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( July 2017 ) This is a list of records of the FIFA World Cup and its qualification matches. See also : National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup Contents 1 General statistics by tournament 2 Teams : Tournament position 2.1 Consecutive 2.2 Gaps 2.3 Host team 2.4 Defending champion 2.5 Debuting teams 2.6 Other 3 Teams : Tournament progress 3.1 All time 3.2 Consecutive 3.3 Host team 3.4 Defending champion 4 All - time table 5 Players 6 Goalscoring 6.1 Individual 6.2 Own goals 7 Assisting 8 Penalties 8.1 By team 8.2 By tournament 9 Penalty shoot - outs 9.1 By team 9.2 By tournament 10 Extra time 10.1 By team 10.2 By tournament 11 Tiebreakers 12 Goalkeeping 13 Coaching 14 Refereeing 15 Discipline 15.1 Suspension 15.2 Fine 15.3 Other sanction 16 Teams : Matches played / goals scored 16.1 All time 16.2 In one tournament 17 Teams : Overall performance ( winning percentage ) 17.1 In one tournament 17.1. 1 All time 17.1. 2 Host team 17.1. 3 Defending champion 17.1. 4 Champion 17.1. 5 Non-champion 18 Upsets 19 Hat - tricks 20 Streaks 20.1 Team 20.2 Tournament 20.3 Top scoring teams by tournament 20.4 Goal scoring by tournament 21 Host records 22 Attendance 23 Others 24 Footnotes 25 References 26 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 ) 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 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 2018 Russia France Didier Deschamps Harry Kane ( 6 ) Luka Modrić Teams : tournament position Main article : National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup Teams having equal quantities in the tables below are ordered by the tournament the quantity was attained in ( the teams that attained the quantity first are listed first ). If the quantity was attained by more than one team in the same tournament, these teams are ordered alphabetically. Most titles won 5, 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 18, Brazil ( every tournament except 1934, 1966 and 1990 ) Most finishes in the top sixteen 21, Brazil ( every tournament ) Most World Cup appearances 21, 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 14, Mexico ( 1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1978, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 ) Most 17th - 32nd - place finishes 7, South Korea ( 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018 ) Most titles won by a confederation 12, UEFA ( 1934, 1938, 1954, 1966, 1974, 1982, 1990, 1998, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 ) Confederation with most number of teams who qualified for the finals at least once 90 % ( 9 out of 10 ), CONMEBOL ( all but Venezuela ) Confederation with fewest teams who qualified for the finals at least once 15.38 % ( 2 out of 11 current and 2 former ), OFC ( only Australia and New Zealand ) Consecutive Most consecutive championships 2, 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 21, Brazil ( 1930 -- 2018 ) Most consecutive finals tournaments 21, Brazil ( 1930 -- 2018 ) Most consecutive second - place finishes 2, Netherlands ( 1974 -- 1978 ) and West 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 -- 1954 ) Most consecutive 9th - 16th - place finishes 7, Mexico ( 1994 -- 2018 ) 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 ) Most consecutive championships by a confederation 4, UEFA ( 2006 -- 2018 ) 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 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 who participates in the next tournament Group stage : Italy ( 1950 ), Brazil ( 1966 ), France ( 2002 ), Italy ( 2010 ), Spain ( 2014 ), Germany ( 2018 ) Debuting teams See also : National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup § Debut of 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 three without ever being champion 4, Netherlands ( 1974, 1978, 2010, 2014 ) Most finishes in the top four without ever being champion 5, Netherlands ( 1974, 1978, 1998, 2010, 2014 ) Most appearances, never progressing from the first round 8, Scotland ( 1954, 1958, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998 ) Most finals played, never lost 2, Uruguay ( 1930, 1950 ) Most semifinals played, never lost 5, Argentina ( 1930, 1978, 1986, 1990, 2014 ) Most quarterfinals ( or best eight round ) played, never lost 2, Croatia ( 1998, 2018 ) and Portugal ( 1966, 2006 ) Most round of sixteen ( from 1986 to date ) played, never lost 8, Germany ( 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 ) Most appearances, never winning a match 3, Bolivia ( 1930, 1950, 1994 ), Honduras ( 1982, 2010, 2014 ), Egypt ( 1934, 1990, 2018 ) Most played final 3, Argentina vs Germany ( 1986, 1990, 2014 ) Teams : Tournament progress All time Most appearances in the first round 21, Brazil ( every tournament ) Progressed from the first round the most times 18, Brazil ( every tournament except 1930, 1934 and 1966 ) Progressed from the first round as group winners the most times 15, Brazil ( 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 ) Eliminated in the first round the most times 8, 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 ) Less appearances, winning title 13 Uruguay ( 1930, 1950 ) Most appearances, never winning title 16 Mexico Less appearances, acceding final 5 Croatia ( 2018 ) Most appearances, never acceding final 16 Mexico Less appearances, acceding semifinals 2 Turkey ( 2002 ) Most appearances, never acceding semifinals 16 Mexico Less appearances, acceding quarter finals 1 Cuba ( 1938 ), Wales ( 1958 ), East Germany ( 1974 ), Ukraine ( 2006 ) Most appearances, never