会员注册
会员注册

World Cup Complete Records

World Cup Records - Team / Individual / Match / Single Tournament Records

World Cup Records

Coverage: From the inaugural 1930 World Cup to the 2022 Qatar World Cup (and some historical extensions)
Source: FIFA official records
Note: The following are the major records in World Cup history. Some may be broken (the 2026 World Cup in USA/Canada/Mexico may refresh many).

🏆 Team Records

  • Most titles: Brazil (5: 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)
  • Consecutive titles: Italy (1934, 1938), Brazil (1958, 1962)
  • Most appearances: Brazil (22, never missed a World Cup)
  • Most semi-final appearances: Germany (13)
  • Most group stage exits: Scotland (8 appearances, never advanced beyond group stage)
  • Longest unbeaten streak: Brazil (13 matches, 1958-1966)
  • Longest winning streak: Brazil (11 matches, 2002-2006: 7 wins in 2002 + first 4 in 2006)
  • Fewest goals conceded by a champion (single tournament): Italy (2 goals, 1982), Spain (2 goals, 2010)
  • Biggest margin of victory: Hungary 9-0 South Korea (1954), Yugoslavia 9-0 Zaire (1974)
  • Best performance by a host nation: Uruguay (1930 champions), Italy (1934 champions), England (1966 champions), West Germany (1974 champions), Argentina (1978 champions), France (1998 champions)

⚽ Individual Records

  • All-time top scorer: Miroslav Klose (Germany) — 16 goals (4 tournaments: 2002-2014)
  • Most goals in a single tournament: Just Fontaine (France) — 13 goals (1958 Sweden World Cup)
  • Most appearances (player): Lothar Matthäus (Germany) — 25 matches (5 tournaments: 1982-1998)
  • Most titles (player): Pelé (Brazil) — 3 (1958, 1962, 1970)
  • Youngest player to appear: Norman Whiteside (Northern Ireland) — 17 years, 42 days (1982)
  • Oldest player to appear: Essam El-Hadary (Egypt) — 45 years, 161 days (2018)
  • Youngest goalscorer: Pelé (Brazil) — 17 years, 239 days (1958)
  • Oldest goalscorer: Roger Milla (Cameroon) — 42 years, 39 days (1994)
  • Most goals in a single match: Oleg Salenko (Russia) — 5 goals (1994 group stage vs Cameroon)
  • Fastest goal: Hakan Şükür (Turkey) — 11 seconds (2002 third-place match vs South Korea)
  • Fastest brace (two goals): Toni Kroos (Germany) — 69 seconds (2014 vs Brazil)
  • Most penalty goals: Lionel Messi (Argentina) — 4 penalties

📅 Match Records

  • Biggest margin of victory: Hungary 9-0 South Korea (1954), Yugoslavia 9-0 Zaire (1974)
  • Highest-scoring match (total goals): Austria 7-5 Switzerland (1954) — 12 goals
  • Most goals in extra time (single match): Italy 4-3 West Germany (1970 semi-final) — 5 goals in extra time
  • Longest penalty shootout: West Germany 5-4 France (1982 semi-final) — 6 rounds
  • Most red cards in a match: Portugal 1-0 Netherlands (2006) — 4 red cards
  • Highest attendance: 1950 Final (Brazil vs Uruguay) — approximately 199,854 at Maracanã Stadium
  • Lowest attendance: 1930 group match (Romania vs Peru) — approximately 300 spectators

🏅 Single Tournament Records (within one World Cup)

  • Most goals by a team in a single tournament: Hungary (27 goals, 1954)
  • Fewest goals conceded by a team in a single tournament: Italy (2 goals, 1982), Spain (2 goals, 2010)
  • Most goals by a player in a single tournament: Just Fontaine (13 goals, 1958)
  • Most assists by a player in a single tournament: Diego Maradona (8 assists, 1986), Lionel Messi (7 assists, 2022)
  • Golden Boot (single tournament top scorer): Fontaine 13 (1958), Kocsis 11 (1954)
  • Most Golden Glove (Best Goalkeeper) awards: Not a single-tournament record, but Neuer (2014), Casillas (2010), etc. have won multiple.

📌 Other Interesting Records

  • Fastest own goal: Disputed; commonly recognized as 1 minute 20 seconds (Claudio Gentile? actual record debated). Modern record: some own goals under 2 minutes.
  • Fewest players used by a champion (single tournament): Brazil 1958 used only 17 players.
  • Biggest win in a World Cup Final: Brazil 4-1 Italy (1970), France 4-2 Croatia (2018)
  • Worst penalty shootout record (team): Italy (3 losses), England (3 losses)
  • Latest goal (excluding extra time): Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon) — 90+3 minutes vs Serbia (2022)
  • Only player to score in three different World Cup finals: Pelé (1958, 1962, 1970 but only scored in 1958 final; actually no player has scored in three finals)

📊 Record Update Notice

The records above are valid as of the end of the 2022 Qatar World Cup. The 2026 World Cup (48 teams, 104 matches) in USA, Canada & Mexico will likely break several records, such as total goals, fastest goal, biggest victory, and more.

Sources: FIFA official statistics, RSSSF, Wikipedia (cross-checked).