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WORLD CUP ALLTIME TOP GOALSCORERS
Gerd
Muller West Germany 14
Just Fontaine France 13
Pele Brazil 12
Jurgen Kilnsmann West Germany 11
Sandor Kocsis Hungary 11
Helmut Rahn West Germany 10
Teofilio Cubillas Peru 10
Gary Lineker England 10
Grzegorz Lato Poland 10
Gabriel Batistuta Argentina 9
Roberto Baggio Italy 9
Paolo Rossi Italy 9
Uwe Seeler West Germany 9
Jairzinho Brazil 9
Eusebio Portugal 9
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge West Germany 9
Vava Brazil 9
Ademir Brazil 9
GOLDEN BOOT WINNERS
1930
Guillermo Stabile Argentina 8
1934 Oldrich Nejedly Czechoslovakia 5
1938 Leonidas Brazil 8
1950 Ademir Brazil 9
1954 Sandor Koscis Hungary 11
1958 Just Fontaine France 13
1962 Garrincha Brazil 4
Valentin Ivanov USSR 4
Leonel Sanchez Chile 4
Florian Albert Hungary 4
Vava Brazil 4
Drazan Jerkovic Yugoslavia 4
1966 Eusabio Portugal 9
1970 Gerd Muller West Germany 10
1974 Grzgorz Lato Poland 7
1978 Mario Kempes Argentina 6
1982 Paolo Rossi Italy 6
1986 Gary Linekar England 6
1990 Salvatore Schillaci Italy 6
1994 Oleg Salenko Russia 6
Hristo Stoitchkov Bulgaria 6
1998 Davor Suker Croatia 6
GOAL RECORDS
Fastest Goal
Scored
by Czechoslovakia's Vaclav Masek after 16 seconds, against Mexico in
1962
Oldest
Goalscorer
Was
Roger Milla of Cameroon, when he scored against Russia in 1994. He was
42.
Youngest
Goalscorer
Pele
is the yougest player to have scored in a World Cup. He was 17 when
he scored against Wales in 1958
Score
in every Round
This
has been achieved only twice. Jairzhino scored in every World Cup game
in 1970, and Alcide Ghiggia of Uruguay did likewise in 1950. However,
Jairzhino played a total of 6 games compared to Ghiggia's 4
First
Hat-Trick
The
very first World Cup hat-trick was achieved in the innaugrual World
Cup Finals in 1930 by American Bert Patenaude. He accomplished his feat
against Paraguay.
First
Own Goal
The
same match as above also saw the first own goal. This time it was Paraguayan
player Ramon Gonzales who contributed to a 3-0 victory for the USA
APPEARANCES
MOST
WORLD CUP APPEARANCES
Lothar Matthaus West Germany 25
Diego Maradona Argentina 21
Wladislav Zmuda Poland 21
Uwe Seeler West Germany 21
Grzgorz Lato Poland 21
Paolo Maldini Italy 19
Berti Vogts West Germany 19
Karl Heinz Rummenigge West Germany 19
Wolfgang Overath West Germany 19
Claudio Taffarel Brazil 18
Franz Beckenbauer West Germany 18
Pierre Litbarski West Germany 18
Gaetano Scirea Italy 18
Antonio Cabrini Italy 18
Thomas Berthold West Germany 18
Mario Kempes Argentina 18
Sepp Maier West Germany 18
Carlos Dunga Brazil 18
DISCIPLINE
RED CARD LEAGUE TABLE
Red Cards per country 1930-98
8
Brazil, Argentina
6 Uruguay, Cameroon
5 West Germany (Germany), Hungary
4 Czechoslovakia, Holland, Italy and Mexico
3 Soviet Union, Denmark, France and Bulgaria
2 Yugoslavia, Chile, Sweden, Bolivia, United States, England,
Belgium and South Korea
1 Romania, Austria, Spain, Peru, Australia, United Arab Emirates,
Honduras, Northern Ireland, Canada, Iraq, Scotland, South Africa, Saudi
Arabia, Jamaica Zaïre
RED CARD TOURNAMENT GUIDE
YEAR HOST RED CARDS
1930 Uruguay 1
1934 Italy 1
1938 France 4
1950 Brazil 0
1954 Switzerland 3
1958 Sweden 3
1962 Chile 6
1966 England 5
1970 Mexico 0
1974 W.Germany 5
1978 Argentina 3
1982 Spain 5
1986 Mexico 8
1990 Italy 16
1994 USA 15
1998 France 22
DISCIPLINE RECORDS
Fastest Red Card
This
dubious honour belongs to Sergio Batista of Uruguay, who was sent off
after 56 seconds against Scotland, in 1986
First
Red Card
This
award goes to Peru's Mario de Las Casas, who was sent off against Romania
in 1930
ODD STATISTICAL STUFF!
LARGEST VICTORIES
1954 HUNGARY 9 V 0 SOUTH KOREA
1974
YUGOSLAVIA 9 V 0 ZAIRE
1982
HUNGARY 10 V 1 EL SALVADOR
MOST GOALS IN A MATCH
12 GOALS AUSTRIA 7 V 5 SWITZERLAND (1954)
11
GOALS BRAZIL 6 V 5 POLAND (1938)
11
GOALS HUNGARY 8 V 3 W.GERMANY (1954)
11
GOALS HUNGARY 10 V 1 EL SALVADOR (1982)
10
GOALS FRANCE 7 V 3 PARAGUAY (1958)
MOST SUCCESSIVE…
WINS
Italy:
7 straight wins between 1934 and 1938
DEFEATS
Mexico:
9 succesive defeats spanning 4 tournaments, 1930, 1950, 1954, 1958
DRAWS
Ireland:
4 draws in a row in Italia '90
GAMES
UNDEFEATED
Brazil:
Went 13 games without defeat between 1958 and 1966 (won 11, drew 2)
WITHOUT
WINNING
Bulgaria:
They hold the record at 17 succesive matches without a win, spanning
from 1962-1974, 1986 and 1994
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