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This is a list of records and statistics of the FIFA World Cup.

As of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 80 national teams have competed at the final tournaments. Brazil is the only team to have appeared in all 22 tournaments to date, with Germany having participated in 20, Italy and Argentina in 18 and Mexico in 17. To date, eight nations have won the tournament. The inaugural winners in 1930 were Uruguay; the current champions are France. The most successful nation in the competition currently is Brazil, which has won the cup on five occasions. Five European nations have won the tournament a record 12 times, followed by three South America nations with nine victories. Five teams have appeared in FIFA World Cup finals without winning, while eleven more have appeared in semi-finals.

Debut of national teams

Each successive World Cup has had at least one team appearing for the first time. Using FIFA's view on successor teams, the total number of teams that have participated in the World Cup until the 2022 edition is 80.

Year	Debuting teams			Successor teams
	Teams	No.	Cum.
1930	Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, France, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Romania, United States, Uruguay, Yugoslavia	13	13
1934	Austria, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland	10	23
1938	Cuba, Dutch East Indies, Norway, Poland	4	27
1950	England	1	28
1954	South Korea, Scotland, Turkey	3	31	West Germany
1958	Northern Ireland, Soviet Union, Wales	3	34
1962	Bulgaria, Colombia	2	36
1966	North Korea, Portugal	2	38
1970	El Salvador, Israel, Morocco	3	41
1974	Australia, East Germany, Haiti, Zaire	4	45
1978	Iran, Tunisia	2	47
1982	Algeria, Cameroon, Honduras, Kuwait, New Zealand	5	52
1986	Canada, Denmark, Iraq	3	55
1990	Costa Rica, Republic of Ireland, United Arab Emirates	3	58
1994	Greece, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia	3	61	Germany, Russia
1998	Croatia, Jamaica, Japan, South Africa	4	65	FR Yugoslavia
2002	China, Ecuador, Senegal, Slovenia	4	69
2006	Angola, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine	6	75	Czech Republic, Serbia and Montenegro
2010	Slovakia	1	76	Serbia
2014	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	77
2018	Iceland, Panama	2	79
2022	Qatar	1	80

Overall team records

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

As of 2022 FIFA World Cup

Rank	Team	Part	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Brazil	22	114	76	19	19	237	108	+129	247
2	Germany	20	112	68	21	23	232	130	+102	225
3	Argentina	18	88	47	17	24	152	101	+51	158
4	Italy	18	83	45	21	17	128	77	+51	156
5	France	16	73	39	14	20	136	85	+51	131
6	England	16	74	32	22	20	104	68	+36	118
7	Spain	16	67	31	17	19	108	75	+33	110
8	Netherlands	11	55	30	14	11	96	52	+44	104
9	Uruguay	14	59	25	13	21	89	76	+13	88
10	Belgium	14	51	21	10	20	69	74	−5	73
11	Sweden	12	51	19	13	19	80	73	+7	70
12	Russia	11	45	19	10	16	77	54	+23	67
13	Mexico	17	60	17	15	28	62	101	−39	66
14	Serbia	13	49	18	9	22	71	71	0	63
15	Portugal	8	35	17	6	12	61	41	+20	57
16	Poland	9	38	17	6	15	49	50	−1	57
17	Switzerland	12	41	14	8	19	55	73	−18	50
18	Hungary	9	32	15	3	14	87	57	+30	48
19	Croatia	6	30	13	8	9	43	33	+10	47
20	Czech Republic	9	33	12	5	16	47	49	−2	41
21	Austria	7	29	12	4	13	43	47	−4	40
22	Chile	9	33	11	7	15	40	49	−9	40
23	United States	11	37	9	8	20	40	66	−26	35
24	Denmark	6	23	9	6	8	31	29	+2	33
25	Paraguay	8	27	7	10	10	30	38	−8	31
26	South Korea	11	38	7	10	21	39	78	−39	31
27	Colombia	6	22	9	3	10	32	30	+2	30
28	Romania	7	21	8	5	8	30	32	−2	29
29	Japan	7	25	7	6	12	25	33	−8	27
30	Costa Rica	6	21	6	5	10	22	39	−17	23
31	Cameroon	8	26	5	8	13	22	47	−25	23
32	Morocco	6	23	5	7	11	20	27	−7	22
33	Nigeria	6	21	6	3	12	23	30	−7	21
34	Scotland	8	23	4	7	12	25	41	−16	19
35	Senegal	3	12	5	3	4	16	17	−1	18
36	Ghana	4	15	5	3	7	18	23	−5	18
37	Peru	5	18	5	3	10	21	33	−12	18
38	Ecuador	4	13	5	2	6	14	14	0	17
39	Bulgaria	7	26	3	8	15	22	53	−31	17
40	Turkey	2	10	5	1	4	20	17	+3	16
41	Australia	6	20	4	4	12	17	37	−20	16
42	Republic of Ireland	3	13	2	8	3	10	10	0	14
43	Northern Ireland	3	13	3	5	5	13	23	−10	14
44	Tunisia	6	18	3	5	10	14	26	−12	14
45	Saudi Arabia	6	19	4	2	13	14	44	−30	14
46	Iran	6	18	3	4	11	13	31	−18	13
47	Algeria	4	13	3	3	7	13	19	−6	12
48	Ivory Coast	3	9	3	1	5	13	14	−1	10
49	South Africa	3	9	2	4	3	11	16	−5	10
50	Norway	3	8	2	3	3	7	8	−1	9
51	East Germany	1	6	2	2	2	5	5	0	8
52	Greece	3	10	2	2	6	5	20	−15	8
53	Ukraine	1	5	2	1	2	5	7	−2	7
54	Wales	2	8	1	4	3	5	10	−5	7
55	Slovakia	1	4	1	1	2	5	7	−2	4
56	Slovenia	2	6	1	1	4	5	10	−5	4
57	Cuba	1	3	1	1	1	5	12	−7	4
58	North Korea	2	7	1	1	5	6	21	−15	4
59	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3
60	Jamaica	1	3	1	0	2	3	9	−6	3
61	New Zealand	2	6	0	3	3	4	14	−10	3
62	Honduras	3	9	0	3	6	3	14	−11	3
63	Angola	1	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2
64	Israel	1	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	2
65	Egypt	3	7	0	2	5	5	12	−7	2
66	Iceland	1	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1
67	Kuwait	1	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1
68	Trinidad and Tobago	1	3	0	1	2	0	4	−4	1
69	Bolivia	3	6	0	1	5	1	20	−19	1
70	Iraq	1	3	0	0	3	1	4	−3	0
71	Togo	1	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5	0
72	Qatar	1	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0
73	Indonesia	1	1	0	0	1	0	6	−6	0
74	Panama	1	3	0	0	3	2	11	−9	0
75	United Arab Emirates	1	3	0	0	3	2	11	−9	0
76	China	1	3	0	0	3	0	9	−9	0
77	Canada	2	6	0	0	6	2	12	−10	0
78	Haiti	1	3	0	0	3	2	14	−12	0
79	DR Congo	1	3	0	0	3	0	14	−14	0
80	El Salvador	2	6	0	0	6	1	22	−21	0

