The World Cup records that you should know

Last update 1 April, 2024 by Alberto Llopis

What are the current World Cup records so far?? Throughout the 92 years of history of the World Cup have been many magical moments lived and many unthinkable records have been achieved. Let's review some of them

The World Cup records

Most goals scored in a single tournament: 13 Just Fontaine scored so many in the Sweden World Cup 1958 which served to win the Golden Boot of the championship and achieve a creditable third place with France.

Most World Cups played: without a doubt one of the most beloved records because it combines quality and longevity. Antonio Carbajal ( Mexico, 1950-1966), Lothar Matthäus (Germany, 1982-1998) y Gianluigi Buffon (1998-2014), Rafa Marquez (2002-2018), Cristiano Ronaldo (2006-2022), Leo Messi (2006-2022), Andres Guardado (2006-2022) Y Memo Ochoa (2006-2022) have been present at five world championships. In the case of Buffon, active in 2022 con 44 years, could have broken the record if Italy had not been left out of the 2 last World Cups (2018 y 2022).

Increased assistance to a party: 199.854 Spectators witnessed Uruguay-Brazil's 16 July 1950 at the Maracanã Stadium. The final of that World Cup, however, it was not in good taste for all of them who saw how the sky-blue took away the World Cup in the famous Maracanazo.

First and only Olympic goal: Marcos Coll, from Colombia scored in Chile 62 a direct corner kick goal against the Soviet Union. For more data, The Soviet goalkeeper was considered the best goalkeeper of all time, the Black spider.

More won tournaments: Pelé won the World Cup 1958, the one of 1962 and that of 1970. In two of them he had a leading role. No one has ever equaled him and it seems difficult to repeat.

Most goals scored in a single game: oleg Salenko, the Russian forward in USA 1994 scored five goals against Cameroon in the United States. They were worth nothing, but there was the record for the story the record for most goals scored in a single World Cup match.

Youngest in a match: 17 years and 42 Northern Norman Whiteside had days when he debuted in Spain 1982. Pelé also had 17 years when he played his first World Cup.

Older in a game: Russia 2018 set a new record for longevity. Essam El-Hadary juice con 45 years defending Egypt's goal against Saudi Arabia, and knocked down the record held by Faryd Mondragón with 43 years and three days after playing against Japan in Brazil 2014. Thus, the Egyptian became the oldest player to play in a World Cup.

Match with more goals in a world: Austria 7-5 Swiss, they marked 12 goals and played in the World Cup in Switzerland 1954. An authentic goal celebration that was also played in the first phase between two neighboring countries.

Biggest World: Hungary 10-1 El Salvador (Spain 1982). The Hungarians touched the double digit in the World Cup in Spain. They had already scored 8 to Germany in 1954. He 7-1 from Germany to Brazil in 2014, will undoubtedly also go down in history despite not being the biggest win.