List of FIFA World Cup records - wikipedia List of FIFA World Cup records This is the current revision of this page, as edited by 2001 : 4dd7 : 51c1 : 0 : 258d : 3456 : 1fd9 : 1563 ( talk ) at 08 : 54, 7 August 2017 ( → ‎ Top scoring teams by tournament : adding 2014 with ref ). The present address ( URL ) is a permanent link to this version. Revision as of 08 : 54, 7 August 2017 by 2001 : 4dd7 : 51c1 : 0 : 258d : 3456 : 1fd9 : 1563 ( talk ) ( → ‎ Top scoring teams by tournament : adding 2014 with ref ) ( diff ) ← Previous revision Latest revision ( diff ) Newer revision → ( diff ) This article possibly contains original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. ( December 2014 ) This article cites other Wikipedia articles as sources and as such may contain improper references to self - published sources. 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Contents 1 General statistics by tournament 2 Teams : tournament position 3 All - time table 4 Players 5 Goalscoring 5.1 Individual 5.2 Own goals 6 Penalty shootouts 7 Goalkeeping 8 Coaching 9 Refereeing 10 Discipline 11 Team : tournament position 11.1 All time 11.2 Consecutive 11.3 Gaps 11.4 Host team 11.5 Defending champion 11.6 Debuting teams 11.7 Other 12 Team : tournament progress 12.1 All time 12.2 Consecutive 12.3 Host team 12.4 Defending champion 13 Team : Matches played / goals scored 13.1 All time 13.2 In one tournament 14 Team : overall performance ( winning percentage ) 14.1 In one tournament 14.1. 1 All time 14.1. 2 Host team 14.1. 3 Defending champion 14.1. 4 Champion 14.1. 5 Non-Champion 15 Streaks 15.1 Team 15.2 Tournament 15.3 Top scoring teams by tournament 16 Host Records 17 Attendance 18 References and footnotes 19 External links General statistics by tournament Year Host Champion Winning coach Top scorer ( s ) Best player award 1930 Uruguay Uruguay Alberto Suppici Guillermo Stábile ( 8 ) N / A 1934 Italy Italy Vittorio Pozzo Oldřich Nejedlý ( 5 ) 1938 France Italy Vittorio Pozzo Leônidas ( 7 ) 1950 Brazil Uruguay Juan López Ademir ( 8 ) 1954 Switzerland West Germany Sepp Herberger Sándor Kocsis ( 11 ) 1958 Sweden Brazil Vicente Feola Just Fontaine ( 13 ) 1962 Chile Brazil Aymoré Moreira Garrincha ( 4 ) Vavá ( 4 ) Leonel Sánchez ( 4 ) Flórián Albert ( 4 ) Valentin Ivanov ( 4 ) Dražan Jerković ( 4 ) 1966 England England Alf Ramsey Eusébio ( 9 ) 1970 Mexico Brazil Mário Zagallo Gerd Müller ( 10 ) 1974 West Germany West Germany Helmut Schön Grzegorz Lato ( 7 ) 1978 Argentina Argentina César Luis Menotti Mario Kempes ( 6 ) 1982 Spain Italy Enzo Bearzot Paolo Rossi ( 6 ) Paolo Rossi 1986 Mexico Argentina Carlos Bilardo Gary Lineker ( 6 ) Diego Maradona 1990 Italy West Germany Franz Beckenbauer Salvatore Schillaci ( 6 ) Salvatore Schillaci 1994 United States Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira Hristo Stoichkov ( 6 ) Oleg Salenko ( 6 ) Romário 1998 France France Aimé Jacquet Davor Šuker ( 6 ) Ronaldo 2002 South Korea Japan Brazil Luiz Felipe Scolari Ronaldo ( 8 ) Oliver Kahn 2006 Germany Italy Marcello Lippi Miroslav Klose ( 5 ) Zinedine Zidane 2010 South Africa Spain Vicente del Bosque Thomas Müller ( 5 ) Wesley Sneijder ( 5 ) David Villa ( 5 ) Diego Forlán ( 5 ) Diego Forlán 2014 Brazil Germany Joachim Löw James Rodríguez ( 6 ) Lionel Messi Teams : tournament position Main article : National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup All - time table Main article : All - time table of the FIFA World Cup Players Main article : List of players who have appeared in multiple FIFA World Cups Most championships 3, Pelé ( Brazil, 1958, 1962 ( only played in first two matches ; medal awarded retroactively by FIFA in 2007 ) and 1970 ). See here for a list of players who have won multiple FIFA World Cups. Most tournaments played 5, Antonio Carbajal ( Mexico, 1950 -- 1966 ) and Lothar Matthäus ( Germany, 1982 -- 1998 ). Most medals 4, Miroslav Klose ( Germany, 2002 -- 2014 ). Most appearances in All - Star Team 3, Djalma Santos ( Brazil, 1954 -- 1962 ), Franz Beckenbauer ( West Germany, 1966 -- 1974 ), Philipp Lahm ( Germany, 2006 -- 2014 ). Most matches played, finals 25, Lothar Matthäus ( Germany, 1982 -- 1998 ). Most knockout games played, finals 14, Miroslav Klose ( Germany, 2002 -- 2014 ). Most minutes played, finals 2,217 minutes, Paolo Maldini ( Italy, 1990 -- 2002 ). Most matches played, qualifying 68, Iván Hurtado ( Ecuador, 1994 -- 2010 ). Most matches won 17, Miroslav Klose ( Germany, 2002 -- 2014 ). Most appearances in a World Cup final 3, Cafu ( Brazil, 1994, 1998, 2002 ). Most finals played with different teams 2, Luis Monti ( Argentina, 1930 and Italy, 1934 ). Most appearances as captain 16, Diego Maradona ( Argentina, 1986 -- 1994 ). Most tournaments as captain 4, Rafael Márquez ( Mexico, 2002 -- 2014 ). Most appearances as substitute 11, Denílson ( Brazil, 1998 -- 2002 ). Youngest player 7003625000000000000 ♠ 17 years, 41 days, Norman Whiteside ( Northern Ireland ), vs Yugoslavia, 17 June 1982. Youngest player, final 7003645800000000000 ♠ 17 years, 249 days, Pelé ( Brazil ), vs Sweden, 29 June 1958. Youngest player, qualifying match 7003505900000000000 ♠ 13 years, 310 days, Souleymane Mamam ( Togo ), vs Zambia, 6 May 2001, 2002 CAF Group 1. Youngest captain 7003777900000000000 ♠ 21 years, 109 days, Tony Meola ( United States ), vs Czechoslovakia, 10 June 1990. Oldest player 7004157090000000000 ♠ 43 years, 3 days, Faryd Mondragón ( Colombia ), vs Japan, 24 June 2014. Oldest player, final 7004147430000000000 ♠ 40 years, 133 days, Dino Zoff ( Italy ), vs West Germany, 11 July 1982. Oldest player, qualifying match 7004169760000000000 ♠ 46 years, 175 days, MacDonald Taylor, Sr. ( U.S. Virgin Islands ), vs Saint Kitts and Nevis, 18 February 2004, 2006 CONCACAF First Round. Oldest captain 7004149020000000000 ♠ 40 years, 292 days, Peter Shilton ( England ), vs Italy, 7 July 1990. Oldest player to debut in a World Cup finals tournament 7004145660000000000 ♠ 39 years, 321 days, David James ( England ), vs Algeria, 18 June 2010. Largest age difference on the same team 24 years and 42 days, 1994, Cameroon ( Rigobert Song : 17 years and 358 days ; Roger Milla : 42 years and 35 days ). Largest age difference on a champion team 21 years and 297 days, 1982, Italy ( Dino Zoff : 40 years and 133 days ; Giuseppe Bergomi : 18 years and 201 days ). Longest period between World Cup finals appearances as a player 12 years and 13 days, Alfred Bickel ( Switzerland, 1938 -- 1950 ). Longest span of World Cup finals appearances as a player 16 years, Antonio Carbajal ( Mexico, 1950 -- 1966 ) ; Elías Figueroa ( Chile, 1966 -- 1982 ) ; Hugo Sánchez ( Mexico, 1978 -- 1994 ) ; Giuseppe Bergomi ( Italy, 1982 -- 1998 ) ; Lothar Matthäus ( Germany, 1982 -- 1998 ) ; Rigobert Song ( Cameroon, 1994 -- 2010 ). Longest period between World Cup finals appearances, overall 44 years, Tim ( Brazil, 1938, as a player ; and Peru, 1982, as coach ) Goalscoring Individual Main article : FIFA World Cup top goalscorers Most goals