FIFA World Cup records

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This is a list of records of the FIFA World Cup and its qualification matches.

1 Team
2 Individual
3 Goalscoring
4 Goalkeeping
5 Coaching
6 Refereeing
7 Discipline
8 Attendance
9 Penalty shootouts
10 References and footnotes
11 External links

Most World Cup appearances: 18, Brazil (only country to appear in every World Cup); For a detailed list, see National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup
Most championships: 5, Brazil
Most appearances in a World Cup final: 7, Brazil and Germany; Note: Includes Brazil's second place finish in 1950, which was played without an official final.
Most appearances in semifinal/last four: 11, Germany; For a detailed list of top four appearances, see FIFA World Cup#Successful national teams
Most matches played: 92, Brazil and Germany
Fewest matches played: 1, Indonesia (as Dutch East Indies)
Most wins: 64, Brazil
Most losses: 22, Mexico
Most draws: 19, Germany and Italy
Most matches played without a win or a draw: 6, El Salvador
Most matches played without a win: 6, Bolivia and El Salvador
Most goals scored: 201, Brazil
Most goals conceded: 112, Germany
Fewest goals scored: 0, Canada, China PR, Indonesia (as Dutch East Indies), Greece, Trinidad & Tobago, and Congo DR (as Zaire).
Fewest goals conceded: 2, Angola
Most matches played without scoring a goal: 3, Canada, China PR, Greece, Trinidad & Tobago, and Congo DR (as Zaire).
Highest average of goals scored per match: 2.72, Hungary
Lowest average of goals conceded per match: 0.67, Angola (2 goals in 3 matches)^[1]
Most meetings between two teams: 7 times, Brazil vs Sweden (1938, 1950, 1958, 1978, 1990 and twice in 1994)
Most meetings between two teams, Final match: 2 times, Brazil vs Italy (1970 FIFA World Cup & 1994 FIFA World Cup) & Argentina vs Germany (1986 FIFA World Cup & 1990 FIFA World Cup)
Most appearances, always advancing from first round: 3,^[2] Denmark and Republic of Ireland
Most appearances, never advancing from first round: 8, Scotland

Most wins: ^[3] 7, Brazil, 2002
Most goals scored: 27, Hungary, 1954
Fewest goals conceded: 0, Switzerland, 2006
Most goals conceded: 16, Korea Republic, 1954
Highest goal difference: +17, Hungary, 1954
Lowest goal difference: -16, Korea Republic, 1954
Highest average of goals scored per match: 5.40, Hungary, 1954
Most goals scored, champions: 25, Germany, 1954
Fewest goals scored, champions: 11, Italy, 1938, England, 1966, and Brazil, 1994
Fewest goals conceded, champions: 2, France, 1998, and Italy, 2006
Most goals conceded, champions: 14, Germany, 1954
Worst performance by a defending champion: 1 draw and 2 losses, France, 2002^[4]

Most consecutive championships: 2, Italy (1934-1938), and Brazil (1958-1962).
Most consecutive finals: 3, Germany (1982-1990), and Brazil (1994-2002).
Most consecutive finals lost: 2, Netherlands (1974-1978) and Germany (1982-1986).
Most consecutive first-round eliminations: 8, Scotland (1954-1958, 1974-1990, 1998).
Most consecutive failed qualification attempts: 17, Luxembourg (1934-2006).
Most consecutive wins: 11, Brazil, from 2-1 Turkey (2002) to 3-0 Ghana (2006).
Most consecutive matches without a loss: 13, Brazil, from 3-0 Austria (1958) to 2-0 Bulgaria (1966).
Most consecutive losses: 9, Mexico, from 1-4 France (1930) to 0-3 Sweden (1958).
Most consecutive matches without a win: 17, Bulgaria, from 0-1 Argentina (1962) to 0-3 Nigeria (1994).
Most consecutive draws: 5, Belgium, from 0-0 Netherlands (1998) to 1-1 Tunisia (2002).
Most consecutive matches without a draw: 16, Portugal, from 3-1 Hungary (1966) to 1-0 Netherlands (2006).
Most consecutive matches scoring at least one goal: 18, Brazil (1930-1958) and Germany (1934-1958).
Most consecutive matches scoring at least two goals: 11, Uruguay (1930-1954)
Most consecutive matches scoring at least three / four goals: 4, Uruguay (1930-1950) and Hungary (1954) (four goals); also Portugal (1966), Germany (1970), Brazil (1970), and Spain (1998-2002) (three goals)
Most consecutive matches scoring at least six / eight goals: 2, Hungary (1954) (eight goals); also Brazil (1950) (six goals)
Most consecutive matches without scoring a goal: 5, Bolivia (1930-1994).
Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal: 5, Italy (1990).
Most consecutive matches conceding at least one goal: 22, Switzerland (1934-1994).
Most consecutive matches conceding at least two goals: 9, Mexico (1930-1958).
Most consecutive matches conceding at least three goals: 5, Mexico (1930-1950).
Most consecutive matches conceding at least four goals: 3, Bolivia (1930-1950), Mexico (1930-1950).
Most consecutive matches conceding at least five / six / seven goals: 2, Korea Republic (1954) (seven goals); also USA (1930-1934) (six goals); also Austria (1954) (five goals).