Breakdown of successor team records

Team	Part	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Czechoslovakia (1934–1990)	8	30	11	5	14	44	45	−1	38
Czech Republic (2006–present)	1	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	3

Team	Part	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany (1934–1938)	2	6	3	1	2	14	13	+1	10
West Germany (1950–1990)	10	62	36	14	12	131	77	+54	122
Germany (1994–present)	8	44	29	6	9	87	40	+46	93

Team	Part	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Soviet Union (1958–1990)	7	31	15	6	10	53	34	+19	51
Russia (1994–present)	4	14	4	4	6	24	20	+4	16

Team	Part	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Yugoslavia (1930–1990)	8	33	14	7	12	55	42	+13	49
Yugoslavia (1998)	1	4	2	1	1	5	4	+1	7
Serbia and Montenegro (2006)	1	3	0	0	3	2	10	−8	0
Serbia (2010–present)	3	9	2	1	6	9	15	−6	7

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Brazil	5	2	2	9
2	Germany	4	4	4	12
3	Italy	4	2	1	7
4	Argentina	2	3	0	5
5	France	2	1	2	5
6	Uruguay	2	0	0	2
7	England	1	0	0	1
	Spain	1	0	0	1
9	Netherlands	0	3	1	4
10	Czech Republic	0	2	0	2
	Hungary	0	2	0	2
12	Sweden	0	1	2	3
13	Croatia	0	1	1	2
14	Poland	0	0	2	2
15	Austria	0	0	1	1
	Belgium	0	0	1	1
	Chile	0	0	1	1
	Portugal	0	0	1	1
	Turkey	0	0	1	1
	United States	0	0	1	1
Totals (20 entries)		21	21	21	63

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Further information: FIFA World Cup records and statistics

Hosts

Results of host nations

Year	Hosting team	Finish
1930	Uruguay	Champions
1934	Italy	Champions
1938	France	Quarter-finals
1950	Brazil	Runners-up
1954	Switzerland	Quarter-finals
1958	Sweden	Runners-up
1962	Chile	Third place
1966	England	Champions
1970	Mexico	Quarter-finals
1974	West Germany	Champions
1978	Argentina	Champions
1982	Spain	Second group stage
1986	Mexico	Quarter-finals
1990	Italy	Third place
1994	United States	Round of 16
1998	France	Champions
2002	South Korea	Fourth place
	Japan	Round of 16
2006	Germany	Third place
2010	South Africa	Group stage
2014	Brazil	Fourth place
2018	Russia	Quarter-finals
2022	Qatar	Group stage
2026	Canada	TBD
	Mexico
	United States

Results of defending champions

The defending World Cup champions were formerly granted an automatic spot in the Cup finals field. As of the 2006 tournament, this berth is no longer guaranteed. However, no defending World Cup champion has yet failed to qualify.

Year	Defending champions	Finish
1934	Uruguay	Did not enter
1938	Italy	Champions
1950	Italy	Group stage
1954	Uruguay	Fourth place
1958	West Germany	Fourth place
1962	Brazil	Champions
1966	Brazil	Group stage
1970	England	Quarter-finals
1974	Brazil	Fourth place
1978	West Germany	Second round (top 8)
1982	Argentina	Second round (top 12)
1986	Italy	Round of 16
1990	Argentina	Runners-up
1994	Germany	Quarter-finals
1998	Brazil	Runners-up
2002	France	Group stage
2006	Brazil	Quarter-finals
2010	Italy	Group stage
2014	Spain	Group stage
2018	Germany	Group stage
2022	France	TBD

Results by confederation

AFC

Further information: Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup

	1930 (13)	1934 (16)	1938 (15)	1950 (13)	1954 (16)	1958 (16)	1962 (16)	1966 (16)	1970 (16)	1974 (16)	1978 (16)	1982 (24)	1986 (24)	1990 (24)	1994 (24)	1998 (32)	2002 (32)	2006 (32)	2010 (32)	2014 (32)	2018 (32)	2022 (32)	Total
Teams	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	43
Top 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	1	3	9
Top 8	—	0	0	—	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Top 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Top 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1st																							0
2nd																							0
3rd																							0
4th																							1

CAF

Further information: African nations at the FIFA World Cup

	1930 (13)	1934 (16)	1938 (15)	1950 (13)	1954 (16)	1958 (16)	1962 (16)	1966 (16)	1970 (16)	1974 (16)	1978 (16)	1982 (24)	1986 (24)	1990 (24)	1994 (24)	1998 (32)	2002 (32)	2006 (32)	2010 (32)	2014 (32)	2018 (32)	2022 (32)	Total
Teams	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	49
Top 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	0	2	11
Top 8	—	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	4
Top 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Top 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
1st																							0
2nd																							0
3rd																							0
4th																							0