scored, overall finals 16, Miroslav Klose ( Germany, 2002 -- 2014 ). Most goals scored, overall qualifying 39, Carlos Ruiz ( Guatemala, 2002 -- 2018 ). Most goals scored in a tournament 13, Just Fontaine ( France, 1958 ). For a detailed list of top goalscorers in each tournament ( Golden Boot winner ), see Golden Boot. Most goals scored in a match 5, Oleg Salenko ( Russia ), vs Cameroon, 1994. Most goals scored in a lost match 4, Ernest Wilimowski ( Poland ), vs Brazil, 1938. Most goals scored in a qualifying match 13, Archie Thompson ( Australia ), vs American Samoa, 2002 OFC Group 1. Most goals scored in a final match 3, Geoff Hurst ( England ), vs West Germany, 1966. Most goals scored in all final matches 3, Vavá ( Brazil ), 2 vs Sweden in 1958 & 1 vs Czechoslovakia in 1962 ; Pelé ( Brazil ), 2 vs Sweden in 1958 & 1 vs Italy in 1970 ; Geoff Hurst ( England ), 3 vs West Germany in 1966 and Zinedine Zidane ( France ), 2 vs Brazil in 1998 & 1 vs Italy in 2006. Scored goal ( s ) in multiple final matches Vavá ( Brazil, 1958 & 1962 ), Pelé ( Brazil, 1958 & 1970 ), Paul Breitner ( West Germany, 1974 & 1982 ) and Zinedine Zidane ( France, 1998 & 2006 ). Most matches with at least one goal 11, Ronaldo ( Brazil, 1998 -- 2006 ), Miroslav Klose ( Germany, 2002 -- 2014 ). Most consecutive matches with at least one goal 6, Just Fontaine ( France, 1958 ) and Jairzinho ( Brazil, 1970 ). Most matches with at least two goals 4, Sándor Kocsis ( Hungary, 1954 ), Just Fontaine ( France, 1958 ), Ronaldo ( Brazil, 1998 -- 2006 ) and Miroslav Klose ( Germany, 2002 -- 2010 ). Most consecutive matches with at least two goals 4, Sándor Kocsis ( Hungary, 1954 ). Most hat - tricks 2, Sándor Kocsis ( Hungary, 1954 ), Just Fontaine ( France, 1958 ), Gerd Müller ( West Germany, 1970 ) and Gabriel Batistuta ( Argentina, 1994 & 1998 ). Most consecutive hat - tricks 2, Sándor Kocsis ( Hungary, 1954 ) and Gerd Müller ( West Germany, 1970 ). Fastest hat - trick 8 minutes, László Kiss ( Hungary ), scored at 69 ', 72 ' and 76 ', vs El Salvador, 1982. Most goals scored by a substitute in a match 3, László Kiss ( Hungary ), vs El Salvador, 1982. Olympic Goals ( Goals From a Corner ) scored in a World Cup 1, Marcos Coll ( Colombia ), vs Soviet Union, 1962. Hat - tricks from the penalty spot Never occurred in the final tournament. Four times in qualification : Kubilay Türkyilmaz ( Switzerland ), vs Faroe Islands, 7 October 2000, 2002 UEFA Group 1 ; Henrik Larsson ( Sweden ), vs Moldova, 6 June 2001, 2002 UEFA Group 4 ; Ronaldo ( Brazil ), vs Argentina, 2 June 2004, 2006 CONMEBOL ; Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang ( Gabon ), vs Niger, 15 June 2013, 2014 CAF Second Round Group E. Scoring in every match of a team in a World Cup ( at least three matches ) György Sárosi ( Hungary ), 5 goals in 4 matches ( 1938 ), Arne Nyberg ( Sweden ), 3 goals in 3 matches ( 1938 ), Alcides Ghiggia ( Uruguay ), 4 goals in 4 matches ( 1950 ), Just Fontaine ( France ), 13 goals in 6 matches ( 1958 ), Omar Oreste Corbatta ( Argentina ), 3 goals in 3 matches ( 1958 ), Ferenc Bene ( Hungary ), 4 goals in 4 matches ( 1966 ), Jairzinho ( Brazil ), 7 goals in 6 matches ( 1970 ), Teofilo Cubillas ( Peru ), 5 goals in 4 matches ( 1970 ), James Rodríguez ( Colombia ), 6 goals in 5 matches ( 2014 ). Most tournaments with at least one goal 4, Pelé ( Brazil, 1958 -- 1970 ), Uwe Seeler ( West Germany, 1958 -- 1970 ) and Miroslav Klose ( Germany, 2002 -- 2014 ). Most tournaments with at least two goals 4, Uwe Seeler ( West Germany, 1958 -- 1970 ) and Miroslav Klose ( Germany, 2002 -- 2014 ). Most tournaments with at least three goals 3, Jürgen Klinsmann ( Germany, 1990 -- 1998 ), Ronaldo ( Brazil, 1998 -- 2006 ) and Miroslav Klose ( Germany, 2002 -- 2010 ). Most tournaments with at least four goals 3, Miroslav Klose ( Germany, 2002 -- 2010 ). Most tournaments with at least five goals 2, Teófilo Cubillas ( Peru, 1970, 1978 ), Miroslav Klose ( Germany, ( 2002 -- 2006 ) and Thomas Müller ( Germany, 2010 -- 2014 ). Most qualification tournaments with at least one goal 5, Rafael Márquez ( Mexico, 2002 -- 2018 ) and Carlos Ruiz ( Guatemala, 2002 -- 2018 ). Longest period between a player 's first and last goals 12 years, 1 month and 7 days ; Miroslav Klose ( Germany, 1 June 2002 -- 8 July 2014 ) Longest period between a player 's first and last goals overall 12 years, Uwe Seeler ( West Germany, 8 June 1958 -- 14 June 1970 ), Pelé ( Brazil, 19 June 1958 -- 21 June 1970 ), Diego Maradona ( Argentina, 18 June 1982 -- 21 June 1994 ), Michael Laudrup ( Denmark, 8 June 1986 -- 24 June 1998 ), Henrik Larsson ( Sweden, 16 July 1994 -- 20 June 2006 ), Sami Al - Jaber ( Saudi Arabia, 25 June 1994 -- 14 June 2006 ), Cuauhtémoc Blanco ( Mexico, 20 June 1998 -- 17 June 2010 ), Miroslav Klose ( Germany, 1 June 2002 -- 8 July 2014 ) and Ivica Olić ( Croatia, 8 June 2002 -- 18 June 2014 ). Longest period between one goal and another 12 years, Michael Laudrup ( Denmark, 1986 -- 1998 ) and Ivica Olić ( Croatia, 2002 -- 2014 ). First goalscorer Lucien Laurent ( France ), vs Mexico, 13 July 1930. Youngest goalscorer 17 years, 7 months and 27 days, Pelé ( Brazil ), vs Wales, 19 June 1958. Youngest hat - trick scorer 17 years, 8 months and 1 day, Pelé ( Brazil ), vs France, 24 June 1958. Youngest goalscorer, final 17 years, 8 months and 6 days, Pelé ( Brazil ), vs Sweden, 29 June 1958. Oldest goalscorer 42 years, 1 month and 8 days, Roger Milla ( Cameroon ), vs Russia, 28 June 1994. Oldest hat - trick scorer 33 years, 5 months and 8 days, Tore Keller ( Sweden ), vs Cuba, 12 June 1938. Oldest goalscorer, final 35 years, 8 months and 21 days, Nils Liedholm ( Sweden ), vs Brazil, 29 June 1958. Most penalties scored ( excluding during shootouts ) 4, Eusébio ( Portugal, 4 in 1966 ), Rob Rensenbrink ( Netherlands, 4 in 1978 ) -- both records for one tournament -- and Gabriel Batistuta ( Argentina, 2 each in 1994 & 1998 ). Most penalties missed ( excluding during shootouts ) 2, Asamoah Gyan ( Ghana ), vs Czech Republic, 2006 and vs Uruguay, 2010. First substitute winning goalscorer, final came on 86th minute, Mario Götze ( Germany ), vs Argentina, 2014. Fastest goal from kickoff 11 seconds, Hakan Şükür ( Turkey ), vs South Korea, 2002. Fastest goal by a substitute 16 seconds, Ebbe Sand ( Denmark ), vs Nigeria, 1998. Fastest goal in a final 90 seconds, Johan Neeskens ( Netherlands ), vs West Germany, 1974. Fastest goal in a qualifying match 8.1 seconds, Christian Benteke ( Belgium ), vs Gibraltar, 2018 UEFA Group H. Fastest brace scored 69 seconds, Toni Kroos ( Germany ), vs Brazil, 2014. Latest goal from kickoff 121st minute, Alessandro Del Piero ( Italy ), vs Germany, 2006 and Abdelmoumene Djabou ( Algeria ), vs Germany, 2014. Latest goal from kickoff in a final 120th minute, Geoff Hurst ( England ), vs Germany, 1966 ( see `` they think it 's all over '' ). Latest goal from kickoff, with no goals scored between 119th minute, David Platt ( England ), vs Belgium, 1990 and Fabio Grosso ( Italy ), vs Germany, 2006. Latest goal from kickoff in a final, with no goals scored between 116th minute, Andrés Iniesta ( Spain ), vs Netherlands, 2010. Own goals Main article : List of FIFA World Cup own goals Penalty shootouts See also : List of FIFA World Cup penalty shoot - outs Goalkeeping Most clean sheets ( matches without conceding ) 10, Peter Shilton ( England, 1982 -- 1990 ) and Fabien Barthez ( France, 1998 -- 2006 ) Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal ( finals ) 517 mins ( 5 consecutive clean sheets ), Walter Zenga ( Italy, 1990 ) Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal ( qualifying ) 921 mins ( 9 consecutive clean sheets ), Richard Wilson ( New Zealand, 1982 ) Most goals conceded 25, Antonio Carbajal ( Mexico ) and Mohamed Al - Deayea ( Saudi Arabia ) Most goals conceded, one tournament 16, Hong Duk - Yung ( South Korea ), 1954 Most goals conceded, one match 10, Luis Guevara Mora ( El Salvador ), 1982 ( vs Hungary ) Fewest goals conceded, one tournament, champions 2, Fabien Barthez ( France ), 1998, Gianluigi Buffon ( Italy, 2006 ) and Iker Casillas ( Spain, 2010 ) Fewest goals conceded, one tournament 0, Pascal Zuberbühler ( Switzerland ), 2006 Most penalties saved, one tournament ( excluding during shootouts ) 2, Jan Tomaszewski ( Poland ), 1974 and Brad Friedel ( United States ), 2002 Coaching Most matches coached 25, Helmut Schön ( West Germany, 1966 -- 1978 ). Most matches won 16, Helmut Schön ( West Germany, 1966 -- 1978 ). Most championships 2, Vittorio Pozzo ( Italy, 1934 -- 1938 ). Most tournaments 6, Carlos Alberto Parreira ( 1982, 1990 -- 1998, 2006, 2010 ). Most nations coached 5, Bora Milutinović ( Mexico, 1986 ; Costa Rica, 1990 ; United States, 1994 ; Nigeria, 1998 ; China PR, 2002 ). Most consecutive tournaments with same team 4, Walter Winterbottom ( England, 1950 -- 1962 ) ; Helmut Schön ( West Germany, 1966 -- 1978 ) ( note that Sepp Herberger took Germany / West Germany to four tournaments, ( 1938, 1954, 1958, 1962 ) omitting the 1950 competition from which Germany was banned ). Most consecutive wins 11, Luiz Felipe Scolari ( Brazil, 2002, 7 wins ; Portugal, 2006, 4 wins -- Portugal `` won '' its next match, the quarterfinal against England, by penalty kicks, which technically counts as a draw ). Most consecutive matches without a loss 12, Luiz Felipe Scolari ( Brazil, 2002, 7 matches ; Portugal, 2006, 5 matches ). Youngest coach 27 years and 267 days, Juan José Tramutola ( Argentina, 1930 ) Oldest coach 71 years and 317 days, Otto Rehhagel ( Greece, 2010 ) Quickest substitution made 4th minute, Cesare Maldini, Giuseppe Bergomi for Alessandro Nesta ( Italy, vs Austria, 1998 ) ; Sven - Göran Eriksson, Peter Crouch for Michael Owen ( England, vs Sweden, 2006 ). Most championship wins as player and head coach 3, Mário Zagallo, Brazil ( 1958 & 1962 as player, 1970 as coach ) Most final appearances as player and head coach 5, Mário Zagallo, Brazil ( 1958 & 1962 as player, 1970, 1974 & 1998 as coach ) ; Franz Beckenbauer, West Germany ( 1966 -- 1974 as player, 1986 & 1990 as coach ) ; Berti Vogts, West Germany ( 1970 -- 1978 as player, 1994 & 1998 as coach ) Won tournaments as both player and head coach Mário Zagallo, Brazil ( 1958 & 1962 as player, 1970 as coach ) ; Franz Beckenbauer, West Germany ( 1974 as player, 1990 as coach ) Refereeing Most tournaments 3 -- John Langenus ( Belgium, 1930 -- 1938 ), Ivan Eklind ( Sweden, 1934 -- 1950 ), Benjamin Griffiths ( Wales, 1950 -- 1958 ), Arthur Ellis ( England, 1950 -- 1958 ), Juan Gardeazábal ( Spain, 1958 -- 1966 ), Jamal Al Sharif ( Syria, 1986 -- 1994 ), Joël Quiniou ( France, 1986 -- 1994 ), Ali Mohamed Bujsaim ( UAE, 1994 -- 2002 ), Óscar Ruiz ( Colombia, 2002 -- 2010 ), Carlos Eugênio Simon ( Brazil, 2002 -- 2010 ) Most matches refereed, overall 8 -- Joël Quiniou ( France, 1986 -- 1994 ) and Benito Archundia ( Mexico, 2006 -- 2010 ) Most matches refereed, one tournament 5 -- Benito Archundia ( Mexico, 2006 ), Horacio Elizondo ( Argentina, 2006 ) and Ravshan Irmatov ( Uzbekistan, 2010 ) Youngest referee 24 years and 193 days -- Juan Gardeazábal ( Spain, 1958 ) Oldest referee 53 years and 236 days -- George Reader ( England, 1950 ) Discipline Note : There are no official records for cautions issued in tournaments before the introduction of yellow cards in 1970. Fastest caution first minute, Giampiero Marini ( Italy ), vs Poland, 1982 ; Sergei Gorlukovich ( Russia ), vs Sweden, 1994. Fastest sending off 56 seconds, José Batista ( Uruguay ), vs Scotland, 1986. Fastest sending off, qualification 37 seconds, Rashed Al Hooti ( Bahrain ), vs Iran, 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. Latest caution during penalty shootout : Edinho ( Brazil ) v France 1986 ; Carlos Roa ( Argentina ), vs England, 1998. Latest sending off after penalty shootout : Leandro Cufré ( Argentina ), vs Germany, 2006 ( Cufré was red carded for kicking Per Mertesacker in an altercation following the match ). Sent off from the bench Claudio Caniggia ( Argentina ), vs Sweden, 2002. Most cards ( all - time, player ) 6, Zinedine Zidane ( France, 1998 -- 2006 ) and Cafu ( Brazil, 1994 -- 2006 ). Most cautions ( all - time, player ) 6, Cafu ( Brazil, 1994 -- 2006 ). Most sendings off ( all - time, player ) 2, Rigobert Song ( Cameroon, 1994 and 1998 ) and Zinedine Zidane ( France, 1998 and 2006 ). Most sendings off ( tournament ) 28 ( in 64 games ), 2006. Most sendings off ( all - time, team ) 11 ( in 97 games ), Brazil Most sendings off ( match, both teams ) 4 ( 2 each ) in Portugal vs Netherlands, 2006 ( also known as Battle of Nuremberg ). Most sendings off ( final match ) 2, Pedro Monzón & Gustavo Dezotti ( both Argentina ), v West Germany, 1990 Most cautions ( tournament ) 345 ( in 64 matches ), 2006. Most cautions ( all - time, team ) 88 ( in 64 games ), Argentina Most cautions ( match, one team ) 9, Portugal, 2006, vs Netherlands & Netherlands, 2010, vs Spain Most cautions ( match, both teams ) 16 -- Portugal vs Netherlands, 2006 ; and Cameroon v Germany, June 11, 2002 Most cautions ( match, player ) 3 ( 61 ', 90 ', 93 ' ) Josip Šimunić ( Croatia ), vs Australia, 2006 ( referee : Graham Poll ) Most cautions ( final match, both teams ) 14, 5 ( Spain ) and 9 ( Netherlands ) 2010 Most suspensions ( tournament, player ) 2, André Kana - Biyik ( Cameroon 1990 ) Longest suspension ( player, doping ) 15 months, Diego Maradona ( Argentina vs Nigeria, 1994 ) Longest suspension ( player, misconduct ) 8 matches, Mauro Tassotti ( Italy vs Spain, 1994 ) for elbowing Luis Enrique. 