For records regarding goalscoring, see #Goalscoring; for records regarding goalkeeping, see #Goalkeeping
Most tournaments played: 5, Antonio Carbajal ( Mexico, 1950-1966) and Lothar Matthäus ( West Germany/Germany, 1982-1998).
Most championships: 3, Pelé ( Brazil, 1958, 1962 and 1970).; See here for a list of players who have won multiple FIFA World Cups
Most matches played: 25, Lothar Matthäus ( West Germany/Germany, 1982-1998).
Most minutes played: 2,217 minutes, Paolo Maldini ( Italy, 1990-2002).
Most matches won: 16, Cafu ( Brazil, 1994-2006).
Most appearances in a World Cup final: 3, Cafu ( Brazil, 1994-2002).
Most appearances as captain: 16, Diego Maradona ( Argentina, 1986-1994).
Most awards in one tournament: 3, Paolo Rossi ( Italy, Gold medal, Golden ball and Golden boot; 1982).
Most appearances as substitute: 11, Denílson de Oliveira ( Brazil, 1998-2002).
Youngest player: 17 years and 42 days, Norman Whiteside ( Northern Ireland, vs Yugoslavia, 1982).
Youngest player, final: 17 years and 249 days, Pelé ( Brazil, vs Sweden, 1958).
Youngest player, qualifying match: 13 years and 310 days, Souleymane Mamam ( Togo, vs Zambia, May 6, 2001, 2002 CAF Group 1).^[5]
Youngest captain: 21 years and 316 days, Tony Meola, ( USA, vs Czechoslovakia, June 10, 1990, 1990).^[6]
Oldest player: 42 years and 39 days, Roger Milla ( Cameroon, vs Russia, 1994).
Oldest player, final: 40 years and 133 days, Dino Zoff ( Italy, vs West Germany, 1982).
Oldest player, qualifying match: 46 years and 180 days, MacDonald Taylor ( U.S. Virgin Islands, vs St. Kitts and Nevis, February 18, 2004, 2006 CONCACAF Prelim Group 4).^[7]
Oldest captain: 40 years and 292 days, Peter Shilton ( England, vs Italy, July 7, 1990, 1990).
Largest age difference on the same team: 23 years and 358 days, 1994, Cameroon (Rigobert Song: 18 years and 10 days; Roger Milla: 42 years and 1 day).
Largest age difference on a champion team: 21 years and 297 days, 1982, Italy (Dino Zoff: 40 years and 133 days; Giuseppe Bergomi: 18 years and 201 days).
Longest period between World Cup finals appearances as a player: 12 years and 13 days, Alfred Bickel ( Switzerland, 1938-1950).
Longest period between World Cup finals appearances, overall: 44 years, Tim ( Brazil, 1938, as a player; and Peru, 1982, as coach).