CONCACAF

Further information: North, Central American and Caribbean nations at the FIFA World Cup

	1930 (13)	1934 (16)	1938 (15)	1950 (13)	1954 (16)	1958 (16)	1962 (16)	1966 (16)	1970 (16)	1974 (16)	1978 (16)	1982 (24)	1986 (24)	1990 (24)	1994 (24)	1998 (32)	2002 (32)	2006 (32)	2010 (32)	2014 (32)	2018 (32)	2022 (32)	Total
Teams	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	3	4	3	4	46
Top 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	3	1	1	15
Top 8	—	0	1	—	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	5
Top 4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Top 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1st																							0
2nd																							0
3rd																							1
4th																							0

CONMEBOL

Further information: South American nations at the FIFA World Cup

	1930 (13)	1934 (16)	1938 (15)	1950 (13)	1954 (16)	1958 (16)	1962 (16)	1966 (16)	1970 (16)	1974 (16)	1978 (16)	1982 (24)	1986 (24)	1990 (24)	1994 (24)	1998 (32)	2002 (32)	2006 (32)	2010 (32)	2014 (32)	2018 (32)	2022 (32)	Total
Teams	7	2	1	5	2	3	5	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	6	5	4	89
Top 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	4	2	4	2	3	5	5	4	2	37
Top 8	—	0	1	—	2	1	2	2	3	2	3		2	1	1	2	1	2	4	3	2	2	36
Top 4	2	0	1	2	1	1	2	0	2	1	2	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	0	1	23
Top 2	2	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0		14
1st																							9
2nd																							5
3rd																							3
4th																							5

OFC

Further information: Oceanian nations at the FIFA World Cup

	1930 (13)	1934 (16)	1938 (15)	1950 (13)	1954 (16)	1958 (16)	1962 (16)	1966 (16)	1970 (16)	1974 (16)	1978 (16)	1982 (24)	1986 (24)	1990 (24)	1994 (24)	1998 (32)	2002 (32)	2006 (32)	2010 (32)	2014 (32)	2018 (32)	2022 (32)	Total
Teams	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	4
Top 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Top 8	—	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Top 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Top 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1st																							0
2nd																							0
3rd																							0
4th																							0

UEFA

Further information: European nations at the FIFA World Cup

	1930 (13)	1934 (16)	1938 (15)	1950 (13)	1954 (16)	1958 (16)	1962 (16)	1966 (16)	1970 (16)	1974 (16)	1978 (16)	1982 (24)	1986 (24)	1990 (24)	1994 (24)	1998 (32)	2002 (32)	2006 (32)	2010 (32)	2014 (32)	2018 (32)	2022 (32)	Total
Teams	4	12	12	6	12	12	10	10	9	9	10	14	14	14	13	15	15	14	13	13	14	13	258
Top 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	6	6	10	8	99
Top 8	—	8	6	—	6	7	6	5	4	6	5		5	6	7	6	4	6	3	4	6	5	105
Top 4	1	4	3	2	3	3	2	4	2	3	2	4	3	3	3	3	2	4	3	2	4	2	62
Top 2	0	2	2	0	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2		28
1st																							12
2nd																							16
3rd																							17
4th																							15

Active consecutive participations

This is a list of active consecutive participations of national teams in the FIFA World Cup

Team	Confederation	Managed to qualify since	Consecutive participations
Brazil	CONMEBOL	1930	22
Germany	UEFA	1954	18
Argentina	CONMEBOL	1974	13
Spain	UEFA	1978	12
South Korea	AFC	1986	10
Mexico	CONCACAF	1994	8
England	UEFA	1998	7
France	UEFA	1998	7
Japan	AFC	1998	7
Portugal	UEFA	2002	6
Switzerland	UEFA	2006	5
Australia	AFC	2006	5
Uruguay	CONMEBOL	2010	4
Belgium	UEFA	2014	3
Croatia	UEFA	2014	3
Iran	AFC	2014	3
Costa Rica	CONCACAF	2014	3
Denmark	UEFA	2018	2
Serbia	UEFA	2018	2
Saudi Arabia	AFC	2018	2
Senegal	CAF	2018	2
Poland	UEFA	2018	2
Tunisia	CAF	2018	2
Morocco	CAF	2018	2

Droughts

Droughts are the number of World Cups missed by a country after that country appeared in a World Cup. Thus a nation or its predecessor nation must have appeared in a World Cup at least once to suffer a drought. Only the longest drought for a country is listed. If the county's longest drought is currently still continuing, that drought is listed considered active. This section is a list of droughts associated with the participation of national football teams in the FIFA World Cups. 1942 and 1946, when the tournament was not held due to World War II, are not included in the calculation of a drought.

Longest active World Cup appearance droughts

Does not include teams that have not yet made their first appearance or teams that no longer exist.

As of 2022 FIFA World Cup

Team	Last appearance	WC missed
Cuba	1938	19
Indonesia	1938	19
Israel	1970	13
DR Congo	1974	12
Haiti	1974	12
El Salvador	1982	10
Kuwait	1982	10
Hungary	1986	9
Iraq	1986	9
Northern Ireland	1986	9
United Arab Emirates	1990	8
Bolivia	1994	7
Austria	1998	6
Bulgaria	1998	6
Jamaica	1998	6
Norway	1998	6
Romania	1998	6
Scotland	1998	6
China	2002	5
Republic of Ireland	2002	5
Turkey	2002	5
Angola	2006	4
Czech Republic	2006	4
Togo	2006	4
Trinidad and Tobago	2006	4
Ukraine	2006	4
New Zealand	2010	3
North Korea	2010	3
Paraguay	2010	3
Slovakia	2010	3
Slovenia	2010	3
South Africa	2010	3
Algeria	2014	2
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2014	2
Chile	2014	2
Greece	2014	2
Honduras	2014	2
Italy	2014	2
Ivory Coast	2014	2