acceding quarter finals 8 Scotland Consecutive Most consecutive appearances in the first round 21, Brazil ( every tournament ) Most consecutive progressions from the first round 16, Germany ( 1954 -- 2014 ) Most consecutive progressions from the first round as group winners 10, Brazil ( 1982 -- 2018 ) 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 ), Brazil ( 1966 ), France ( 2002 ), Italy ( 2010 ), Spain ( 2014 ), Germany ( 2018 ) 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 ), Lothar Matthäus ( Germany, 1982 -- 1998 ), Rafael Márquez ( Mexico, 2002 -- 2018 ) Most tournaments on national team 5, Antonio Carbajal ( Mexico, 1950 -- 1966 ), Lothar Matthäus ( Germany, 1982 -- 1998 ), Gianluigi Buffon ( Italy, 1998 ( did not play ), 2002 -- 2014 ), Rafael Márquez ( Mexico, 2002 -- 2018 ) Most finishes in the top two 3, Nílton Santos ( Brazil 1950, 1958, 1962 ), Pelé ( Brazil 1958, 1962, 1970 ), Pierre Littbarski ( West Germany 1982, 1986, 1990 ), Lothar Matthäus ( West Germany 1982, 1986, 1990 ), Cafu ( Brazil, 1994, 1998, 2002 ), Ronaldo ( Brazil, 1994, 1998, 2002 ) Most finishes in the top three 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 17, Rafael Márquez ( Mexico, 2002 -- 2018 ) Most tournaments as captain 5, Rafael Márquez ( Mexico, 2002 -- 2018 ) Most appearances as substitute 11, Denílson ( Brazil, 1998 -- 2002 ) Youngest player 17 years, 41 days, Norman Whiteside ( Northern Ireland ), vs Yugoslavia, 17 June 1982 Youngest player, final 17 years, 249 days, Pelé ( Brazil ), vs Sweden, 29 June 1958 Youngest player, qualifying match 13 years, 310 days, Souleymane Mamam ( Togo ), vs Zambia, 6 May 2001, 2002 CAF Group 1 Youngest captain 21 years, 109 days, Tony Meola ( United States ), vs Czechoslovakia, 10 June 1990 Youngest player to ever be named to a FIFA World Cup squad 16 years, 339 days, Edu ( Brazil ), 1966 Oldest player 45 years, 161 days, Essam El - Hadary ( Egypt ), vs Saudi Arabia, 25 June 2018 Oldest player, final 40 years, 133 days, Dino Zoff ( Italy ), vs West Germany, 11 July 1982 Oldest player, qualifying match 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 45 years, 161 days, Essam El - Hadary ( Egypt ), vs Saudi Arabia, 25 June 2018 Oldest player to debut in a World Cup finals tournament 45 years, 161 days, Essam El - Hadary ( Egypt ), vs Saudi Arabia, 25 June 2018 Oldest player to ever be named to a FIFA World Cup squad 45 years, 150 days, Essam El - Hadary ( Egypt ), 2018 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 ) Oldest average age of all the players summoned to a World Cup Almost 28 years old, 2018 Longest period between World Cup finals appearances as a player 15 years and 363 days, Faryd Mondragón ( Colombia, 1998 -- 2014 ) 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 ) ; Faryd Mondragón ( Colombia, 1998 -- 2014 ) ; Samuel Eto'o ( Cameroon, 1998 -- 2014 ) ; Rafael Márquez ( Mexico, 2002 -- 2018 ) 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 See also : List of FIFA World Cup hat - tricks Most goals scored, overall finals 16, Miroslav Klose ( Germany, 2002 -- 2014 ) Most goals scored, overall qualifying 39, Carlos Ruiz ( Guatemala, 2002 -- 2016 ) Most goals scored in a tournament 13, Just Fontaine ( France, 1958 ) Highest goals average in a tournament 2.2, Sándor Kocsis ( Hungary, 11 goals in 5 matches, 1954 ) 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 ), Teófilo 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 ), Miroslav Klose ( Germany, 2002 -- 2014 ) and Cristiano Ronaldo ( Portugal, 2006 -- 2018 ) 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 ), Ivica Olić ( Croatia, 8 June 2002 -- 18 June 2014 ), Cristiano Ronaldo ( Portugal, 17 June 2006 -- 20 June 2018 ) and Lionel Messi ( Argentina 16 June 2006 -- 26 June 2018 ) 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, 239 days, Pelé ( Brazil ), vs Wales, 19 June 1958 Youngest hat - trick scorer 17 years, 244 days, Pelé ( Brazil ), vs France, 24 June 1958 Youngest goalscorer, final 17 years, 249 days, Pelé ( Brazil ), vs Sweden, 29 June 1958 Oldest goalscorer 42 years, 39 days, Roger Milla ( Cameroon ), vs Russia, 28 June 1994 Oldest hat - trick scorer 33 years, 130 days, Cristiano Ronaldo ( Portugal ), vs Spain, 15 June 2018 Oldest goalscorer, final 35 years, 264 days, Nils Liedholm ( Sweden ), vs Brazil, 29 June 1958 Only player to score in his teens, his twenties and his thirties Lionel Messi Argentina ( 2006, 2014, and 2018 ) Most penalties scored ( excluding during shoot - outs ) 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 and 1998 ) Most penalties missed ( excluding during shoot - outs ) 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 final 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 in regular time 97th minute, Neymar ( Brazil ), vs Costa Rica, 2018 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 Most participations in different World Cup penalty shoot - outs 3 times, Roberto Baggio Italy ( 1990, converted, 1994, missed, and 1998, converted ) Own goals Main article : List of FIFA World Cup own goals Assisting Most assists provided, overall finals 10, Pelé ( Brazil, 1958 - 1970 ) Most assists provided in a tournament 7, Pelé ( Brazil, 1970 ) Most assists provided in finals 3, Pelé ( Brazil, 1958 and 1970 ) Most tournaments with at least one assist 4, Lionel Messi ( Argentina, 2006 - 2018 ) Most consecutive tournaments with at least one assist 4, Lionel Messi ( Argentina, 2006 - 2018 ) Penalties By team Most awarded 18, Spain Most converted 15, Spain Most missed or saved 4, Brazil By tournament Most awarded 29, 