Records Vault
Every milestone, every mark — the numbers that defined 96 years of football.
Record of the Day
Most own goals in a single World Cup tournament
| Record | Holder | Value | Year | Country | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Consecutive World Cup titles (Italy 1934-38, Brazil 1958-62) | Italy / Brazil | 2 | 1962 | Italy/Brazil | Achievements |
Most World Cup titles won by a single nation | Brazil | 5 | 2002 | Brazil | Achievements |
Most clean sheets in World Cup history | Fabien Barthez / Peter Shilton | 10 | 2006 | France/England | Achievements |
Most World Cup final appearances | Germany | 8 | 2014 | Germany | Achievements |
Youngest player to score in a World Cup final | Pele | 17 years 239 days | 1958 | Brazil | Age Records |
Youngest player to win a World Cup | Pele | 17 years 249 days | 1958 | Brazil | Age Records |
Oldest player to score in a World Cup match | Roger Milla | 42 years 39 days | 1994 | Cameroon | Age Records |
Most World Cup match appearances in history | Lothar Matthaus | 25 | 1998 | Germany | Appearances |
Most World Cup tournament appearances | Antonio Carbajal / Lothar Matthaus | 5 | 1998 | Mexico/Germany | Appearances |
Most hat-tricks in a single World Cup: multiple | Multiple players | 2 | 1954 | Various | Goals |
Most goals in a single World Cup tournament | Just Fontaine | 13 | 1958 | France | Goals |
Most goals in a single World Cup match (vs Cameroon) | Oleg Salenko | 5 | 1994 | Russia | Goals |
Most goals in World Cup history across 4 tournaments | Miroslav Klose | 16 | 2014 | Germany | Goals |
Fastest hat-trick in World Cup history | Fabienne Humm | 2 minutes 40 seconds | 2015 | Switzerland | Goals |
Most own goals in a single World Cup tournament | 2018 Russia | 12 | 2018 | Various | Goals |
Largest margin of victory in a World Cup match | Hungary vs El Salvador | 10-1 | 1982 | Hungary | Match Records |
Fastest goal in World Cup history (3rd place match vs South Korea) | Hakan Sukur | 11 seconds | 2002 | Turkey | Match Records |
Longest unbeaten streak across World Cups (2002-2006) | Brazil | 13 matches | 2006 | Brazil | Match Records |
Most red cards in a single World Cup match (Battle of Nuremberg) | Portugal vs Netherlands | 4 | 2006 | Portugal/Netherlands | Match Records |
Earliest substitution due to injury in World Cup history | Khune (South Africa) | 1st minute | 2010 | South Africa | Match Records |
Most saves in a single World Cup match (vs Belgium) | Tim Howard | 16 | 2014 | USA | Match Records |
Most combined goals in a World Cup final (6 goals in 120 min) | Argentina vs France | 3-3 (pens) | 2022 | Argentina/France | Match Records |
Longest penalty shootout in a World Cup final | Argentina vs France | 7-5 (after 3-3) | 2022 | Argentina | Match Records |
Most total goals scored in a single World Cup edition | Qatar 2022 | 172 goals | 2022 | Qatar (host) | Match Records |