Longest World Cup appearance droughts overall

Team	Prev. appearance	Next appearance	WC missed
Cuba	1938	active	19
Indonesia	1938	active	19
Wales	1958	2022	15
Israel	1970	active	13
DR Congo	1974	active	12
Haiti	1974	active	12
Egypt	1934	1990	11
Norway	1938	1994	11
Turkey	1954	2002	11
Bolivia	1950	1994	10
North Korea	1966	2010	10
El Salvador	1982	active	10
Kuwait	1982	active	10
United States	1950	1990	9
Hungary	1986	active	9
Iraq	1986	active	9
Northern Ireland	1986	active	9
Peru	1982	2018	8
Canada	1986	2022	8
United Arab Emirates	1990	active	8
South Korea	1954	1986	7
Australia	1974	2006	7
Netherlands	1938	1974	6
Poland	1938	1974	6
Paraguay	1958	1986	6
Colombia	1962	1990	6
Switzerland	1966	1994	6
Honduras	1982	2010	6
New Zealand	1982	2010	6
Austria	1998	active	6
Bulgaria	1998	active	6
Jamaica	1998	active	6
Romania	1998	active	6
Scotland	1998	active	6
Algeria	1986	2010	5
China	2002	active	5
Republic of Ireland	2002	active	5
Portugal	1966	1986	4
East Germany	1974	dissolved	4
Iran	1978	1998	4
Tunisia	1978	1998	4
Morocco	1998	2018	4
Angola	2006	active	4
Czech Republic	2006	active	4
Togo	2006	active	4
Trinidad and Tobago	2006	active	4
Ukraine	2006	active	4
Argentina	1934	1958	3
Belgium	1954	1970	3
Chile	1982	1998	3
Greece	1994	2010	3
Senegal	2002	2018	3
Slovakia	2010	active	3
Slovenia	2010	active	3
South Africa	2010	active	3
Mexico	1930	1950	2
Serbia	1930	1950	2
	1962	1974
Uruguay	1930	1950	2
	1974	1986
	1990	2002
Sweden	1958	1970	2
	1978	1990
	2006	2018
France	1966	1978	2
	1986	1998
Spain	1966	1978	2
England	1970	1982	2
Russia	1970	1982	2
	2002	2014
Denmark	1986	1998	2
Costa Rica	1990	2002	2
Saudi Arabia	2006	2018	2
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2014	active	2
Italy	2014	active	2
Ivory Coast	2014	active	2

General statistics by tournament

Year	Host	Champions	Winning coach	Top scorer(s)	Best player award
1930	Uruguay	Uruguay	Alberto Suppici	Guillermo Stábile (8)	José Nasazzi
1934	Italy	Italy	Vittorio Pozzo	Oldřich Nejedlý (5)	Giuseppe Meazza
1938	France	Italy	Vittorio Pozzo	Leônidas (7)	Leônidas
1950	Brazil	Uruguay	Juan López	Ademir (9)	Zizinho
1954	Switzerland	West Germany	Sepp Herberger	Sándor Kocsis (11)	Ferenc Puskás
1958	Sweden	Brazil	Vicente Feola	Just Fontaine (13)	Didi
1962	Chile	Brazil	Aymoré Moreira	Garrincha (4) Vavá (4) Leonel Sánchez (4) Flórián Albert (4) Valentin Ivanov (4) Dražan Jerković (4)	Garrincha
1966	England	England	Alf Ramsey	Eusébio (9)	Bobby Charlton
1970	Mexico	Brazil	Mário Zagallo	Gerd Müller (10)	Pelé
1974	West Germany	West Germany	Helmut Schön	Grzegorz Lato (7)	Johan Cruyff
1978	Argentina	Argentina	César Luis Menotti	Mario Kempes (6)	Mario Kempes
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
2018	Russia	France	Didier Deschamps	Harry Kane (6)	Luka Modrić
2022	Qatar

Teams: Tournament position

Note: In case there are teams with equal quantities, they will be mentioned in chronological order of tournament history (the teams that attained the quantity first, are listed first). If the quantity was attained by more than one team in the same tournament, the teams will be listed alphabetically.

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

19, Brazil (every tournament except 1934, 1966 and 1990)

Most finishes in the top 16

22, Brazil (every tournament)

Most World Cup appearances

22, Brazil (every tournament)

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 eliminations in semi-final

5, Germany (1934, 1958, 1970, 2006, 2010)

Most eliminations in quarter-final

9, England (1950, 1954, 1962, 1970, 1982, 1986, 2002, 2006, 2022)

Most eliminations in round of 16

7, Mexico (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)

Most eliminations in first round

8, Mexico (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1978, 2022), South Korea (1954, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018), Scotland (1954, 1958, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998)

Most titles won by a confederation

12, UEFA (1934, 1938, 1954, 1966, 1974, 1982, 1990, 1998, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)

Most final appearances by confederation

28, UEFA (2 in 1934, 2 in 1938, 2 in 1954, 1958, 1962, 2 in 1966, 1970, 2 in 1974, 1978, 2 in 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2 in 2006, 2 in 2010, 2014, 2 in 2018)

Confederation with highest percentage of teams who qualified for the finals at least once

90% (9 out of 10), CONMEBOL (all but Venezuela)

Confederation with lowest percentage of 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), Brazil (1958–1962)

Most consecutive finishes in the top two

3, Germany (1982–1990), 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 16

22, Brazil (1930–2022)

Most consecutive finals tournaments

22, Brazil (1930–2022)

Most consecutive second-place finishes

2, Netherlands (1974–1978), 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 champions; Italy (1930–1934), Uruguay (1938–1950), West Germany (1950–1954), France (1994–1998)

Most consecutive championships by a confederation

4, UEFA (2006–2018)

Most consecutive top two appearances by confederation

17, UEFA (1954–2018)

Most consecutive top three appearances by confederation

20, UEFA (1934–2018)