2018 Most converted 22, 2018 Most missed or saved 7, 2018 Penalty shoot - outs See also : List of FIFA World Cup penalty shoot - outs By team Most played 5, Argentina ( 1990, 1990, 1998, 2006, 2014 ) Most played in one tournament 2, Argentina ( 1990 ), Spain ( 2002 ), Costa Rica and Netherlands ( 2014 ), Croatia and Russia ( 2018 ) Most won 4, Germany ( 1982, 1986, 1990, 2006 ) and Argentina ( 1990, 1990, 1998, 2014 ) Most won in one tournament 2, Argentina ( 1990 ) and Croatia ( 2018 ) Most lost 3, England ( 1990, 1998, 2006 ), Italy ( 1990, 1994, 1998 ) and Spain ( 1986, 2002, 2018 ) Most played shoot - out 2, France vs Italy ( 1998, 2006 ) By tournament Most played 4, 1990, 2006, 2014, 2018 Fewest played ( since the introduction in 1978 ) 0, 1978 Extra time See also : Extra time By team Most played 11, Germany ( 1938, 1966, 1970, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2006, 2006, 2014, 2014 ) and Italy ( 1934, 1934, 1938, 1970, 1990, 1994, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2006 ) Most tournaments playing extra time 8, Germany ( 1938, 1966, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2006, 2014 ) and Italy ( 1934, 1938, 1970, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 ) Most consecutive tournaments playing extra time 5, Italy ( 1990 -- 2006 ) Most played in one tournament 3, Belgium ( 1986 ), England ( 1990 ), Argentina ( 2014 ) and Croatia ( 2018 ) Most consecutive played in one tournament 3, England ( 1990 ) and Croatia ( 2018 ) Most won ( excluding replays and shoot - outs ) 5, Italy ( 1934, 1938, 1970, 1994, 2006 ) Most lost ( excluding replays and shoot - outs ) 3, Germany ( 1966, 1970, 2006 ) Most won in one tournament ( excluding replays and shoot - outs ) 2, England ( 1990 ) and Germany ( 2014 ) Most consecutive won in one tournament ( excluding replays and shoot - outs ) 2, England ( 1990 ) Most played match 3, England vs Germany ( 1966, 1970, 1990 ) Most consecutive played match 2, England vs Germany ( 1966 -- 1970 ) By tournament Most played 8, 1990, 2014 Most played, not ending in replays or shoot - outs 4, 1990, 2014 Most played ending in replays 3, 1938 Most played ending in shoot - outs 4, 1990, 2006, 2014, 2018 Most played ending in a golden goal ( sudden death ) 3, 2002 Fewest played 0, 1930, 1950, 1962, 1974 Tiebreakers See also : Tiebreaker Cases when replays were used 1934 Quarter - finals -- To determine who advances to the semi-finals ( Italy vs Spain ) 1938 Round of 16 -- To determine who advances to the quarter - finals ( Switzerland vs Germany ) and ( Cuba vs Romania ) 1938 Quarter - finals -- To determine who advances to the semi-finals ( Brazil vs Czechoslovakia ) Cases when play - offs were used 1954 Group stage -- To determine second place in Group 2 ( West Germany vs Turkey ) and Group 4 ( Switzerland vs Italy ) 1958 Group stage -- To determine second place in Group 1 ( Northern Ireland vs Czechoslovakia ), Group 3 ( Wales vs Hungary ) and Group 4 ( Soviet Union vs England ) Cases when drawing of lots was used 1954 Group stage -- To determine first place in Group 1 ( Brazil ahead of Yugoslavia ) and Group 3 ( Uruguay ahead of Austria ) 1990 Group stage -- To determine second place ( Republic of Ireland ) and third place ( Netherlands ) in Group F Cases when fair play was used 2018 Group stage -- To determine second place in Group H ( Japan qualified over Senegal due to having received fewer yellow cards ) 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 Fewest goals conceded, penalty shoot - outs, one match 0, Oleksandr Shovkovskiy ( Ukraine ), vs Switzerland, 2006 Most penalties saved, one tournament ( excluding during shoot - outs ) 2, Jan Tomaszewski ( Poland ), 1974 and Brad Friedel ( United States ), 2002 Most penalties saved overall ( excluding during shoot - outs ) 2, Jan Tomaszewski ( Poland, both in 1974 ), Brad Friedel ( United States, both in 2002 ), and Iker Casillas ( Spain, 1 in 2002 and 1 in 2010 ) Most penalties saved in one penalty shoot - out 3, Ricardo ( Portugal ), vs England, 2006 and Danijel Subašić ( Croatia ), vs Denmark, 2018 Most penalties saved overall in penalty shoot - outs 4, Harald Schumacher ( Germany, 2 vs France in 1982 and 2 vs Mexico in 1986 ), Sergio Goycochea ( Argentina, 2 vs Yugoslavia in 1990 and 2 vs Italy in 1990 ), and Danijel Subašić ( Croatia, 3 vs Denmark, 2018 and 1 vs Russia, 2018 ) Youngest goalkeeper 19 years, 191 days, Lee Chang - myung ( North Korea ), vs Soviet Union, 12 July 1966 Youngest goalkeeper to save a penalty ( excluding during shoot - outs ) 21 years, 27 days, Iker Casillas ( Spain ), vs Republic of Ireland, 16 June 2002 Youngest goalkeeper to save a penalty in a shoot - out 21 years, 27 days, Iker Casillas ( Spain ), vs Republic of Ireland, 16 June 2002 Oldest goalkeeper 45 years, 161 days, Essam El - Hadary ( Egypt ), vs Saudi Arabia, 25 June 2018 Oldest goalkeeper to save a penalty ( excluding during shoot - outs ) 45 years, 161 days, Essam El - Hadary ( Egypt ), vs Saudi Arabia, 25 June 2018 Oldest goalkeeper to save a penalty in a shoot - out 36 years, 232 days, Jens Lehmann ( Germany ), vs Argentina, 30 June 2006 Coaching Most matches coached 25, Helmut Schön ( West Germany, 1966 -- 1978 ) Most matches won 16, Helmut Schön ( West Germany, 1966 -- 1978 ) Most tournaments won 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 ), and Carlos Alberto Parreira ( Kuwait, 1982 ; United Arab Emirates, 1990 ; Brazil, 1994 and 2006 ; Saudi Arabia, 1998, South Africa, 2010 ) 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 quarter - final against England, by penalty