1 year, Samir Shaker Mahmoud ( Iraq vs Belgium, 1986 ) for spitting at the referee Longest suspension, qualifying Life ( amnestied after 12 years ) : Roberto Rojas ( Chile vs Brazil, 1989 ) for feigning injury from a firecracker, leading to a match being abandoned. Team : tournament position All time Most championships 5, Brazil ( 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002 ) Most finishes in the top two 8, Germany ( 1954, 1966, 1974, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2014 ) Most finishes in the top three 12, Germany ( 1934, 1954, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 ) Most finishes in the top four 13, Germany ( 1934, 1954, 1958, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 ) For a detailed list of top four appearances, see FIFA World Cup results Most finishes in the top eight 16, Germany ( Every tournament except 1930, 1938 and 1950 ), Brazil ( Every tournament except 1934, 1966 and 1990 ) Most finishes in the top sixteen 20, Brazil ( every tournament ) Most World Cup appearances 20, Brazil ( every tournament ) For a detailed list, see National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup Most second - place finishes 4, Germany ( 1966, 1982, 1986, 2002 ) Most third - place finishes 4, Germany ( 1934, 1970, 2006, 2010 ) Most fourth - place finishes 3, Uruguay ( 1954, 1970, 2010 ) Most 3rd - 4th - place finishes 5, Germany ( 1934, 1958, 1970, 2006, 2010 ) Most 5th - 8th - place finishes 8, England ( 1950, 1954, 1962, 1970, 1982, 1986, 2002, 2006 ) Most 9th - 16th - place finishes 13, Mexico ( 1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1978, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 ) Most 17th - 32nd - place finishes 6, South Korea ( 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2014 ) Consecutive Most consecutive championships 2, Italy ( 1934 -- 1938 ) and Brazil ( 1958 -- 1962 ). Most consecutive finishes in the top two 3, Germany ( 1982 -- 1990 ) and Brazil ( 1994 -- 2002 ). Most consecutive finishes in the top three 4, Germany ( 2002 -- 2014 ) Most consecutive finishes in the top four 4, Germany ( 2002 -- 2014 ) Most consecutive finishes in the top eight 16, Germany ( 1954 -- 2014 ) Most consecutive finishes in the top sixteen 20, Brazil ( 1930 -- 2014 ). Most consecutive finals tournaments 20, Brazil ( 1930 -- 2014 ). Most consecutive second - place Finishes 2, Netherlands ( 1974 -- 1978 ) and Germany ( 1982 -- 1986 ). Most consecutive third - place finishes 2, Germany ( 2006 -- 2010 ) Most consecutive fourth - place finishes no country has finished 4th in two consecutive tournaments Most consecutive 3rd - 4th - place finishes 2, Sweden ( 1938 -- 1950 ), Brazil ( 1974 - 1978 ), France ( 1982 -- 1986 ), Germany ( 2006 -- 2010 ) Most consecutive 5th - 8th - place finishes 4, Switzerland ( 1934 -- 1938 ) Most consecutive 9th - 16th - place finishes 6, Mexico ( 1994 -- 2014 ) Most consecutive 17th - 32nd - place finishes 4, South Korea ( 1986 -- 1998 ) Biggest improvement in position in consecutive tournaments did not participate / qualify, then champion, Italy ( 1930 -- 1934 ), Uruguay ( 1938 -- 1950 ), West Germany ( 1950 -- 1954 ), France ( 1994 -- 1998 ). Gaps Longest gap between successive titles 44 years, Italy ( 1938 -- 1982 ) Longest gap between successive appearances in the top two 48 years, Argentina ( 1930 -- 1978 ) Longest gap between successive appearances in the top three 48 years, Argentina ( 1930 -- 1978 ) Longest gap between successive appearances in the top four 60 years, Spain ( 1950 -- 2010 ) Longest gap between successive appearances in the top eight 72 years, United States ( 1930 -- 2002 ) Longest gap between successive appearances in the top sixteen 60 years, Norway ( 1938 -- 1998 ) Longest gap between successive appearances in the finals 56 years : Egypt ( 1934 -- 1990 ), Norway ( 1938 -- 1994 ) Host team Best finish by host team Champion, Uruguay ( 1930 ), Italy ( 1934 ), England ( 1966 ), West Germany ( 1974 ), Argentina ( 1978 ), France ( 1998 ) Worst finish by host team 17th - 32nd position ( FIFA final ranking of 20th ), South Africa ( 2010 ) Defending champion Best finish by defending champion champion, Italy ( 1938 ), Brazil ( 1962 ) Worst finish by defending champion did not participate, Uruguay ( 1934 ) Worst finish by defending champion which took part in subsequent finals 28th ( of 32 ), France ( 2002 ) Debuting teams Best finish by a debuting team champion, Uruguay ( 1930 ), Italy ( 1934 ) Best finish by a debuting team after 1934 Third place, Portugal ( 1966 ), Croatia ( 1998 ) Other Most finishes in the top two without ever being champion 3, Netherlands ( 1974, 1978, 2010 ) Most finishes in the top four without ever being champion 5, Netherlands ( 1974, 1978, 1998, 2010, 2014 ), 4 Sweden ( 1938, 1950, 1958, 1994 ) Most finishes in the top eight without ever being champion 7 Yugoslavia ( 1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1974, 1990 ) Most finishes in the top sixteen without ever being champion 15 Mexico ( all except 1934, 1938, 1974, 1982 and 1990 ) Most appearances without ever being champion 15 Mexico ( all except 1934, 1938, 1974, 1982 and 1990 ) Most finishes in the top four without ever finishing in the top two 2, Austria ( 1934, 1954 ), Yugoslavia ( 1930, 1962 ), Poland ( 1974, 1982 ), Portugal ( 1966, 2006 ) Most finishes in the top eight without ever finishing in the top two 7 Yugoslavia ( 1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1974, 1990 ) Most finishes in the top sixteen without ever finishing in the top two 15 Mexico ( all except 1934, 1938, 1974, 1982 and 1990 ) Most appearances without ever finishing in the top two 15 Mexico ( all except 1934, 1938, 1974, 1982 and 1990 ) Most finishes in the top eight without ever finishing in the top four 4, Switzerland ( 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954 ) Most finishes in the top sixteen without ever finishing in the top four 15 Mexico ( all except 1934, 1938, 1974, 1982 and 1990 ) Most appearances without ever finishing in the top four 15 Mexico ( all except 1934, 1938, 1974, 1982 and 1990 ) Most finishes in the top sixteen without ever finishing in the top eight 4 Scotland ( 1954, 1958, 1974, 1978 ) Most appearances without ever finishing in the top eight 8 Scotland ( 1954, 1958, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998 ) Most appearances without ever finishing in the top sixteen 4 Iran ( 1978, 1998, 2006, 2014 ) Team : tournament progress All time Most appearances in the first round 20 Brazil ( every tournament ) Progressed from the first round the most times 17 Germany ( every tournament except 1930, 1938 and 1950 ), Brazil ( every tournament except 1930, 1934 and 1966 ) Eliminated in the first round the most times 8 Scotland ( 1954, 1958, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998 ) Most appearances, always progressing from the first round 3 Republic of Ireland ( 1990, 1994, 2002 ) Most appearances, never progressing from the first round 8 Scotland ( 1954, 1958, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998 ) Consecutive Most consecutive appearances in the first round 20 Brazil ( every tournament ) Most consecutive progressions from the first round 16 Germany ( 1954 -- 2014 ) Most consecutive eliminations from the first round 5 Mexico ( 1950 -- 1966 ), Scotland ( 1974 -- 1990 ) Host team Host team eliminated in the first round South Africa ( 2010 ) Defending champion Defending champion eliminated in the first round Italy ( 1950 and 2010 ), Brazil ( 1966 ), France ( 2002 ), Spain ( 2014 ) Team : matches played / goals scored All time Most matches played 106, Germany Fewest matches played 1, Indonesia ( as Dutch East Indies ) Most wins 70, Brazil Most losses 24, Mexico Most draws 21, Italy Most matches played without a win or a draw 6, El Salvador Most matches played without a win 9, Honduras Most matches played until first win 17, Bulgaria Most goals scored 224, Germany Most goals conceded 121, Germany Fewest goals scored 0, Canada, China PR, Indonesia ( as Dutch East Indies ), Trinidad and Tobago, and DR Congo ( as Zaire ). Fewest goals conceded 2, Angola Most matches played without scoring a goal 3, Canada, China PR, Trinidad and Tobago, and DR Congo ( as Zaire ). Most matches played always conceding a goal 6, El Salvador, Greece Highest average of goals scored per match 2.72, Hungary Lowest average of goals conceded per match 0.67, Angola ( 2 goals in 3 matches ) Highest average of goals conceded per match 6 Indonesia ( as Dutch East Indies ) Lowest average of goals both scored and conceded per match 1 Angola Highest average of goals both scored and conceded per match 6 Indonesia ( as Dutch East Indies ) Most meetings between two teams 7 times, Brazil vs Sweden ( 1938, 1950, 1958, 1978, 1990 and twice in 1994 ) and Germany vs Yugoslavia / Serbia ( 1954, 1958, 1962, 1974, 1990, 1998 and 2010 ) Most meetings between two teams, Final match 3 times, Argentina vs Germany ( 1986 & 1990 & 2014 ) Most tournaments unbeaten 7, Brazil ( 1958, 1962, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1994, 2002 ) Most tournaments eliminated without having lost a match 3, England ( 1982, 1990, 2006 ) Most tournaments eliminated without having won a match 6, Mexico ( 1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1966, 1978 ) and Bulgaria ( 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1986, 1998 ) In one tournament Most wins 7, Brazil, 2002 Fewest wins, champions 3, Uruguay, 1950 ( out of 4 ) Most matches not won, champions 3, Italy 1982 ( out of 7 ) Most wins by non-champion ( excluding third - place playoff ) 6, Netherlands, 2010 Most matches not won 5, Yugoslavia 1974, Argentina 1974, West Germany 1978, Belgium 1986, Republic of Ireland 1990, Argentina 1990. Most matches not won in regulation time 6, Belgium in 1986 and England in 1990. Most losses 3 ( 28 teams, of which only Mexico has accomplished this feat at three different tournaments : 1930, 1950 and 1978 ) Most losses, champions 1, Germany, 1954 and 1974 ; Argentina, 1978 ; Spain, 2010 Most victories over former World Cup winning teams 3, Brazil ( 1970 ), Italy ( 1982 ), Argentina ( 1986 ), Germany ( 2010 ). All matches won without extra time, replays, penalty shootouts or playoffs Uruguay 1930 ( 4 matches ), Brazil 1970 ( 6 matches ) and Brazil 2002 ( 7 matches ). Highest finish without winning a match last eight Republic of Ireland ( 1990 ) Highest finish, winning at most one match fourth Sweden ( 1938 ) Most goals scored 27, Hungary, 1954 Fewest goals conceded 0, Switzerland, 2006 Most goals conceded 16, South Korea, 1954 Most minutes without conceding a goal 517 mins, Italy, 1990 Highest goal difference + 17, Hungary, 1954 Highest goal difference, champions + 14, Brazil, 2002, Germany, 2014 Lowest goal difference - 16, South Korea, 1954 Lowest goal difference, champions + 6, Italy, 1982, Spain, 2010 Highest average of goals scored per match 5.40, Hungary, 1954 ; Highest average goal difference per match + 3.2, Hungary, 1954 Highest average goal difference per match, champions + 3.0, Uruguay, 1930 Most goals scored, champions 25, Germany, 1954 Fewest goals scored, champions 8, Spain, 2010 Fewest goals scored, finalists 5, Argentina, 1990 Fewest goals conceded, champions 2, France, 1998, Italy, 2006, Spain, 2010 Most goals conceded, champions 14, Germany, 1954 Lowest average of goals scored per match, champions 1.14, Spain, 2010 Most unbeaten teams 5, 2006 ( Switzerland, Argentina, England, France, Italy ) Fewest unbeaten teams 0, 1954 Most matches to qualify for World Cup Finals 20, Uruguay ( 2002 & 2010 ) Largest distance travelled in a single qualifying campaign 55,000 miles : New Zealand ( 1982 ) Team : overall performance ( winning percentage ) In one tournament All time Best overall performance Team Pld W D L Win % GF GA GD GD / M GF / M Uruguay ( 1930 ) 4 4 0 0 100 15 3 + 12 + 3.0 3.8 Brazil ( 1970 ) 6 6 0 0 100 19 7 + 12 + 2.0 3.2 Brazil ( 2002 ) 7 7 0 0 100 18 4 + 14 + 2.0 2.6 Italy ( 1938 ) 4 4 * 0 0 100 11 5 + 6 + 1.5 2.8 * one of the wins was after extra time Worst overall performance Because a large number of teams have had lost all their matches in a world cup, only teams with a goal difference / match < = - 4.0 are included. Team Pld W D L Win % GF GA GD GD / M GF / M South Korea ( 1954 ) 2 0 0 2 0 0 16 - 16 - 8.0 0.0 Bolivia ( 1950 ) 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 - 8 - 8.0 0.0 Dutch East Indies ( 1938 ) 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 - 6 - 6.0 0.0 United States ( 1934 ) 1 0 0 1 0 1 7 - 6 - 6.0 1.0 Zaire ( 1974 ) 3 0 0 3 0 0 14 - 14 - 4.7 0.0 Saudi Arabia ( 2002 ) 3 0 0 3 0 0 12 - 12 - 4.0 0.0 Bolivia ( 1930 ) 2 0 0 2 0 0 8 - 8 - 4.0 0.0 Scotland ( 1954 ) 2 0 0 2 0 0 8 - 8 - 4.0 0.0 El Salvador ( 1982 ) 3 0 0 3 0 1 13 - 12 - 4.0 0.3 Haiti ( 1974 ) 3 0 0 3 0 2 14 - 12 - 4.0 0.7 Host team Best overall performance Team Pld W D L Win % GF GA GD GD / M GF / M Uruguay ( 1930 ) 4 4 0 0 100 15 3 + 12 + 3.0 3.8 Worst overall performance Team Pld W D L Win % GF GA GD GD / M GF / M South Africa ( 2010 ) 3 1 1 1 44 3 5 - 2 - 0.7 1.0 Defending champion Best overall performance Team Pld W D L Win % GF GA GD GD / M GF / M Italy ( 1938 ) 4 4 * 0 0 100 11 5 + 6 + 1.5 2.8 * one of the wins was after extra time Worst overall performance Team Pld W D L Win % GF GA GD GD / M GF / M France ( 2002 ) 3 0 1 2 0 0 3 - 3 - 1.0 0.0 Champion Best overall performance see all - time best overall performance above Worst overall performance Team Pld W D L Win % GF GA GD GD / M GF / M Italy ( 1982 ) 7 4 3 0 79 12 6 + 6 + 0.9 + 1.7 Argentina ( 1978 ) 7 5 * 1 1 79 15 4 + 11 + 1.6 + 2.1 * one of the wins was after extra time Non-Champion Best overall performance Team Pld W D L Win % GF GA GD GD / M GF / M Italy ( 1990 ) 7 6 1 0 93 10 2 + 8 + 1.1 + 1.4 Worst overall performance see all - time worst overall performance above Streaks Most consecutive successful qualification attempts 7, Spain ( 1986 -- 2010 ). Most consecutive failed qualification attempts 18, Luxembourg ( 1934 -- 2010 ). Most consecutive wins 11, Brazil, from 2 -- 1 Turkey ( 2002 ) to 3 -- 0 Ghana ( 2006 ). Most consecutive matches without a loss 13, Brazil, from 3 -- 0 Austria ( 1958 ) to 2 -- 0 Bulgaria ( 1966 ). Most consecutive losses 9, Mexico, from 1 -- 4 France ( 1930 ) to 0 -- 3 Sweden ( 1958 ) Most consecutive matches without a win 17, Bulgaria, from 0 -- 1 Argentina ( 1962 ) to 0 -- 3 Nigeria ( 1994 ). Most consecutive draws 5, Belgium, from 0 -- 0 Netherlands ( 1998 ) to 1 -- 1 Tunisia ( 2002 ). Most consecutive matches without a draw 16, Portugal, from 3 -- 1 Hungary ( 1966 ) to 1 -- 0 Netherlands ( 2006 ). Most consecutive matches scoring at least one goal 18, Brazil ( 1930 -- 1958 ) and Germany ( 1934 -- 1958 ). Most consecutive matches scoring at least two goals 11, Uruguay ( 1930 -- 1954 ) Most consecutive matches scoring at least three / four goals 4, Uruguay ( 1930 -- 1950 ) and Hungary ( 1954 ) ( four goals ) ; also Portugal ( 1966 ), Germany ( 1970 ), Brazil ( 1970 ), Most consecutive matches scoring at least six / eight goals 2, Hungary ( 1954 ) ( eight goals ) ; also Brazil ( 1950 ) ( six goals ) Most consecutive matches without scoring a goal 5, Bolivia ( 1930 -- 1994 ) and Algeria ( 1986 -- 2010 ). Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal ( clean sheets ) 5, Italy ( 1990 ) and Switzerland ( 2006 -- 2010 ). Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal 559, Switzerland ( 1994, 2006 -- 2010 ). Most consecutive matches conceding at least one goal 22, Switzerland ( 1934 -- 1994 ). Most consecutive matches conceding at least two goals 9, Mexico ( 1930 -- 1958 ). Most consecutive matches conceding at least three goals 5, Mexico ( 1930 -- 1950 ). Most consecutive matches conceding at least four goals 3, Bolivia ( 1930 -- 1950 ), Mexico ( 1930 -- 1950 ). Most consecutive matches conceding at least five / six / seven goals 2, South Korea ( 1954 ) ( seven goals ) ; also United States ( 1930 -- 1934 ) ( six goals ) ; also Austria ( 1954 ) ( five goals ). Team Biggest margin of victory 9, Hungary ( 9 ) vs South Korea ( 0 ), 1954 ; Yugoslavia ( 9 ) vs Zaire ( 0 ), 1974 ; Hungary ( 10 ) vs El Salvador ( 1 ), 1982. Biggest margin of victory, qualifying match 31, Australia ( 31 ) vs American Samoa ( 0 ), April 11, 2001, 2002 OFC Group 1. Most goals scored in a match, one team 10, Hungary, vs El Salvador, 1982. Most goals scored in a match, both teams 12, Austria ( 7 ) vs Switzerland ( 5 ), 1954. Highest scoring draw 4 -- 4, England vs Belgium ( AET ), 1954, and Soviet Union vs Colombia, 1962. Largest deficit overcome in a win 3 goals, Austria, 1954 ( coming from 0 -- 3 down to win 7 -- 5 vs Switzerland ) and Portugal, 1966 ( coming from 0 -- 3 down to win 5 -- 3 vs North Korea ). Largest deficit overcome in a draw 3 goals, Colombia, 1962 ( coming from 0 -- 3 down to draw 4 -- 4 vs Soviet Union ) and Uruguay, 2002 ( coming from 0 -- 3 down to draw 3 -- 3 vs Senegal ). Most goals scored in extra time, both teams 5, Italy ( 3 ) vs West Germany ( 2 ), 1970. Most goals scored in a final, one team 5, Brazil, 1958. Most goals scored in a final, both teams 7, Brazil ( 5 ) vs. Sweden ( 2 ), 1958. Fewest goals scored in a final, both teams 0, Brazil ( 0 ) vs. Italy ( 0 ), 1994. Biggest margin of victory in a final 3, France ( 3 ) vs. Brazil ( 0 ) 1998 and Brazil ( 4 ) vs. Italy ( 1 ), 1970 and Brazil ( 5 ) vs. Sweden ( 2 ), 1958. Largest deficit overcome in a win in a final 2, West Germany, 1954 ( coming from 0 -- 2 down to win 3 -- 2 vs Hungary ). Most goals in a tournament, one team 27, Hungary, 1954. Most individual goalscorers for one team, one match 7, Yugoslavia, vs Zaire, 1974 ( Dušan Bajević, Dragan Džajić, Ivica Šurjak, Josip Katalinski, Vladislav Bogićević, Branko Oblak, Ilija Petković ). Most individual goalscorers for one team, one tournament 10, France, 1982 ( Gérard Soler, Bernard Genghini, Michel Platini, Didier Six, Maxime Bossis, Alain Giresse, Dominique Rocheteau, Marius Trésor, René Girard, Alain Couriol ) and Italy, 2006 ( Alessandro Del Piero, Alberto Gilardino, Fabio Grosso, Vincenzo Iaquinta, Filippo Inzaghi, Marco Materazzi, Andrea Pirlo, Luca Toni, Francesco Totti, Gianluca Zambrotta ). Largest goal difference improvement in consecutive matches + 10 : Turkey ( 1954 ) -- lost 1 -- 4 to West Germany, then won 7 -- 0 over South Korea ; and West Germany ( 1954 ) -- lost 3 -- 8 to Hungary, then won 7 -- 2 over Turkey. Largest goal difference worsening in consecutive matches - 12 : Sweden ( 1938 ) -- won 8 -- 0 over Cuba, then lost 1 -- 5 to Hungary ; Turkey ( 1954 ) -- won 7 -- 0 over South Korea, then lost 2 -- 7 to West Germany ; Hungary ( 1982 ) -- won 10 -- 1 over El Salvador, then lost 1 -- 4 to Argentina. Tournament Most goals scored in a tournament 171 goals, 1998. 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 scorers in a tournament 111, 1998. Most players scoring at least two goals in a tournament 37, 1998. Most players scoring at least three goals in a tournament 21, 1954. Most players scoring at least four goals in a tournament 11, 1954. Most players scoring at least five goals in a tournament 6, 1994 - Hristo Stoichkov ( Bulgaria ), Oleg Salenko ( Russia ), Romário ( Brazil ), Jürgen Klinsmann ( Germany ), Roberto Baggio ( Italy ) and Kennet Andersson ( Sweden ). Most players scoring at least six goals in a tournament 4, 1954 - Sándor Kocsis ( Hungary ), Erich Probst ( Austria ), Max Morlock ( West Germany ) and Josef Hügi ( Switzerland ). Most players scoring at least seven goals in a tournament 2, 1970 - Gerd Müller ( West Germany ) and Jairzinho ( Brazil ). Top scoring teams by tournament 1930 : Argentina, 18 goals 1934 : Italy, 12 goals 1938 : Hungary, 15 goals 1950 : Brazil, 22 goals 1954 : Hungary, 27 goals 1958 : France, 23 goals 1962 : Brazil, 14 goals 1966 : Portugal, 17 goals 1970 : Brazil, 19 goals 1974 : Poland, 16 goals 1978 : Argentina & Netherlands, 15 goals each 1982 : France, 16 goals 1986 : Argentina, 14 goals 1990 : West Germany, 15 goals 1994 : Sweden, 15 goals 1998 : France, 15 goals 2002 : Brazil, 18 goals 2006 : Germany, 14 goals 2010 : Germany, 16 goals 2014 : Germany, 18 goals Teams listed in bold won the tournament. Fewer than half of all World Cup tournaments have been won by the highest scoring team. Host records Most times hosted 2, Mexico 1970 & 1986, Italy 1934 & 1990, France 1938 & 1998, and Germany 1974 ( as West Germany ) & 2006. Best performance by host Champions, 6 times : Uruguay 1930, Italy 1934, England 1966, West Germany 1974, Argentina 1978, France 1998 Worst performance by host South Africa in 2010 became the first host to be eliminated in the first round. Two other hosts : United States in 1994 and Spain in 1982 both reached the second round but finished with a worse overall W -- D -- L record than South Africa 's, 1 -- 1 -- 1. However, South Africa had a worse goal difference of - 2 and both United States and Spain finished the first round with a goal difference of 0. Attendance Final 114,600, Argentina v West Germany, 29 June 1986, Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico, World Cup 1986. Decisive Match 199,854, Uruguay v Brazil, 16 July 1950, Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, World Cup 1950. Lowest match attendance in a World Cup tournament 300, Romania vs Peru, 14 July 1930, Estadio Pocitos, Montevideo, Uruguay, World Cup 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. 