Most consecutive top four appearances by confederation

21, UEFA (1930–2018)

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

64 years, Wales (1958–2022)

Longest holding of the world champion title

Italy: 16 years, 1 month and 6 days (10 June 1934 – 16 July 1950)

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 32nd): Qatar (2022)

Defending champions

Best finish by defending champions

Champions; Italy (1938), Brazil (1962)

Worst finish by defending champions

Did not participate; Uruguay (1934)

Worst finish by defending champions who participate in the next tournament

Group stage; Italy (1950), Brazil (1966), France (2002), Italy (2010), Spain (2014), Germany (2018)

Debuting teams

Best finish by a debuting team

Champions; 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 champions

3, Netherlands (1974, 1978, 2010)

Most finishes in the top three without ever being champions

4, Netherlands (1974, 1978, 2010, 2014)

Most finishes in the top four without ever being champions

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 semi-finals played, never lost

5, Argentina (1930, 1978, 1986, 1990, 2014)

Most quarter-finals (or best eight round) played, never lost

8, Italy (1934, 1938, 1970, 1982, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2006)

Most round of 16 (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)

Most played match

7, Argentina vs. Germany (1958, 1966, 1986, 1990, 2006, 2010, 2014), Brazil vs. Sweden (1938, 1950, 1958, 1978, 1990, 1994 (2x)), Germany vs. Yugoslavia/Serbia (1954, 1958, 1962, 1974, 1990, 1998, 2010)

Teams: Tournament progress

All time

Most appearances in the first round

22, Brazil (every tournament)

Progressed from the first round the most times

19, Brazil (every tournament except 1930, 1934 and 1966)

Progressed from the first round as group winners the most times

16, Brazil (1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022)

Eliminated in the first round the most times

8, Scotland (1954, 1958, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998), Mexico (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1978, 2022)

Most appearances without elimination from the first round

3, Republic of Ireland (1990, 1994, 2002)

Fewest appearances, reaching quarter-finals

1, Cuba (1938), East Germany (1974), Ukraine (2006)

Most appearances without reaching quarter-finals

8, Scotland (1954, 1958, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998)

Fewest appearances, reaching semi-finals

2, Turkey (2002)

Most appearances without reaching semi-finals

17, Mexico (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022)

Fewest appearances, reaching a final

6, Croatia (2018)

Most appearances without reaching a final

17, Mexico (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022)

Fewest appearances, winning a title

14, Uruguay (1930, 1950)

Most appearances without winning a title

17, Mexico (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022)

Consecutive

Most consecutive appearances in the first round

22, Brazil (every tournament)

Most consecutive progressions from the first round

16, Germany (1954–2014)

Most consecutive progressions from the first round as group winners

11, Brazil (1982–2022)

Most consecutive eliminations from the first round

5, Mexico (1950–1966), Scotland (1974–1990)

Most consecutive result by the same team

7, Round of 16, Mexico (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)

Players

Main article: List of players who have appeared in multiple FIFA World Cups

Most championships

3, Pelé (Brazil, 1958, 1962 and 1970)

See here for a list of players who have won multiple FIFA World Cups.

Most man of the match awards

9, Lionel Messi (Argentina; 1 in 2010, 4 in 2014, 1 in 2018, 3 in 2022)

Most man of the match awards in one tournament

4, Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands) in 2010, Lionel Messi (Argentina) in 2014

Most tournament appearances

5, Antonio Carbajal (Mexico, 1950–1966), Lothar Matthäus (Germany, 1982–1998), Rafael Márquez (Mexico, 2002–2018), Lionel Messi (Argentina, 2006–2022), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, 2006–2022), Andrés Guardado (Mexico, 2006–2022)

Most finishes in the top two

3, Nílton Santos (Brazil; 1950, 1958, 1962), Carlos José Castilho (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

25, Lothar Matthäus (Germany, 1982–1998)

Most knockout games played

14, Miroslav Klose (Germany, 2002–2014)

Most minutes played

2,217 minutes, Paolo Maldini (Italy, 1990–2002)

Most qualifier matches played

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 different teams played in tournaments

2, Luis Monti (Argentina, 1930 and Italy, 1934), Robert Prosinečki and Robert Jarni (Yugoslavia, 1990 and Croatia, 1998 and 2002), Ferenc Puskás (Hungary, 1954 and Spain, 1962)

Most appearances as captain

17, Rafael Márquez (Mexico, 2002–2018), Lionel Messi (Argentina, 2010–2022)

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)

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); Lionel Messi (Argentina, 2006–2022); Luka Modrić (Croatia, 2006–2022); Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, 2006–2022); Andrés Guardado (Mexico, 2006–2022)

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 and Golden Boot

Most goals scored, final tournaments

16, Miroslav Klose (Germany, 2002–2014)

Most goals scored, qualifying

39, Carlos Ruiz (Guatemala, 2002–2016)

Most goals scored, single tournament

13, Just Fontaine (France, 1958)

Most goals scored in a match

5, Oleg Salenko (Russia), vs. Cameroon, 1994

Most goals scored in a defeat

4, Ernst Wilimowski (Poland), vs. Brazil, 1938

Most goals scored in a qualifying match

13, Archie Thompson (Australia), vs American Samoa, 11 April 2001, 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

Hat-tricks of penalty kicks

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

5, Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, 2006–2022)

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 overall

16 years, Lionel Messi (Argentina, 16 June 2006 – 9 December 2022) and Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, 17 June 2006 – 24 November 2022)

Longest period between successive goals

12 years, Michael Laudrup (Denmark, 1986–1998) and Ivica Olić (Croatia, 2002–2014)

First goalscorer

Lucien Laurent (France), vs. Mexico, 13 July 1930

100th goal goalscorer

Angelo Schiavio (Italy), vs. United States, 27 May 1934

1000th goal goalscorer

Rob Rensenbrink (Netherlands), vs. Scotland, 11 June 1978

2000th goal goalscorer

Marcus Allbäck (Sweden), vs. England, 20 June 2006

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 goalscorer in a knockout game