shoot - out, 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, 267 days, Juan José Tramutola ( Argentina, 1930 ) Youngest coach, champions 31 years, 252 days, Alberto Suppici ( Uruguay, 1930 ) Oldest coach 71 years, 317 days, Otto Rehhagel ( Greece, 2010 ) Oldest coach, champions 59 years, 200 days, Vicente del Bosque ( Spain, 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 tournament 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 ) ; Diego Maradona, Argentina ( 1982 -- 1994 as player, 2010 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 ) and Didier Deschamps, France ( 1998 as player, 2018 as coach ) First World Cup player to coach a team in a World Cup Milorad Arsenijević, Serbia ( 1930 as player, 1950 as coach, both times for Yugoslavia ) Won tournament as a foreign head coach No foreign coach has won a tournament ( all winning head coaches were natives of the country they coached ) Best finish for a foreign head coach Runners - up, George Raynor ( England, coached Sweden in 1958 ) and Ernst Happel ( Austria, coached Netherlands in 1978 ) 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 ( United Arab Emirates, 1994 -- 2002 ), Óscar Ruiz ( Colombia, 2002 -- 2010 ), Carlos Eugênio Simon ( Brazil, 2002 -- 2010 ), Marco Rodríguez ( Mexico, 2006 -- 2014 ), Joel Aguilar ( El Salvador, 2010 -- 2018 ), Ravshan Irmatov ( Uzbekistan, 2010 -- 2018 ) Most matches refereed, overall 11 -- Ravshan Irmatov ( Uzbekistan, 2010 -- 2018 ) Most matches refereed, one tournament 5 -- Benito Archundia ( Mexico, 2006 ), Horacio Elizondo ( Argentina, 2006 ), Ravshan Irmatov ( Uzbekistan, 2010 ) and Néstor Pitana ( Argentina, 2018 ) 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 11 seconds, Jesús Gallardo ( Mexico ), vs Sweden, 2018 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 shoot - out : Edinho ( Brazil ), vs France 1986 ; Carlos Roa ( Argentina ), vs England, 1998 Latest sending off after penalty shoot - out : 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 ) 7, Javier Mascherano ( Argentina, 2006 -- 2018 ) Most cautions ( all - time, player ) 7, Javier Mascherano ( Argentina, 2006 -- 2018 ) 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 until 2006 ), Argentina Most cautions ( match, one team ) 9, Portugal, 2006, vs Netherlands & Netherlands, 2010, vs Spain Most cautions ( match, both teams ) 16 -- Portugal vs Netherlands, June 25, 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 ) Suspension Qualifying Final Round doping Many cases 15 months, Diego Maradona ( Argentina vs Nigeria, 1994 ) misconduct 10 matches, Josip Šimunić ( Croatia vs Iceland, 2013 ) for shouting fascist Ustaše salute after the game. 9 matches, Luis Suárez ( Uruguay vs Italy, 2014 ) for biting Giorgio Chiellini 1 year, Ndaye Mulamba ( Zaire vs Yugoslavia, 1974 ) for kicking the referee 1 year, Samir Shaker ( Iraq vs Belgium, 1986 ) for spitting at the referee Fair Play Violation Life ( amnestied after 12 years ) : Roberto Rojas ( Chile vs Brazil, 1989 ) for feigning injury from a firecracker, leading to a match being abandoned. none Fine Qualifying Final Round doping Many cases misconduct ( Have other sanction ) CHF 30,000, Josip Šimunić ( Croatia vs Iceland, 2013 ) for shouting fascist Ustaše salute after the game. ( Only fined ) CHF 50,000, Croatia ( Kosovo vs Croatia, 2016 ) for anti-Serbia chants by fans. ( Have other sanction ) CHF 100,000, Luis Suárez ( Uruguay vs Italy, 2014 ) for biting Giorgio Chiellini ( Only fined ) CHF 10,000, Xherdan Shaqiri and Granit Xhaka ( Serbia vs Switzerland, 2018 ) both for celebrated their goals by making double - headed eagle gesture with their hands. Fair Play Violation none none Other none none Other sanction Qualifying Final Round doping Many cases none misconduct Empty stadium, many cases none Fair Play Violation Chile banned from the qualifiers for the 1994 FIFA World Cup none Other none none Teams : Matches played / goals scored All time Most matches played 109, Germany, Brazil Fewest matches played 1, Indonesia ( as Dutch East Indies ) Most wins 73, Brazil Most losses 27, Mexico Most draws 21, Italy, England Most points 237, Brazil Most average points / match 2.17, Brazil Most matches played without a point ( 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 229, Brazil Most goalscorers 80, Brazil Most goals conceded 125, 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 Best goal difference + 124, Brazil Worst goal difference -- 38, Mexico 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 Highest average of goals scored per match 2.72, Hungary ( 87 goals in 32 matches ) 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 ), Germany vs Yugoslavia / Serbia ( 1954, 1958, 1962, 1974, 1990, 1998 and 2010 ) and Argentina vs Germany ( 1958, 1966, 1986, 1990, 2006, 2010 and 2014 ) Most consecutive meetings between two teams 5 times, Italy vs Argentina ( 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990 ) Most meetings between two teams, final match 3 times, Argentina vs Germany ( 1986, 1990, 2014 ) Most consecutive meetings between two teams, final match 2 times, Argentina vs Germany ( 1986 -- 1990 ) Most knockout wins 35, Germany Most knockout losses 14, Germany 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 and 2014 Most matches against former World Cup champions and staying unbeaten 4, Argentina, 1986 Most matches between former World Cup champions 7, 1970 All matches won without extra time, replays, penalty shoot - outs or playoffs Uruguay in 1930 ( 4 matches ), Brazil in 1970 ( 6 matches ), and Brazil in 2002 ( 7 matches ) Highest finish