Most goals scored, overall: 15, Ronaldo ( Brazil, 1998-2006).; For a detailed list of the overall top goalscorers, see FIFA World Cup#Overall top goalscorers
Most goals scored in a tournament: 13, Just Fontaine ( France), 1958.; For a detailed list of top goalscorers in each tournament (Golden Boot winner), see FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Shoe - Top Goalscorers
Most goals scored in a match: 5, Oleg Salenko ( Russia, vs Cameroon, 1994).
Most goals scored in a final: 3, Geoff Hurst ( England, vs West Germany, 1966).
Most goals scored in final matches, overall: 3, Pelé ( Brazil, 2 vs Sweden in 1958 & 1 vs Italy in 1970), Vavá ( Brazil, 2 vs Sweden in 1958 & 1 vs Czechoslovakia in 1962), Geoff Hurst ( England, 3 vs West Germany in 1966), and Zinedine Zidane ( France, 2 vs Brazil in 1998 & 1 vs Italy in 2006).
Most goals scored in a qualifying match: 13, Archie Thompson ( Australia, vs American Samoa, 2002 OFC Group 1).
Most matches with at least one goal: 11, Ronaldo ( Brazil, 1998-2006).
Most consecutive matches with at least one goal: 6, Just Fontaine ( France, 1958) and Jairzinho ( Brazil, 1970).
Most matches with at least two goals: 4, Sándor Kocsis ( Hungary, 1954), Just Fontaine ( France, 1958), and Ronaldo ( Brazil, 1998-2006).
Most consecutive matches with at least two goals: 4, Sándor Kocsis ( Hungary, 1954).
Most hat-tricks: 2, Sándor Kocsis ( Hungary, 1954), Just Fontaine ( France, 1958), Gerd Müller ( West Germany, 1970), and Gabriel Batistuta ( Argentina, 1994 and 1998).
Most consecutive hat-tricks: 2, Sándor Kocsis ( Hungary, 1954) and Gerd Müller ( West Germany, 1970).
Fastest hat-trick & Most goals scored by a substitute in a match: 8 minutes, László Kiss ( Hungary), scored at 69', 72', and 76' against El Salvador, 1982.
Hat-tricks from the penalty spot: Never occurred in the final tournament. Twice in qualification: Kubilay Türkyilmaz ( Switzerland, vs Faroe Islands, October 7, 2000, 2002 UEFA Group 1); Ronaldo ( Brazil, vs Argentina, June 2, 2004, 2006 CONMEBOL).
Scoring in every match of a World Cup: Alcides Ghiggia ( Uruguay), 4 goals in 4 matches (1950), Just Fontaine ( France), 13 goals in 6 matches (1958), Jairzinho ( Brazil), 7 goals in 6 matches (1970).^[8]
Most tournaments with at least one goal: 4, Pelé ( Brazil, 1958-1970) and Uwe Seeler ( West Germany, 1958-1970).
Most tournaments with at least two goals: 4, Uwe Seeler ( West Germany, 1958-1970).
Most tournaments with at least three goals: 3, Jürgen Klinsmann ( Germany, 1990-1998) and Ronaldo ( Brazil, 1998-2006).
Most tournaments with at least four goals: 2, Helmut Rahn ( West Germany, 1954-1958), Gerd Müller ( West Germany, 1970-1974), Vavá ( Brazil, 1958-1962), Pelé ( Brazil, 1958, 1970), Teófilo Cubillas ( Peru, 1970, 1978), Gary Lineker ( England, 1986-1990), Gabriel Batistuta ( Argentina, 1994-1998), Ronaldo ( Brazil, 1998-2002), Christian Vieri ( Italy, 1998-2002), and Miroslav Klose ( Germany, 2002-2006).
Most tournaments with at least five goals: 2, Teófilo Cubillas ( Peru 1970, 1978) and Miroslav Klose ( Germany, 2002-2006).
Longest period between a player's first and last goals: 12 years, Pelé ( Brazil, 1958-1970), Uwe Seeler ( West Germany, 1958-1970), Diego Maradona ( Argentina, 1982-1994), Michael Laudrup ( Denmark, 1986-1998), Henrik Larsson ( Sweden, 1994-2006), and Sami Al-Jaber ( Saudi Arabia, 1994-2006).
Youngest goalscorer: 17 years and 239 days, Pelé ( Brazil, vs Wales, 1958).
Youngest hat-trick scorer: 17 years and 244 days, Pelé ( Brazil, vs France, 1958).
Youngest goalscorer, final: 17 years and 249 days, Pelé ( Brazil, vs Sweden, 1958).
Oldest goalscorer: 42 years and 39 days, Roger Milla ( Cameroon, vs Russia, 1994).
Oldest hat-trick scorer: 33 years and 159 days, Tore Keller ( Sweden, vs Cuba, 1938).^[9]
Oldest goalscorer, final: 35 years, 263 days, Nils Liedholm ( Sweden, vs Brazil, 1958).
Most penalties scored (excluding during shootouts): 4, Eusébio ( Portugal, 4 in 1966), Rob Rensenbrink ( Netherlands, 4 in 1978) - both records for one tournament - and Gabriel Batistuta ( Argentina, 2 each in 1994 and 1998).
Fastest goal from kickoff: 11 seconds, Hakan Şükür ( Turkey, vs Korea Republic, June 29, 2002, 2002).; For a detailed list of the fastest goals from kickoff, see FIFA World Cup#Fastest goals
Fastest goal by a substitute: 16 seconds, Ebbe Sand ( Denmark, vs Nigeria, June 28, 1998, 1998).
Fastest goal in a final: 90 seconds, Johan Neeskens ( Netherlands, vs West Germany, July 7, 1974, 1974).
Fastest goal in a qualifying match: 8 seconds, Davide Gualtieri ( San Marino, vs England, November 17, 1993, 1994 UEFA Group 2).
Latest goal from kickoff: 121st minute, Alessandro Del Piero ( Italy vs Germany, July 4, 2006, 2006).