39 years, 283 days, Pepe (Portugal), vs. Switzerland, 6 December 2022

Oldest debut goal

38 years, 19 days, Roger Milla (Cameroon), 1990

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

The oldest player who received "at least Bronze Boot" for being top goalscorer in the tournament

38 years, 49 days, Roger Milla (Cameroon), 1990

Only player to score in his teens, twenties and thirties

Lionel Messi (Argentina) (2006, 2014, 2018 and 2022)

Most penalties scored (excluding shoot-outs)

4, Eusébio (Portugal, 4 in 1966), Rob Rensenbrink (Netherlands, 4 in 1978) – both records for one tournament , Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina, 2 each in 1994 and 1998), Harry Kane (England), 3 in 2018, 1 in 2022

Most penalties missed (excluding during shoot-outs)

2, Asamoah Gyan (Ghana), vs. Czech Republic, 2006 and vs. Uruguay, 2010; Lionel Messi (Argentina), vs. Iceland, 2018 and vs. Poland, 2022

Fastest goal from kick-off

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, 10 October 2016, 2018 UEFA Group H

Fastest brace scored

69 seconds, Toni Kroos (Germany), vs. Brazil, 2014

Latest goal in regular time

90+13th minute, Mehdi Taremi (Iran), vs. England, 2022

Latest goal from kick-off

121st minute, Alessandro Del Piero (Italy), vs. Germany, 2006 and Abdelmoumene Djabou (Algeria), vs. Germany, 2014

Latest goal from kick-off in a final

120th minute, Geoff Hurst (England), vs. Germany, 1966 (see "They think it's all over")

Latest goal from kick-off, with no goals scored between

119th minute, David Platt (England), vs. Belgium, 1990 and Fabio Grosso (Italy), vs. Germany, 2006

Latest goal from kick-off in a final, with no goals scored between

116th minute, Andrés Iniesta (Spain), vs. Netherlands, 2010

Players to score against the country of their birth

Alfred Bickel for Switzerland vs. Germany (1938); Breel Embolo for Switzerland vs. Cameroon (2022); Wahbi Khazri for Tunisia vs. France (2022); Xherdan Shaqiri for Switzerland vs. Serbia (2018, 2022). Note, Shaqiri was born in Kosovo, which is recognized as a country by FIFA but not as a nation state by the United Nations.

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, knockout match

8, Sweden 8–0 Cuba, 1938 quarter-final

Biggest margin of victory, qualifying match

31, Australia 31–0 American Samoa, 11 April 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 and Ilija Petković)

Most individual goalscorers for one team, one tournament

11, 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)

Most consecutive goals for a team scored by same player

6: Eusébio (Portugal), Paolo Rossi (Italy), Oleg Salenko (Russia), Enner Valencia (Ecuador). Valencia's goals were scored across two tournament appearances for Ecuador, spanning over eight years.

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

16 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

84 km, 2014 – Thomas Müller (Germany)

Own goals

Main article: List of FIFA World Cup own goals

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 and 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) 2.97 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

Assisting

Most assists provided, overall, final tournaments

10, Pelé (Brazil, 1958–1970)

Most assists provided in a tournament

6, Pelé (Brazil, 1970)

Most assists provided in a match (since 1966)

4, Robert Gadocha (Poland), vs. Haiti, 1974

Most assists provided in final matches

3, Pelé (Brazil, 1 in 1958, 2 in 1970)

Most tournaments with at least one assist

5, Lionel Messi (Argentina, 2006–2022)

Most consecutive tournaments with at least one assist

5, Lionel Messi (Argentina, 2006–2022)

Penalties

By team

Most awarded

19, Spain

Most converted

16, Spain

Most missed or saved

4, Argentina, Brazil

By tournament

Most awarded

29, 2018

Most converted

22, 2018

Most not converted

7, 2018

Penalty shoot-outs

See also: List of FIFA World Cup penalty shoot-outs

By team

Most played

6, Argentina (1990 (2), 1998, 2006, 2014, 2022)

Most played in one tournament

2, Argentina (1990), Spain (2002), Costa Rica and Netherlands (2014), Croatia and Russia (2018), Croatia (2022)

Most won

5, Argentina (1990 (2), 1998, 2014, 2022)

Most won in one tournament

2, Argentina (1990) and Croatia (2018, 2022)

Most lost

4, Spain (1986, 2002, 2018, 2022)

Most played shoot-out

2, France vs. Italy (1998, 2006) and Argentina vs. Netherlands (2014, 2022)

By tournament

Most played

4, 1990, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022

Fewest played (since the introduction in 1978)

0, 1978

Extra time

See also: Overtime (sports) § Association football

By team

Most played

11, Germany (1938, 1966, 1970 (2), 1982, 1986, 1990, 2006 (2), 2014 (2)), Italy (1934 (2), 1938, 1970, 1990, 1994 (2), 1998, 2002, 2006 (2))

Most tournaments playing extra time

8, Germany (1938, 1966, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2006, 2014), 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), Croatia (2018)

Most consecutive played in one tournament

3, England (1990), 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), 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, 2022

Most played ending in a golden goal (sudden death)

3, 2002

Fewest played

0, 1930, 1950, 1962, 1974

Tiebreakers

See also: Tiebreaker § Association football

Cases when replays were used

• 1934 quarter-finals – To determine who advanced to the semi-finals (Italy vs. Spain)
• 1938 round of 16 – To determine who advanced to the quarter-finals (Switzerland vs. Germany) and (Cuba vs. Romania)
• 1938 quarter-finals – To determine who advanced 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)
• 1970 group stage – To determine first place in Group 1 (Soviet Union ahead of Mexico)
• 1990 group stage – To determine second place (Republic of Ireland) and third place (Netherlands) in Group F

Cases when fair play points were 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)

930 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 Deok-young (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), Iker Casillas (Spain, 2010)

Fewest goals conceded, one tournament

0, Pascal Zuberbühler (Switzerland), 2006

Fewest goals conceded, penalty shoot-outs, one match

0, Oleksandr Shovkovskyi (Ukraine), vs. Switzerland, 2006, Bono (Morocco), vs. Spain, 2022.