without winning a match Quarter - finals, 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 matches gone into extra time 3, Belgium, 1986 ; England, 1990 ; Argentina, 2014 ; Croatia, 2018 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, 1938 and 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, West 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, West 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 22, Australia ( 2018 ) Longest distance travelled in a single qualifying campaign 155,000 miles : Australia ( 2018 ) Most brothers in the same team in the finals 3, Honduras ( Johnny Palacios, Jerry Palacios, Wilson Palacios, 2010 ) Teams : overall performance ( winning percentage ) In one tournament All time Best overall performance Team Pld Win % GF GA GD GD / M GF / M Uruguay ( 1930 ) 0 0 100 15 + 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 + 14 + 2.0 2.6 Italy ( 1938 ) 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 Win % GF GA GD GD / M GF / M South Korea ( 1954 ) 0 0 0 0 16 − 16 − 8.0 0.0 Bolivia ( 1950 ) 0 0 0 0 8 − 8 − 8.0 0.0 Dutch East Indies ( 1938 ) 0 0 0 0 6 − 6 − 6.0 0.0 United States ( 1934 ) 0 0 0 7 − 6 − 6.0 1.0 Zaire ( 1974 ) 0 0 0 0 14 − 14 − 4.7 0.0 Saudi Arabia ( 2002 ) 0 0 0 0 12 − 12 − 4.0 0.0 Bolivia ( 1930 ) 0 0 0 0 8 − 8 − 4.0 0.0 Scotland ( 1954 ) 0 0 0 0 8 − 8 − 4.0 0.0 El Salvador ( 1982 ) 0 0 0 13 − 12 − 4.0 0.3 Haiti ( 1974 ) 0 0 0 14 − 12 − 4.0 0.7 Host team Best overall performance Team Pld Win % GF GA GD GD / M GF / M Uruguay ( 1930 ) 0 0 100 15 + 12 + 3.0 3.8 Worst overall performance Team Pld Win % GF GA GD GD / M GF / M South Africa ( 2010 ) 33 5 − 2 − 0.7 1.0 Defending champion Best overall performance Team Pld Win % GF GA GD GD / M GF / M Italy ( 1938 ) 4 * 0 0 100 11 5 + 6 + 1.5 2.8 * one of the wins was after extra time Worst overall performance Team Pld Win % GF GA GD GD / M GF / M France ( 2002 ) 0 0 0 − 3 − 1.0 0.0 Champion Best overall performance see all - time best overall performance above Worst overall performance Team Pld Win % GF GA GD GD / M GF / M Italy ( 1982 ) 7 0 79 12 6 + 6 + 0.9 + 1.7 Argentina ( 1978 ) 7 5 * 79 15 + 11 + 1.6 + 2.1 * one of the wins was after extra time Non-champion Best overall performance Team Pld Win % GF GA GD GD / M GF / M Italy ( 1990 ) 7 6 0 86 10 + 8 + 1.1 + 1.4 Worst overall performance see all - time worst overall performance above Upsets Teams eliminated by penalty shoot - outs are not considered as defeated. Biggest upset in the group stage, per FIFA rankings + 74 -- South Africa ( 2010 ) ranked 83 -- won 2 -- 1 over France ( ranked 9 ) Biggest upset in the knockout stage, per FIFA rankings + 34 -- South Korea ( 2002 ) ranked 40 -- won 2 -- 1 over Italy ( ranked 6 ) Biggest upset of a former champion, per FIFA rankings + 74 -- South Africa ( 2010 ) ranked 83 -- won 2 -- 1 over France ( ranked 9 ) Biggest upset of a defending champion, per FIFA rankings + 56 -- South Korea ( 2018 ) ranked 57 -- won 2 -- 0 over Germany ( ranked 1 ) Biggest upset of a top ranked team, per FIFA rankings + 56 -- South Korea ( 2018 ) ranked 57 -- won 2 -- 0 over Germany ( ranked 1 ) Continental Records Biggest upset by an African team, per FIFA rankings + 74 -- South Africa ( 2010 ) ranked 83 -- won 2 -- 1 over France ( ranked 9 ) Biggest upset by an Asian team, per FIFA rankings + 56 -- South Korea ( 2018 ) ranked 57 -- won 2 -- 0 over Germany ( ranked 1 ) Biggest upset by a European team, per FIFA rankings + 29 -- Slovakia ( 2010 ) ranked 34 -- won 3 -- 2 over Italy ( ranked 5 ) Biggest upset by an Oceanian team, per FIFA rankings + 24 -- Australia ( 2006 ) ranked 42 -- won 3 -- 1 over Japan ( ranked 18 ) Biggest upset by a North American team, per FIFA rankings + 21 -- Costa Rica ( 2014 ) ranked 28 -- won 3 -- 1 over Uruguay ( ranked 7 ) Biggest upset by a South American team, per FIFA rankings + 15 -- Ecuador ( 2002 ) ranked 36 -- won 1 -- 0 over Croatia ( ranked 21 ) Hat - tricks Most hat - tricks in a single World Cup 8, 1954 Fewest hat - tricks in a single World Cup 0, 2006 Streaks Most consecutive successful qualification attempts 9, Spain ( 1986 -- 2018 ) Most consecutive failed qualification attempts 20, Luxembourg ( 1934 -- 2018 ) 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 ) ( group stage ) to 2 -- 0 Bulgaria ( 1966 ) ( group stage ) 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 ), West 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, 1950 and 1994 ), Algeria ( 1986 and 2010 ), and Honduras ( 1982 and 2010 -- 2014 ) 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 -- 0 South Korea, 1954 ; Yugoslavia 9 -- 0 Zaire, 1974 and Hungary 10 -- 1 El Salvador, 1982 Biggest margin of victory, qualifying match 31, Australia 31 -- 0 American Samoa, April 11, 2001, 2002 OFC Group 1 Most goals scored in a match, one team 10, Hungary 10 -- 1 El Salvador, 1982 Most goals scored in a match, both teams 12, Austria 7 -- 5 Switzerland, 1954 Highest scoring draw 4 -- 4, England vs Belgium ( a.e.t. ), 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 -- 2 West Germany, 1970 Most goals scored in a final, one team 5, Brazil, 1958 Most goals scored in a final, both teams 7, Brazil 5 -- 2 Sweden, 1958 Fewest goals scored in a final, both teams 0, Brazil 0 -- 0 Italy, 1994 Biggest margin of victory in a final 3, Brazil 5 -- 2 Sweden, 1958 ; Brazil 4 -- 1 Italy, 1970, and France 3 -- 0 Brazil, 1998 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 11, incl. an own goal by an opponent, Belgium, 2018 ( Michy Batshuayi, Nacer Chadli, Kevin De Bruyne, Marouane Fellaini, Eden Hazard, Adnan Januzaj, Romelu