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. References and footnotes Jump up ^ `` Final matches overview '' ( PDF ). FIFA.com. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 9 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2016. Jump up ^ `` FIFA World Cup Golden Ball Awards ''. RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016. Jump up ^ `` Pele and Greaves to get World Cup winners medals ''. The Guardian. London. 25 November 2007. Jump up ^ Pelé, Lothar Matthäus, Pierre Littbarski and Ronaldo each appeared 3 times in the squads of the teams that reached the finals, but none of them played in all three games. Jump up ^ `` 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia TM - FIFA.com ''. FIFA.com. line feed character in title = at position 28 ( help ) Jump up ^ FIFA official records claimed he was born in 1987, but some sources claimed he was born in 1985, which would mean he was 15 years and 320 days old when he played the match. Jump up ^ According to RSSSF 's 1994 World Cup page, Fuad Amin of Saudi Arabia would have been the youngest captain, at 21 years & 250 days in the 1994, but the source does not specify the match in which he was captain. It is listed that the starting captain was substituted in both the match against the Netherlands and the one against Sweden, in which Amin may have been given the armband on the captains ' substitutions, but this information has not been verified. In any case, Meola still is the youngest starting captain, and players who received the captain 's armband during the course of the match are generally not regarded as official captains. Jump up ^ According to `` FIFA World Cup Superlatives : Players '' Archived 10 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine... A FIFA report, however, indicates that Taylor participated in another match after that date, again versus St. Kitts and Nevis, on 31 March 2004, breaking his own record. If the age listed in the `` Superlatives '' ( PDF ) file corresponds to the February match, then in accordance with the match report from March the actual record would be 46 years and 222 days. Jump up ^ `` Ruiz nets five goals in historic performance, but Guatemala ousted ''. CONCACAF. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016. Jump up ^ György Sárosi Jump up ^ 1938 FIFA World Cup Jump up ^ Alcides Ghiggia Jump up ^ Just Fontaine Jump up ^ Orestes Omar Corbatta Jump up ^ Ferenc Bene Jump up ^ Jairzinho Jump up ^ Teófilo Cubillas Jump up ^ James Rodríguez Jump up ^ Some sources such as RSSSF indicated that it was Harry Andersson but not Tore Keller who scored a hat - trick in that match. ( link ) Jump up ^ http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2016/m=10/news=a-historic-goal-on-a-day-of-battles-2842444.html Jump up ^ 9 consecutive clean sheets, 5 of them away from home over 2 qualifying rounds against 5 different oppositions from 2 Confederations. Jump up ^ Zuberbühler kept goal throughout every minute of Switzerland 's 4 matches. Other keepers have kept clean sheets only playing part of their team 's matches : 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 ) ; Jump up ^ Zagallo was also an assistant coach when Brazil won in 1994. Jump up ^ Chris Goodwin & Peter Young. `` England 's World Cup Final Tournament Player Disciplinary Records ''. Retrieved 2006 - 11 - 03. records of player discipline prior to the advent of yellow and red cards may not be complete. Jump up ^ 2006 Portugal -- Netherlands match report Jump up ^ 2002 Cameroon -- Germany FIFA match report Jump up ^ Šimunić was given three yellow cards in the match : 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. Jump up ^ Fifield, Dominic ( 12 July 2010 ). `` World Cup final : Beauty was rewarded in the end -- Vicente del Bosque ''. The Guardian. Retrieved 13 July 2010. Jump up ^ 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. Jump up ^ Kerr, John H. ( 1997 ). Motivation and Emotion in Sport : reversal theory. Psychology Press. p. 2. ISBN 0863775004. Jump up ^ Culf, Andrew ( 27 July 1994 ). `` Media umpires who point finger face questions of fair play ''. The Guardian. p. 5. The Italian footballer Mauro Tassotti, who broke a Spanish player 's nose with his elbow, was suspended for eight matches by FIFA during the World Cup. The referee missed the incident, but FIFA, using video footage for the first time, handed out the unprecedentedly severe punishment. access - date = requires url = ( help ) Jump up ^ Lewis, Michael ( June -- July, 2002 ). `` The difference makers : from a do - everything goaltender to a snakebit sniper to America 's newest, greatest hope, these will be the most influential players at the World Cup -- The 2002 World Cup ''. Soccer Digest. Iraq 's Barmeer ( sic ) Shaker was slapped with a one - year suspension for spitting at a referee in a loss to Belgium ( 1986 ). Check date values in : date = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` Banned for a year ''. The Toronto Star. 15 June 1986. p. E2. Iraqi World Cup player Bameer ( sic ) Shaker has been banned for one year from international soccer for spitting at a referee. access - date = requires url = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` FIFA lifts Rojas lifetime ban ''. CBC Sports. 30 April 2001. Retrieved 2009 - 05 - 05. Jump up ^ In the 1930, 1950 and 1982 competitions FIFA retrospective rankings were used to determine 5th - 8th places. If these rankings are excluded from consideration, then Brazil 's 1930 and 1982 results drop out and Germany alone has the most top eight finishes ( 17 ). Jump up ^ In the 1930, 1950 and 1982 competitions FIFA retrospective rankings were used. If these rankings are excluded from consideration, then England still has the most 5th - 8th - place finishes ( 6 ). Jump up ^ In the 1930, 1950 and 1982 competitions FIFA retrospective rankings were used. If these rankings are excluded from consideration, then Mexico still has the most 9th - 16th - place finishes ( 10 ). Jump up ^ In the 1930, 1950 and 1982 competitions FIFA retrospective rankings were used. If these rankings are excluded from consideration, then the record is 2, shared by several countries : Switzerland ( 1934 - 1938 ), Yugoslavia ( 1954 - 1958 ), Soviet Union ( 1958 - 1962 ), Hungary ( 1962 - 1966 ), Germany ( 1994 - 1998 ), England ( 2002 - 2006 ), Argentina ( 2006 - 2010 ), and Brazil ( 2006 - 2010 ) Jump up ^ For the 1930, 1950 and 1982 competitions, the FIFA retrospective rankings were used to determine which teams finished in 5th to 8th places. These rankings place Paraguay 9th in 1930, although that team finished second in the first round group stage. If Paraguay is considered to have finished in the top eight in 1930, then Paraguay would have the biggest gap ( 1930 - 2010 ). See http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/50/09/00/fwc_mexico_1986_en_part4_279.pdf, page 45. The USA reached the final four in 1930, so its top