Most saves, one match

16, Tim Howard (United States), vs. Belgium, 2014

Most penalties saved, one tournament (excluding during shoot-outs)

2, Jan Tomaszewski (Poland), 1974, Brad Friedel (United States), 2002, Wojciech Szczęsny (Poland), 2022

Most penalties saved overall (excluding during shoot-outs)

2, Jan Tomaszewski (Poland, both in 1974), Brad Friedel (United States, both in 2002), Iker Casillas (Spain, 2002, 2010), Wojciech Szczęsny (Poland, both in 2022)

Most penalties saved in one penalty shoot-out

3, Ricardo (Portugal), vs. England, 2006, Danijel Subašić (Croatia), vs. Denmark, 2018, Dominik Livaković (Croatia), vs. Japan, 2022

Most penalties saved overall in penalty shoot-outs

4, Harald Schumacher (West 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), Danijel Subašić (Croatia, 3 vs. Denmark and 1 vs. Russia, both in 2018), Dominik Livaković (Croatia 3 vs. Japan and 1 vs. Brazil, both in 2022)

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, 2002), and Carlos Alberto Parreira (Kuwait, 1982; United Arab Emirates, 1990; Brazil, 1994 and 2006; Saudi Arabia, 1998, South Africa, 2010)

Most consecutive tournaments

5, Bora Milutinović (Mexico, 1986; Costa Rica, 1990; United States, 1994; Nigeria, 1998; China, 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 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), Louis van Gaal (Netherlands, 2014, 7 matches; 2022, 5 matches)

Most matches coached, never losing

12, Louis Van Gaal (Netherlands (2014, 7 games, 2022, 5 games)

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 and 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); Rigobert Song Cameroon (1994–2002 and 2010 as player, 2022 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, Yugoslavia (1930 as player, 1950 as coach)

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), Erik Fredriksson (Sweden, 1982–1990), 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), Alireza Faghani (Iran, 2014–2022), Bakary Gassama (Gambia, 2014–2022)

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)

Referees listed in italics attended three tournaments but did not act as main referee in all of them. Instead, they were exclusively used as fourth officials in minimum one edition.

Discipline

Note: There are no official records for cautions issued in tournaments before the introduction of yellow 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

after penalty shoot-out: Noa Lang (Netherlands), vs. Argentina, 2022

Latest sending off

after penalty shoot-out: Leandro Cufré (Argentina), vs. Germany, 2006; Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands), vs. Argentina, 2022

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 and 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)

10, Argentina, 2022, vs. Netherlands

Most cautions (match, both teams)

18, 8 (Netherlands) and 10 (Argentina), 2022

Most cautions (match, player)

3 (61', 90', 93') Josip Šimunić (Croatia), vs. Australia, 2006 (referee: Graham Poll)

Most cautions (final match, both teams)

14, 9 (Netherlands) and 5 (Spain), 2010

Most suspensions (tournament, player)

2, André Kana-Biyik (Cameroon), 1990

Suspension

Offence	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

Offence	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 celebrating their goals by making double-headed eagle gesture with their hands.
Fair play violation	none	none
Other	none	none

Other sanctions

Offence	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	South Africa was banned from international competition by FIFA from 1961 to 1991 due to apartheid. FR Yugoslavia was banned from the qualifiers for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, due to United Nations sanctions against Yugoslavia following the Yugoslav War. Russia was banned from the qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, due to the invasion of Ukraine, significantly escalating the war between both countries started in 2014.	none

Teams: Matches played/goals scored

All time

Most matches played

114, Brazil

Fewest matches played

1, Indonesia (as Dutch East Indies)

Most wins

76, Brazil

Most losses

28, Mexico

Most draws

22, England

Most points

247, Brazil

Most average points/match

2.17, Brazil

Highest draw rate (participating in more than one finals)

61.5%, Republic of Ireland (8 draws from 13 matches)

Most matches played without a point (win or a draw)

6, Canada, El Salvador

Most matches played without a win

9, Honduras

Most matches played until first win

17, Bulgaria

Most goals scored

233, Brazil

Most goalscorers

82, Brazil

Most goals conceded

130, Germany

Fewest goals scored

0, China, Indonesia (as Dutch East Indies), Trinidad and Tobago and DR Congo (as Zaire)

Fewest goals conceded

2, Angola

Best goal difference

+126, Brazil

Worst goal difference

–39, Mexico

Most matches played without ever scoring a goal

3, China, Trinidad and Tobago and DR Congo (as Zaire)

Most matches played always conceding a goal

6, Canada, 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 meetings between two teams in the knockout stage

5 times, Argentina vs. Germany (1986 final, 1990 final, 2006 quarter-final, 2010 quarter-final and 2014 final)

Most meetings between two teams, final-four or final (not counting 3rd place match)

3 times, Argentina vs. Germany (1986 final, 1990 final, 2014 final), Brazil vs. Sweden (1950 final group, 1958 final, 1994 semi-final), Brazil vs. Italy (1938 semi-final, 1970 final, 1994 final), Germany vs. Italy (1970 semi-final, 1982 final, 2006 semi-final)

Most meetings between two teams in the group stage

6 times, Brazil vs. Yugoslavia/Serbia (1930 group 2, 1950 group 1, 1954 group 1, 1974 group 2, 2018 group E, 2022 group G)

Most meetings between two teams, final match

3 times, Argentina vs. Germany (1986, 1990, 2014)

Most frequent matchup without a loss

Brazil vs. Sweden, 5 wins and 2 draws

Most frequent matchup with a perfect record

Argentina vs. Nigeria, 5 wins (1994, 2002, 2010, 2014, 2018)