Lukaku, Dries Mertens, Thomas Meunier, Jan Vertonghen, and an own goal by Brazil 's Fernandinho ) 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 and 2014 Fewest goals scored in a tournament 70 goals, 1930 and 1934 Most goals per match in a tournament 5.38 goals per match, 1954 Fewest goals per match in a tournament 2.21 goals per match, 1990 Most matches without a scoreless draw 63 matches, 2018 Most consecutive matches without a scoreless draw 36 matches, 2018 Most knockout matches without a scoreless draw 15 matches, 2018 Most scorers in a tournament 122, 2018 Most players scoring at least two goals in a tournament 37, 1998 Most players scoring at least three goals in a tournament 21, 1954 Most players scoring at least four goals in a tournament 11, 1954 Most players scoring at least five goals in a tournament 6, 1994 - Hristo Stoichkov ( 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 ) Longest distance covered by a player in a tournament 84km, 2014 - Thomas Müller ( Germany ) 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 2018 : Belgium, 16 goals Teams listed in bold won the tournament. Fewer than half of all World Cup tournaments have been won by the highest scoring team. Goal scoring by tournament 1930 : 70 goals in 18 matches ( 15 group matches, 3 knockout matches ). 3.89 goals per game ( gpg ) 1934 : 70 goals in 17 matches ( 15 knockout matches, 1 third place play - off, 1 replay ). 4.67 gpg 1938 : 84 goals in 18 matches ( 14 knockout matches, 1 third place play - off, 3 replays ). 3.56 gpg 1950 : 88 goals in 22 matches ( 22 group matches ). 4 gpg 1954 : 140 goals in 26 matches ( 16 group matches, 7 knockout matches, 1 third place play - off, 2 progress play - offs ). 5.38 gpg 1958 : 126 goals in 35 matches ( 24 group matches, 7 knockout matches, 1 third place play - off, 3 progress play - offs ). 3.6 gpg 1962 : 89 goals in 32 matches ( 24 group matches, 7 knockout matches, 1 third place play - off ). 2.78 gpg 1966 : 89 goals in 32 matches ( 24 group matches, 7 knockout matches, 1 third place play - off ). 2.78 gpg 1970 : 95 goals in 32 matches ( 24 group matches, 7 knockout matches, 1 third place play - off ) 3.96 gpg 1974 : 97 goals in 38 matches ( 36 group matches, 1 final, 1 third place play - off ). 2.55 gpg 1978 : 102 goals in 38 matches ( 36 group matches, 1 final, 1 third place play - off ). 2.68 gpg 1982 : 146 goals in 52 matches ( 48 group matches, 3 knockout matches, 1 third place play - off ). 2.81 gpg 1986 : 132 goals in 52 matches ( 36 group matches, 15 knockout matches, 1 third place play - off ). 2.54 gpg 1990 : 115 goals in 52 matches ( 36 group matches, 15 knockout matches, 1 third place play - off ). 2.21 gpg 1994 : 141 goals in 52 matches ( 36 group matches, 15 knockout matches, 1 third place play - off ). 2.71 gpg 1998 : 171 goals in 64 matches ( 48 group matches, 15 knockout matches, 1 third place play - off ). 2.67 gpg 2002 : 161 goals in 64 matches ( 48 group matches, 15 knockout matches, 1 third place play - off ). 2.52 gpg 2006 : 147 goals in 64 matches ( 48 group matches, 15 knockout matches, 1 third place play - off ). 2.3 gpg 2010 : 145 goals in 64 matches ( 48 group matches, 15 knockout matches, 1 third place play - off ). 2.27 gpg 2014 : 171 goals in 64 matches ( 48 group matches, 15 knockout matches, 1 third place play - off ). 2.67 gpg 2018 : 169 goals in 64 matches ( 48 group matches, 15 knockout matches, 1 third place play - off ). 2.64 gpg Host records Most times hosted 2, Mexico, 1970 and 1986 ; Italy, 1934 and 1990 ; France, 1938 and 1998 ; Germany, 1974 and 2006 ; Brazil, 1950 and 2014 Most times hosted, continent 11, Europe ( 1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1966, 1974, 1982, 1990, 1998, 2006, 2018 ) Best performance by host Winners, 6 times : 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. Had its best performance as hosts Champions : Uruguay ( 1930 ), Italy ( 1934 ), England ( 1966 ), West Germany ( 1974 ), Argentina ( 1978 ), France ( 1998 ) Runners - up : Sweden ( 1958 ) Third place : Chile ( 1962 ) Fourth place : South Korea ( 2002 ) Quarter - finals : Switzerland ( 1954 ), Mexico ( 1970, 1986 ), Russia ( 2018 ) Round of 16 : Japan ( 2002 ) Group stage of 32 : South Africa ( 2010 ) Stadium to host most World Cup matches Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico, 19 ( 10 in 1970 and 9 in 1986 ) Most times a stadium hosted a World Cup final 2, Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico ( 1970 and 1986 ) and Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ( 1950 and 2014 ) City to host most World Cup matches Mexico City, Mexico, 23 ( 19 at Estadio Azteca and 4 at Estadio Olimpico Universitario ) Most times a city hosted a World Cup final 2, Mexico City, Mexico ( 1970 and 1986 ) ; Rome, Italy ( 1934 and 1990 ) ; Paris, France ( 1938 and 1998 ) ; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ( 1950 and 2014 ) Attendance Final 114,600, Argentina v West Germany, 29 June 1986, Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico, 1986 Decisive match 199,854, Uruguay v Brazil, 16 July 1950, Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1950 Lowest match attendance in a World Cup tournament 300, Romania vs Peru, 14 July 1930, Estadio Pocitos, Montevideo, Uruguay, 1930 Highest match attendance in a World Cup qualifying match 162,764, Brazil vs Colombia, 9 March 1977, Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1978 CONMEBOL Group 1 Lowest match attendance in a World Cup qualifying match 0, Costa Rica vs Panama, 26 March 2005, Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San Juan de Tibás, San José, Costa Rica, 2006 CONCACAF Final Group Highest average of attendance per match 68,991, 1994 Highest attendance ( tournament ) 3,570,000, 1994 Lowest average of attendance per match 23,235, 1934 Lowest attendance ( tournament ) 390,000, 1934 Others Most players provided by a club overall 128, Juventus Most players provided by a football association overall 1022, Premier League Most players provided by a club for champions squads overall 24, Juventus Most players provided by a club 16, Seoul Army Club ( 1954 ), Manchester City ( 2018 ) Footnotes 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 the leader is Germany with 17 ( every tournament except 1930, 1938, 1950 and 2018 ). 