Biggest margin of victory: 9, Hungary (9) vs Korea Republic (0), 1954; Yugoslavia (9) vs Zaire (0), 1974; Hungary (10) vs El Salvador (1), 1982.
Biggest margin of victory, qualifying match: 31, Australia (31) vs American Samoa (0), April 11, 2001, 2002 OFC Group 1.
Most goals scored in one match, one team: 10, Hungary, vs El Salvador, 1982.
Most goals scored in one match, both teams: 12, Austria (7) vs Switzerland (5), 1954.
Highest scoring draw: 4-4, England vs Belgium (AET), 1954, and USSR vs Colombia, 1962.
Largest deficit overcome in a win: 3 goals, Austria, 1954 (coming from 0-3 down to win 7-5 vs Switzerland) and Portugal, 1966 (coming from 0-3 down to win 5-3 vs Korea DPR).
Most goals scored in extra time, both teams: 5, Italy (3) vs West Germany (2), 1970.
Most goals scored in a final, one team: 5, Brazil, 1958.
Most goals scored in a final, both teams: 7, Brazil (5) vs. Sweden (2), 1958.
Fewest goals scored in a final, both teams: 0, Brazil (0) vs. Italy (0), 1994.
Most individual goalscorers for one team, one match: 7, Yugoslavia, vs Zaire, 1974 (Dušan Bajević, Dragan Džajić, Ivica Šurjak, Josip Katalinski, Vladislav Bogićević, Branko Oblak, Ilija Petković).
Most individual goalscorers for one team, one tournament: 10, France, 1982 (Gérard Soler, Bernard Genghini, Michel Platini, Didier Six, Maxime Bossis, Alain Giresse, Dominique Rocheteau, Marius Trésor, René Girard, Alain Couriol) and Italy, 2006 (Alessandro Del Piero, Alberto Gilardino, Fabio Grosso, Vincenzo Iaquinta, Filippo Inzaghi, Marco Materazzi, Andrea Pirlo, Luca Toni, Francesco Totti, Gianluca Zambrotta).
Largest goal difference improvement in consecutive matches^[10]: +10: Turkey (1954) — lost 1-4 to West Germany, then won 7-0 over Korea Republic; and West Germany (1954) — lost 3-8 to Hungary, then won 7-2 over Turkey.
Largest goal difference disimprovement in consecutive matches: -12: Sweden (1938) — won 8-0 over Cuba, then lost 1-5 to Italy ; Turkey (1954) — won 7-0 over Korea Republic, then lost 2-7 to West Germany; Hungary (1982) — won 10-1 over El Salvador, then lost 1-4 to Argentina.

