World Cup Records
GOALS · TITLES · MILESTONES · 1930–2022
Scored across four tournaments (2002–2014) for Germany
Set in Sweden 1958 — an all-time record unlikely to be broken
Hungary's record win in the group stage at Spain 1982
Scored vs Wales in the quarter-final at Sweden 1958
Scored vs Russia at USA 1994 group stage
Played across five tournaments (1982–1998)
Carbajal 1950–1966, Matthäus 1982–1998. Messi and CR7 also reached 5.
Brazil's third and most dominant title win at Mexico 1970
Scored vs South Korea in the third-place play-off at Korea/Japan 2002
The only nation to qualify for every single World Cup
171 goals in 64 matches (also matched by Brazil 2014: 171 in 64 matches)
Average of 68,991 per match — still the all-time record
Uruguay vs Brazil — often cited as 199,854 but estimated net at ~173,850
Won 11 consecutive World Cup matches across tournaments 1970–1974
Played the 1958 final vs Sweden at just 17 years old
Kept Saudi Arabia competitive in their debut campaign
Scored 5 vs Cameroon at USA 1994 — only player to score 5 in one WC match
The most red cards in a single World Cup tournament
Did not lose a World Cup match from 1958 to 1966 (13 matches)
The highest scoring match in World Cup history at Switzerland 1954