eight finish in that competition does not rely on the retrospective rankings. Jump up ^ Turkey had a gap of 12 tournaments, equal to that of Egypt and Norway, from 1954 to 2002. Jump up ^ In the 1930, 1950 and 1982 competitions FIFA retrospective rankings were used to determine 5th - 8th place. If these rankings are excluded Yugoslavia shares this record with Sweden on 6 ( 1934, 1938, 1950, 1958, 1974, 1994 ). Jump up ^ In the 1930, 1950 and 1982 competitions FIFA retrospective rankings were used to determine 5th - 8th place. If these rankings are excluded from consideration, then Yugoslavia still holds this record ( 6 ). Jump up ^ In the 1930, 1950 and 1982 competitions FIFA retrospective rankings were used to determine 5th - 8th place. If these rankings are excluded from consideration, then Switzerland still holds this record ( 3 ). Jump up ^ Other teams always progressing from the first round are as follows : 2 appearances Ghana ( 2006, 2010 ) ; 1 appearance Cuba ( 1938 ), Wales ( 1958 ), East Germany ( 1974 ), Senegal ( 2002 ), Ukraine ( 2006 ), and Slovakia ( excluding Czechoslovakia. 2010 ). Germany has never failed to advance from 14 first - round group phases, but lost its first - round knockout match in 1938 Jump up ^ Other teams never progressing from the first round in at least two appearances are as follows : 4 appearances Tunisia ( 1978, 1998, 2002, 2006 ) ; 3 appearances Bolivia ( 1930, 1950, 1994 ), Iran ( 1978, 1998, 2006 ), Algeria ( 1982, 1986, 2010 ), South Africa ( 1998, 2002, 2010 ) ; 2 appearances El Salvador ( 1970, 1982 ), Egypt ( 1934, 1990 ), Russia ( excluding Soviet Union. 1994, 2002 ), Honduras ( 1982, 2010 ), New Zealand ( 1982, 2010 ), Greece ( 1994, 2010 ), Slovenia ( 2002, 2010 ), and Ivory Coast ( 2006, 2010 ), Jump up ^ Other low averages, in ascending order of games played : 0.77 ( from 11 games ) Republic of Ireland ; 0.85 ( from 55 ) England ; 0.89 ( from 77 ) Italy ; 0.91 ( from 92 ) Brazil ^ Jump up to : A match decided by a penalty shootout is considered a draw for both sides Jump up ^ England did lose the third - place playoff in 1990, but had already been eliminated from any chance of winning the Championship. Jump up ^ France in 1998 had 6 match wins ; the Italy match is regarded as drawn although France progressed via penalties. In addition, France 's win against Paraguay happened after extra time, while Brazil won all their matches in regulation time. Jump up ^ Uruguay also qualified for the 1950 finals without playing a match as a result of withdrawals by other teams in South America Jump up ^ Poland in 1974 and Italy in 1990also won 6 matches, but one of them was the third - place playoff. Jump up ^ Netherlands also won all eight of their qualification matches. Jump up ^ Details as follows : Brazil in 1970 beat England ( first round ), Uruguay ( semi-final ) and Italy ( final ). Italy in 1982 beat Argentina ( second group stage ), Brazil ( second group stage ) and West Germany ( final ). Argentina in 1986 beat Uruguay ( round of 16 ), England ( quarter - final ), and West Germany ( final ). Germany in 2010 beat England ( round of 16 ), Argentina ( quarter - final ) and Uruguay ( 3rd / 4th place match ). Jump up ^ Sweden progressed to the last eight without playing a single match as a result of withdrawal by Austria ^ Jump up to : Successful kicks in a penalty shootout are not counted as goals ( but penalties scored in the normal course of play are counted ) Jump up ^ http://www.nzsoccer.com/page/1982_world_cup_team.html Jump up ^ Excluding automatic qualification as host, as reigning champion, or by invitation. Jump up ^ Reeves, Nick ( 2010 - 06 - 21 ). `` Chile fell 10 - man Swiss to close in on last 16 ''. Yahoo ! News. Agence France - Presse. Retrieved 2010 - 06 - 21. Small consolation but the Swiss set a new World Cup record of 559 minutes played without scoring a goal, to overtake Italy 's mark of 550 minutes. Jump up ^ `` Attacking excellence, defensive distinction ''. FIFA World Cup. FIFA. 2010 - 06 - 21. Retrieved 2010 - 06 - 22. 9 hours and 19 minutes without conceding a goal enabled Switzerland to set a new and impressive FIFA World Cup record today. The Swiss, who started the day in third place behind Italy ( 550 minutes ) and England ( 501 ), rose to the No1 position midway through the second half, but only had eight minutes to savour their new status. That was when Chile 's Mark Gonzalez became the first player to score against the Helvetians since Spain 's Txiki Beguiristain at USA 1994. Jump up ^ Matches within one tournament. Otherwise, Hungary had a + 11 swing between 2 -- 4 v Italy in 1938 and 9 -- 0 v South Korea in 1954 ; and again between 1 -- 3 v France in 1978 and 10 -- 1 v El Salvador in 1982 ; and likewise Germany between 0 -- 3 v Croatia in 1998 and 8 -- 0 v Saudi Arabia in 2002. Jump up ^ http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/brazil2014/statistics/teams/goal-scored.html Jump up ^ Lucas, Ryan ( 22 June 2010 ). `` South Africa beats France 2 - 1, but eliminated ''. The Associated Press. Retrieved 8 July 2010. Jump up ^ 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. Jump up ^ Reuters. `` Costa Rica fans banned after violence ''. ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 2007 - 02 - 13. Jump up ^ 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. External links FIFA World Cup Superlatives at the Wayback Machine ( archived 14 June 2010 ) FIFA World Cup biggest margin victories at the Wayback Machine ( archived 16 June 2010 ) FIFA competitions biggest crowds at the Wayback Machine ( archived 16 June 2010 ) The Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation ( RSSSF ) ( in German ) Statistics and records at Worldcupportal.de FIFA World Cup Tournaments Uruguay 1930 Italy 1934 France 1938 Brazil 1950 Switzerland 1954 Sweden 1958 Chile 1962 England 1966 Mexico 1970 West Germany 1974 Argentina 1978 Spain 1982 Mexico 1986 Italy 1990 United States 1994 France 1998 South Korea / Japan 2002 Germany 2006 South Africa 2010 Brazil 2014 Russia 2018 Qatar 2022 2026 2030 Qualification 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 Finals 1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 Squads 1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 Seedings 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 Broadcasters 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 Bids 2014 2018 and 2022 2026 2030 Records and statistics All - time table Goalscorers top goalscorers finals goalscorers hat - tricks own goals Penalty shoot - outs Player appearances Red cards Referees Team appearances Teams with no appearances Miscellaneous Awards Balls Economics Final draw History Hosts Mascots Official films Official songs Organisers Trophy Video games Notes : There was no qualification for the 1930 World Cup as places were given by invitation only. 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Question: who is the youngest player to play in the world cup
Answer: Northern Ireland