Confederations Cup had at least one team appearing for the first time. Overall team records In this ranking 3 points are awarded ...
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FIFA Futsal World Cup The FIFA Futsal World Cup is an international futsal competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA, the sport's global governing body. Since the first edition that took place in 1989 in the Netherlan ...
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FIFA U-17 World Cup records and statistics This is a list of records and statistics of the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Debut of national teams Overall team records In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches d ...
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FIFA U-20 World Cup records and statistics This is a list of records and statistics of the FIFA U-20 World Cup. Debut of national teams Overall team records In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches d ...
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FIFA Women's World Cup records and statistics This is a list of records of the FIFA Women's World Cup. General statistics by tournament Debut of national teams Overall team records In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical conven ...
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Men's Olympic football tournament records and statistics This is a list of records and statistics of the football tournament in the Olympic games ever since the inaugural official edition in 1908. Medal table * ''Bronze medals shared in 1972 tournament'' Top scorers by tournament Records S ...
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OFC Nations Cup records and statistics This is a list of records and statistics of the OFC Nations Cup. Debut of national teams Never qualified: , , , , Overall team records In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention ...
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UEFA European Championship records and statistics This is a list of records and statistics of the UEFA European Championship. Debut of national teams Each final tournament has had at least one team appearing for the first time. A total of 35 UEFA members have reached the finals. Overall team re ...
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Women's Olympic football tournament records and statistics This is a list of records and statistics of the football tournament in the Olympic games ever since the inaugural edition in 1996. Medal table Top scorers All-time top scorers The all-time top goalscorers with at least 5 goals (since 1996) ...


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References


External links

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