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 ( 11 ). Jump up ^ Until 1978 inclusive, all tournaments had sixteen teams or fewer. 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 ^ Turkey had a gap of 12 tournaments, equal to that of Egypt and Norway, from 1954 to 2002. Jump up ^ In 1954, the West Germany ( `` Germany FR '' ) team became world champions in what was the team 's debut appearance representing the name and territory of West Germany. However, Germany ( since 1949 officially Federal Republic of Germany ) is since 1904 represented by the same governing body ( Deutscher Fußball - Bund, DFB ), and FIFA officially attributes all international results of the DFB team since 1908 to Germany, including the results of 1954 -- 1990, when the team was often called West Germany. Thus, the 1954 participation is counted as the third appearance of the team, as Germany had previously appeared in the 1934 and 1938 World Cups. ^ Jump up to : Other teams never progressing from the first round in at least two appearances are as follows : 5 appearances Tunisia ( 1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018 ) and Iran ( 1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018 ) ; 3 appearances Bolivia ( 1930, 1950, 1994 ), South Africa ( 1998, 2002, 2010 ), Honduras ( 1982, 2010, 2014 ), Ivory Coast ( 2006, 2010, 2014 ) and Egypt ( 1934, 1990, 2018 ) ; 2 appearances El Salvador ( 1970, 1982 ), New Zealand ( 1982, 2010 ) and Slovenia ( 2002, 2010 ). Jump up ^ Although France have not lost any of its 3 games, in 2006 they were runner - up after losing penalty shoots - out against Italy. The match ended in a 1 - 1 draw. Jump up ^ Although in 1978 there were n't semifinals, Argentina won second round group ahead of Brazil which disputed 3rd place match against Italy. Even more, game against Brazil ended in a 0 - 0 draw. Jump up ^ Other teams always progressing from the first round have only appeared in one tournament each. These are Cuba ( 1938 ), Wales ( 1958 ), East Germany ( 1974 ), Ukraine ( 2006 ) and Slovakia ( excluding Czechoslovakia ; 2010 ). Jump up ^ Pelé, Lothar Matthäus, Pierre Littbarski and Ronaldo each appeared three times in the squads of the teams that reached the finals, but none of them played in all three games. Jump up ^ FIFA official records claim he was born in 1987, but other sources claim he was born in 1985, which would mean he was 15 years and 320 days old when he played the match. Jump up ^ According to the Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation, Fuad Anwar 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 ^ 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 four matches. Other keepers have kept clean sheets only playing part of their team 's matches. These are : Velloso ( Brazil, 1930, 1 match of 2 ) ; Pedro Benítez ( Paraguay, 1930, 1 of 2 ) ; József Háda ( Hungary, 1938, 1 of 4 ) ; Giuseppe Moro ( Italy, 1950, 1 of 2 ) ; István Ilku ( Hungary, 1958, 1 of 4 ) ; Lorenzo Buffon ( Italy, 1962, 2 of 3 ) ; Rogelio Domínguez ( Argentina, 1962, 1 of 3 ) ; Adán Godoy ( Chile, 1962, 1 of 6 ) ; Antonio Carbajal ( Mexico, 1966, 1 of 3 ) ; Horst Wolter ( West Germany, 1970, 1 of 6 ) ; József Szendrei ( Hungary, 1986, 1 of 3 ) ; Viktor Chanov ( USSR, 1986, 1 of 4 ) ; Manuel Bento ( Portugal, 1986, 1 of 3 ) ; Plamen Nikolov ( Bulgaria, 1994, 45 mins of 7 ) ; Vincent Enyeama ( Nigeria, 2002, 1 of 3 ) ; Rami Shaaban ( Sweden, 2006, 1 of 4 ) ; Santiago Cañizares ( Spain, 2006, 1 of 4 ). Jump up ^ Zagallo was also an assistant coach when Brazil won in 1994. Jump up ^ Šimunić was given three yellow cards in the match as the referee failed to send him off the pitch after the second yellow, and was only red carded after the third yellow. The original FIFA match report listed all three cautions, however was revised shortly after, with the second caution ( 90 ' ) not being recorded ; it is unknown whether this was for consistency in the reports, or whether the caution was retrospectively overturned. 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 ^ Including penalty shoot - out progressions Jump up ^ Including penalty shoot - out eliminations ^ Jump up to : A match decided by a penalty shoot - out 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 World Cup. Jump up ^ In 1998, France had 6 match wins ; however, 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 regular 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, Italy in 1990, and Belgium in 2018 also won 6 matches, but one of them was the third - place playoff. Playing fewer matches, Argentina in 1930, Czechoslovakia in 1934, and Hungary in 1938 and 1954 won all the games but lost the final. 