Most goals scored in a tournament: 171 goals, 1998.
Fewest goals scored in a tournament: 70 goals 1930 and 1934.
Most goals per match in a tournament: 5.38 goals per match, 1954.
Fewest goals per match in a tournament: 2.21 goals per match, 1990.

Most own goals in a match: 2, USA vs Portugal, 2002 (Jorge Costa of Portugal and Jeff Agoos of USA).
Scoring for both teams in the same match: Ernie Brandts ( Netherlands, vs Italy, 1978 - own goal in the 18th minute, goal in the 50th minute).

Most clean sheets (matches without conceding): 10, Peter Shilton ( England, 1982-1990) and Fabien Barthez ( France, 1998-2006)
Most consecutive minutes without conceding: 517 mins, Walter Zenga ( Italy, 1990)
Most goals conceded: 25, Antonio Carbajal ( Mexico) and Mohamed Al-Deayea ( Saudi Arabia)
Most goals conceded, one tournament: 16, Hong Duk-Yung ( Korea Republic), 1954
Fewest goals conceded, one tournament, champions: 2, Fabien Barthez ( France), 1998 and Gianluigi Buffon ( Italy, 2006)
Fewest goals conceded, one tournament: 0, Pascal Zuberbühler ( Switzerland), 2006^[11]
Most penalties saved, one tournament (excluding during shootouts): 2, Jan Tomaszewski ( Poland), 1974 and Brad Friedel ( USA), 2002

Most matches coached: 25, Helmut Schön ( West Germany, 1966-1978).
Most matches won: 16, Helmut Schön ( West Germany, 1966-1978).
Most championships: 2, Vittorio Pozzo ( Italy, 1934-1938).
Most tournaments: 5, Bora Milutinović (1986-2002) and Carlos Alberto Parreira (1982, 1990-1998, 2006).
Most nations coached: 5, Bora Milutinović ( Mexico, 1986; Costa Rica, 1990; USA, 1994; Nigeria, 1998; China PR, 2002).
Most consecutive wins: 11, Luiz Felipe Scolari ( Brazil, 2002, 7 wins; Portugal, 2006, 4 wins - Portugal "won" its next match, the quarterfinal against England, by penalty kicks, which technically counts as a draw).
Most consecutive matches without a loss: 12, Luiz Felipe Scolari ( Brazil, 2002, 7 matches; Portugal, 2006, 5 matches).
Youngest coach: 27 years and 267 days, Juan José Tramutola ( Argentina, 1930)
Oldest coach: 70 years and 131 days, Cesare Maldini ( Paraguay, 2002)
Quickest substitution made: 4th minute, Cesare Maldini, Giuseppe Bergomi for Alessandro Nesta ( Italy, vs Austria, 1998); Sven-Göran Eriksson, Peter Crouch for Michael Owen ( England, vs Sweden, 2006).
Most championship as coach and player: 1 + 2, Mario Zagallo, Brazil (1970 as coach, 1958 & 1962 as player).

Most tournaments: 3, Jean Langenus (Belgium, 1930-1938), Ivan Eklind (Sweden, 1934-1950), Benjamin Griffiths (Wales, 1950-1958), Arthur Ellis (England, 1950-1958), Juan Gardeazábal (Spain, 1958-1966), Jamal Al Sharif (Syria, 1986-1994), Joël Quiniou (France, 1986-1994), Ali Mohamed Bujsaim (UAE, 1994-2002)
Most matches refeered, overall: 8, Joël Quiniou (France), 1986-1994
Most matches refeered, one tournament: 6, Benito Archundia (Mexico), 2006, and Horacio Elizondo (Mexico), 2006
Youngest referee: 24 years and 193 days, Juan Gardeazábal (Spain, 1958)
Oldest referee: 56 years and 236 days, George Reader (England, 1950)

Source: FIFA World Cup superlatives (FIFA)

Note: There are no official records for cautions issued in tournaments before the introduction of yellow cards in 1970.^[12]