Most frequent matchup in the knockout stage with a perfect record

Brazil eliminated Chile 4 times (1962 semi-final, 1998 round of 16, 2010 round of 16 and 2014 round of 16)

Most consecutive meetings between two teams

5 times, Italy vs. Argentina (1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990)

Most consecutive meetings between two teams in the knockout stage

3 times, Germany vs. Yugoslavia/Serbia (1954 quarter-final, 1958 quarter-final and 1962 quarter-final), Argentina vs. Germany (2006 quarter-final, 2010 quarter-final and 2014 final)

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), Netherlands (1998, 2014, 2022)

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, 1986; England, 1990

Most losses

3 (30 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	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD
Uruguay (1930)	4	4	0	0	100	15	3	+12
Brazil (1970)	6	6	0	0	100	19	7	+12
Brazil (2002)	7	7	0	0	100	18	4	+14
Italy (1938)	4	4*	0	0	100	11	5	+6

* One of the wins was after extra time.

Worst overall performance

Because a large number of teams have 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
South Korea (1954)	2	0	0	2	0	0	16	−16
Bolivia (1950)	1	0	0	1	0	0	8	−8
Dutch East Indies (1938)	1	0	0	1	0	0	6	−6
United States (1934)	1	0	0	1	0	1	7	−6
Zaire (1974)	3	0	0	3	0	0	14	−14
Saudi Arabia (2002)	3	0	0	3	0	0	12	−12
Bolivia (1930)	2	0	0	2	0	0	8	−8
Scotland (1954)	2	0	0	2	0	0	8	−8
El Salvador (1982)	3	0	0	3	0	1	13	−12
Haiti (1974)	3	0	0	3	0	2	14	−12

Host team

Best overall performance

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD
Uruguay (1930)	4	4	0	0	100	15	3	+12

Worst overall performance

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD
Qatar (2022)	3	0	0	3	0	1	7	−6

Defending champion

Best overall performance

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD
Italy (1938)	4	4*	0	0	100	11	5	+6

* One of the wins was after extra time.

Worst overall performance

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD
France (2002)	3	0	1	2	0	0	3	−3

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	57	12	6	+6	+0.9	+1.7

Non-champion

Best overall performance

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD	GD/M	GF/M
Italy (1990)	7	6	1	0	86	10	2	+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.

Overall

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)

Podium finishers who missed subsequent tournaments

Most subsequent tournaments missed by champions

2, Uruguay (won in 1930, did not participate in 1934 or 1938)

Most subsequent tournaments missed by runners-up

2, Sweden (runners-up in 1958, did not qualify in 1962 or 1966), Netherlands (runners-up in 1978, did not qualify in 1982 or 1986)

Most subsequent tournaments missed by bronze medalists

5, Turkey (third place in 2002, did not qualify from 2006 to 2022)

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of FIFA World Cup 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

10, Spain (1986–2022)

Most consecutive failed qualification attempts

21, Luxembourg (1934–2022)

Most consecutive wins

11, Brazil, from 2–1 vs. Turkey (2002) to 3–0 vs. Ghana (2006)

Most consecutive wins by a European team

7, Italy, from 1–0 vs. Spain (Italy, 1934) to 4–2 vs. Hungary (France, 1938)

Most consecutive matches without a loss

13, Brazil, from 3–0 vs. Austria (1958) to 2–0 vs. Bulgaria (1966)

Most consecutive matches without a loss in ordinary time

19, Netherlands, from 2–0 vs. Denmark (South Africa, 2010) to 2–2 vs. Argentina (Qatar, 2022)

Most consecutive losses

9, Mexico, from 1–4 vs. France (1930) to 0–3 vs. Sweden (1958)

Most consecutive matches without a win

17, Bulgaria, from 0–1 vs. Argentina (1962) to 0–3 vs. Nigeria (1994)

Most consecutive draws

5, Belgium, from 0–0 vs. Netherlands (1998) to 1–1 vs. Tunisia (2002)

Most consecutive matches without a draw

16, Portugal, from 3–1 vs. Hungary (1966) to 1–0 vs. Netherlands (2006); Belgium, from 3–2 vs. Russia (2002) to 0–2 vs. Morocco (2022)

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), Hungary (1954) (four goals), Portugal (1966), West Germany (1970), Brazil (1970)

Most consecutive matches scoring at least six / eight goals

2, Hungary (1954) (eight goals), Brazil (1950) (six goals)

Most consecutive matches without scoring a goal

5, Bolivia (1930, 1950 and 1994), Algeria (1986 and 2010), Honduras (1982 and 2010–2014)

Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal (clean sheets)

5, Italy (1990), 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), United States (1930–1934) (six goals), Austria (1954) (five goals)

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

Qatar in 2022 were eliminated in the first round after losing all three of their group matches, scoring just one goal. South Africa in 2010 were also eliminated in the first round, but finished with a better group stage record of 1–1–1.

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), Qatar (2022)

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

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

139, Juventus

Most players provided by a club in one tournament

17, Barcelona (2022)

Most players provided by a club for champions squads overall

25 (22 Italians), Juventus

Most players provided by a football association overall

1,156, Premier League

Most players provided by a football association in one tournament

164, The Football Association (2022)

Most players provided by a football association for champions squads overall

113 (89 Italians), Serie A

See also

• AFC Asian Cup records and statistics
• Africa Cup of Nations records and statistics
• Copa América records and statistics
• FIFA Arab Cup records and statistics
• FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup records and statistics
• FIFA Confederations Cup records and statistics
• FIFA Futsal World Cup
• FIFA U-17 World Cup records and statistics
• FIFA U-20 World Cup records and statistics
• FIFA Women's World Cup records and statistics
• Men's Olympic football tournament records and statistics
• OFC Nations Cup records and statistics
• UEFA European Championship records and statistics
• Women's Olympic football tournament records and statistics

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)
• World Cup 1930–2018 at RSSSF.com

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