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 ( third - place match ). In 2014, Germany beat France ( quarter - final ), Brazil ( semi-final ) and Argentina ( final ). Jump up ^ Excluding Argentina themselves, there were 5 former World Cup champions in 1986. They draw Italy at group stage, then beat Uruguay ( round of 16 ), England ( quarter - final ), and West Germany ( final ). Jump up ^ Even though only 5 nations were crowned before 1970, the 1970 tournament obtained the most matches between former champions of totally. All 5 former champions qualified to the tournament, they all advanced to the knockout stage, and 4 of them advanced into semi-finals. Those 7 matches were : Italy vs Uruguay and Brazil vs England ( group stage ), England vs West Germany ( quarter - final ), Brazil vs Uruguay and Italy vs West Germany ( semi-final ), Uruguay vs West Germany ( third place ), Brazil vs Italy ( final ). Jump up ^ Sweden progressed to the last eight without playing a single match as a result of the withdrawal of Austria. ^ Jump up to : Successful kicks in a penalty shoot - out are not counted as goals ( but penalties scored in the normal course of play are counted ). Jump up ^ If penalty shoot - outs are considered, then the biggest knockout stage upset is Russia ( ranked 70 ) winning over Spain ( ranked 10 ) on penalties in the 2018 Round of 16. Jump up ^ Excluding automatic qualification as hosts, as reigning champion, or by invitation. Jump up ^ If own goals are excluded, then Belgium shares the record of 10 goalscorers with France in 1982 and Italy in 2006. 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 ^ Also had its only title at home. Jump up ^ Switzerland 's best position, the sixth place in 1950, relies on retrospective rankings, and had them eliminated in the group stage. While the Swiss also reached the quarter - finals in 1934 and 1938, both tournaments only required one win, in contrast to 1954 's group stage format. 1954 also marked the last time Switzerland reached the top 8. Jump up ^ Not counting the results as Soviet Union, who reached the semi-finals in 1966. Jump up ^ Also reached this stage in 2010 and 2018. Jump up ^ 2010 had hosts South Africa matching their 2002 record, falling in the group stage with one win, one tie and one draw, even if with a lower goal difference. 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 ^ 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. References 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. 25 November 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2018. ^ Jump up to : Yoesting, Travis ( 3 May 2018 ). `` The Greatest Men 's World Cup Records Of All Time ''. The18. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018. 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TheGuardian.com. Retrieved 18 March 2018. Jump up ^ Roddy, Thomas ( 26 June 2014 ). `` Sportsmail looks at the stars who have been kicked out of World Cup ''. Daily Mail. Retrieved 19 July 2018. Jump up ^ `` FIFA lifts Rojas lifetime ban ''. CBC Sports. 30 April 2001. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012. Jump up ^ `` Palacios brothers making history ''. FIFA.com. 20 June 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2018. Jump up ^ Reeves, Nick ( 21 June 2010 ). `` Chile fell 10 - man Swiss to close in on last 16 ''. Yahoo ! News. Agence France - Presse. Archived from the original on 25 June 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2010. 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.com. FIFA. 21 June 2010. Archived from the original on 25 June 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2010. 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 ^ Lucas, Ryan ( 22 June 2010 ). `` South Africa beats France 2 - 1, but eliminated ''. The Associated Press. Archived from the original on 25 June 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010. Jump up ^ `` Ultimate home field advantage : Host nation luck ''. Philly.com. 11 June 2014. Jump up ^ Smith, Pater ( 14 June 2018 ). `` World Cup home advantage : How the hosts have fared and why there is hope for Russia ''. Sky Sports. Retrieved 30 July 2018. Jump up ^ `` Costa Rica fans banned after violence ''. ESPN. 9 March 2005. Retrieved 27 April 2011. ^ Jump up to : Marcarini, Edoardo ( 28 June 2018 ). `` Mondiali, convocati per club all time : 1a la Juve ''. Sky Sport ( in Italian ). Retrieved 10 July 2018. Jump up ^ `` World Cup Champions Squads 1930 - 2014 ''. Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 15 July 2018. Jump up ^ `` Squads of the 1954 FIFA World Cup ''. AllWorldCups.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013. 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 hide 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 Canada -- Mexico -- United States 2026 2030 2034 Qualification 1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Finals 1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Squads 1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Seedings 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Broadcasters 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Bids 2014 2018 and 2022 2026 2030 Statistics 2002 2006 2014 2018 Disciplinary record 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Team appearances AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA Teams with no appearances Overall records All - time table Goalscorers top goalscorers finals goalscorers hat - tricks own goals Penalty shoot - outs Player appearances Red cards Referees Winners Miscellaneous Openings Stadiums Awards Balls Economics Final draw History Hosts Mascots Official films Official anthems & 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 scored the most goals in the world cup qualifiers
Answer: Carlos Ruiz