Fastest caution: first minute, Giampiero Marini ( Italy), vs Poland, 1982; Sergei Gorlukovich ( Russia), vs Sweden, 1994.
Fastest sending off: 56 seconds, José Batista ( Uruguay), vs Scotland, 1986.
Latest caution: during penalty shootout: Edinho ( Brazil) v France 1986; Carlos Roa ( Argentina), vs England, 1998.
Latest sending off: 121 minutes Leandro Cufre ( Argentina), vs Germany, 2006.
Most cards (all-time, player): 6, Zinedine Zidane ( France, 1998-2006) and Cafu ( Brazil, 1994-2006).
Most cautions (all-time, player): 6, Cafu ( Brazil, 1994-2006).
Most sendings off (all-time, player): 2, Rigobert Song ( Cameroon, 1994 and 1998) and Zinedine Zidane ( France, 1998 and 2006).
Most sendings off (tournament): 28 (in 64 games), 2006.
Most sendings off (all-time, team): 10, Argentina (in 64 games)
Most sendings off (match, both teams): 4 (2 each) in Portugal vs Netherlands , 2006. (referee: Valentin Ivanov)
Most sendings off (final match): 2, 1990: both Argentina (v West Germany): Pedro Monzón & Gustavo Dezotti
Most cautions (tournament): 345 in 64 matches, 2006.
Most cautions (all-time, team): 88, Argentina (in 64 games)
Most cautions (match, one team): 9, Portugal, vs Netherlands, 2006
Most cautions (match, both teams): 16 - Portugal vs Netherlands, 2006;^[13] and Cameroon v Germany, June 11 2002^[14]
Most cautions (match, player): 3 (61', 90', 93') Josip Šimunić ( Croatia), vs Australia, 2006 (referee: Graham Poll)^[15]
Most suspensions (tournament, player): 2, André Kana-Biyik ( Cameroon 1990)^[16]
Longest suspension (player, doping): 15 months, Diego Maradona ( Argentina vs Nigeria, 1994)^[17]
Longest suspension (player, misconduct): 8 matches, Mauro Tassotti ( Italy vs Spain, 1994) for elbowing Luis Enrique.

Highest match attendance in a World Cup final tournament: 199,854, Uruguay vs Brazil, 16 July 1950, Maracanã Stadium, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, World Cup 1950.
Lowest match attendance in a World Cup tournament: 300, Romania vs Peru, 14 July 1930, Estadio Pocitos, Montevideo, Uruguay, World Cup 1930.
Highest match attendance in a World Cup qualifying match: 162,764, Brazil vs Colombia, 9 March 1977, Maracanã Stadium, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, 1978 CONMEBOL Group 1.
Lowest match attendance in a World Cup qualifying match: 0, Costa Rica vs Panama, 26 March 2005, Saprissa Stadium, San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica, 2006 CONCACAF Final Group.^[18]^[19]
Highest average of attendance per match: 68,991, 1994.
Lowest average of attendance per match: 23,235, 1934.

Most shootouts, team, all-time: 4, Argentina, France, Germany and Italy
Most shootouts, team, tournament: 2, Argentina 1990 and Spain 2002
Most shootouts, all teams, tournament: 4, 1990, 2006
Most wins, team, all-time: 4, Germany
Most wins, team, tournament: 2, Argentina 1990
Most losses, team, all-time: 3, Italy and England
Most shootouts, kicker, all-time & Most losses, kicker, all-time: 3, Roberto Baggio, Italy (1990 semi-final, 1994 final, 1998 quarter final)
Most goals, shootout, one team: 5, (shared by 5 teams)
Most goals, shootout, both teams: 9, (in 4 matches)
Most kicks taken, shootout, both teams: 12, West Germany vs France 1982 and Sweden vs Romania 1994
Fewest goals, shootout, one team: 0, Switzerland 2006 vs Ukraine
Most saves, all-time: 4, Sergio Goycochea Argentina and Harald Schumacher Germany
Most saves, tournament: 4, Sergio Goycochea Argentina, 1990.
Most saves, shootout: 3, Ricardo Portugal, vs England, 2006.

