The good, the bad and the ugly: 14 World Cup records – in pictures
It has been four long years, but the wait is over. The 2014 World Cup has kicked off and football fever has taken hold. To prepare for the footballing feast gracing our screens, we have gathered the good, the bad and the ugly World Cup records. If you want to know the fastest sending off or who scored the most goals in a single game, read on.
Most appearances and most World Cup wins
Brazil holds the record for taking part in the most World Cup tournaments with 19 appearances. They also have the most wins, with five World Cup victories.
Most World Cup wins for a single player
Out of Brazil’s five World Cup victories, Pelé earned the record for the most wins a player has achieved. He played with Brazil in 1958, 1962 and 1970.
Fastest ever World Cup goal
Turkish player Hakan ?ükür scored in 11 seconds against South Korea in 2002. You can see how he blazed to glory here.
Most matches by a single player and most tournaments played by a single player
Germany’s Lothar Matthäus played 25 World Cup matches between 1982 and 1998. He is also tied with Antonio Carbajal for having taken part in the most tournaments during that same period.
Most goals in a single World Cup tournament
French player Just Fontaine scored 13 times in the 1958 World Cup. No wonder he is smiling.
Most tournaments played by a single player
Mexico’s Antonio Carbajal is tied with Lothar Matthäus, having taken part in five tournaments between 1950 and 1966. He wins on the stylish moustache front.
Youngest person ever to play in a World Cup match
At 17 years and 42 days old, Northern Ireland’s Norman Whiteside became the youngest player in a World Cup match when he played against Yugoslavia in 1982.
Oldest player in a World Cup match
Cameroon’s Roger Milla is the oldest player to take part in a World Cup game. At 42 years and 39 days, he played against Russia in the 1994 World Cup. It was the same game Oleg Salenko scored five goals in a single match. Milla scored Cameroon’s only goal in that game. He was a firm World Cup favourite.
Most goals by a single player
With precision, Brazil’s Ronaldo scored 15 goals across his three World Cup appearances between 1998 and 2006. The record was previously held by Germany’s Gerd Müller with 14 goals. That record stood for 32 years until Ronaldo achieved 15.
Most goals by a single player in a single match
In 1994, Russian player Oleg Salenko scored five goals in a single game against Cameroon. Russia won 6-1.
Most goals scored in total in a single match
In 1954, 12 goals were scored in a single match when Austria played against Switzerland. Austria won 7-5.
Biggest ever loss in a World Cup match
El Salvador reached new levels when they were beaten 10-1 by Hungary in 1982. You can watch the match highlights here.
Fastest ever red card in a World Cup match
In 1986, Uruguay’s Sergio Batista lasted just 56 seconds before being sent off against Scotland for this tackle.
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The image above the text that mentions the Uruguayan player actually shows the picture of an argentine player.
The uruguayan player was José Batista, not Sergio Batista (Argentinian)
Good post
2 of these are now wrong, Klose also has 15 goals like ronaldo and Columbia keeper Faryd Mondragon played this week and is older than roger milla
now you also have to add miroslav klose of germany to “most goals by a single player”. also a fun fact to add: ronaldo (brazil) scored his 15th goal in germany (2006) against ghana and klose (germany) scored his 15th goal against ghana in brazil (2014).