^ Other low averages, in ascending order of games played: 0.77 (from 11 games) Republic of Ireland; 0.85 (from 55) England; 0.89 (from 77) Italy; 0.91 (from 92) Brazil
^ Germany has never failed to advance from 14 first-round group phases, but lost its first-round knockout match in 1938
^ France in 1998 had 6 match wins; the Italy match is regarded as drawn although France progressed via penalties.
^ 1930 champions Uruguay refused to enter the 1934 tournament, while three defending champions were eliminated in the first round: Italy in 1950, Brazil in 1966, and France in 2002, with the first two teams both managing a win.
^ FIFA official records claimed he was born in 1987, but some sources claimed he was born in 1985, which would mean he was 15 years and 310 days old when he played the match.
^ According to RSSSF's 1994 World Cup page, Fuad Amin of Saudi Arabia would have been the youngest captain, at 21-250 in the 1994, but the source does not specify the match in which he was captain. It is listed that the starting captain was substituted in both the match against the Netherlands and the one against Sweden, in which Amin may have been given the armband on the captains' substitutions, but this information has not been verified. In any case, Meola still is the youngest starting captain, and players who received the captain's armband during the course of the match are generally not regarded as official captains.
^ According to "FIFA World Cup Superlatives: Players". A FIFA report, however, indicates that Taylor participated in another match after that date, again versus St. Kitts and Nevis, on March 31, 2004, breaking his own record. If the age listed in the "Superlatives" (PDF) file corresponds to the February match, then in accordance with the match report from March the actual record would be 40 years and 222 days.
^ Defined as a player who played all matches for a team that reached the final or the third-place match, meaning their team played the maximum number of matches. Because two opponents of Uruguay withdrew in 1950, Uruguay only played 4 matches instead of 6.
^ Some sources such as RSSSF indicated that it was Harry Andersson but not Tore Keller who scored a hat-trick in that match. (link)
^ Matches within one tournament. Otherwise, Hungary had a +11 swing between 2-4 v Italy in 1938 and 9-0 v Korea Republic in 1954; and again between 1-3 v France in 1978 and 10-1 v El Salvador in 1982; and likewise Germany between 0-3 v Croatia in 1998 and 8-0 v Saudi Arabia in 2002.
^ Zuberbühler kept goal throughout every minute of Switzerland's 4 matches. Other keepers have kept clean sheets only playing part of their team's matches: Velloso (Brazil, 1930, 1 match of 2); Pedro Benítez (Paraguay, 1930, 1 of 2); József Háda (Hungary, 1938, 1 of 4); Giuseppe Moro (Italy, 1950, 1 of 2); István Ilku (Hungary, 1958, 1 of 4); Lorenzo Buffon (Italy, 1962, 2 of 3); Rogelio Antonio Domínguez (Argentina, 1962, 1 of 3); Adam Godoy (Chile, 1962, 1 of 6); Antonio Carbajal (Mexico, 1966, 1 of 3); Horst Wolter (West Germany, 1970, 1 of 6); József Szendrei (Hungary, 1986, 1 of 3); Viktor Chanov (USSR, 1986, 1 of 4); Manuel Bento (Portugal, 1986, 1 of 3); Plamen Nikolov (Bulgaria, 1994, 45 mins of 7); Vincent Enyeama (Nigeria, 2002, 1 of 3); Rami Shaaban (Sweden, 2006, 1 of 4); Santiago Cañizares (Spain, 2006, 1 of 4);
^ Chris Goodwin & Peter Young. England's World Cup Final Tournament Player Disciplinary Records. Retrieved on November 3, 2006. “records of player discipline prior to the advent of yellow and red cards may not be complete.”
^ 2006 Portugal - Netherlands match report
^ 2002 Cameroon - Germany FIFA match report
^ Šimunić was given three yellow cards in the match: the referee failed to send him off the pitch after the second yellow, and was only red carded after the third yellow. The original FIFA match report listed all three cautions, however was revised shortly after, with the second caution (90') not being recorded; it is unknown whether this was for consistency in the reports, or whether the caution was retrospectively overturned.
^ Biyik missed the team's second game after receiving a red card in the first; and then missed their fifth game after yellow cards in the third and fourth. Others, including Zinedine Zidane in 2006, have earned a second suspension in their team's final match of the tournament, not servable during the tournament.
^ Kerr, John H. (1997). Motivation and Emotion in Sport: reversal theory. Psychology Press, 2. ISBN 0863775004.
^ Reuters. Costa Rica fans banned after violence. ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved on February 13, 2007.
^ It has not been verified whether this is a unique occurrence, or if other World Cup qualification matches throughout history have had an attendance of 0.