FIFA World Cup records and statistics

FIFA World Cup records and statistics

As of the 2026 edition, 84 national teams have competed at the finals of the men's FIFA World Cup. Brazil is the only team to have appeared in all 23 tournaments to date, with Germany having participated in 21, Argentina in 19, and Italy and Mexico both in 18. Eight nations have won the tournament. The inaugural winners in 1930 were Uruguay; the current champions are Spain. The most successful nation is Brazil, which has won the cup on five occasions. Five teams have appeared in FIFA World Cup finals without winning, while twelve more have appeared in the semi-finals.

General performances

List of tournaments

Year	Host	Champions	Winning coach	Most goals	Most assists	Best player award	Source
1930	Uruguay	Uruguay	Alberto Suppici	Guillermo Stábile (8)	Manuel Ferreira (4)	Not awarded
1934	Italy	Italy	Vittorio Pozzo	Oldřich Nejedlý (5)	Giovanni Ferrari (4)
1938	France	Italy	Vittorio Pozzo	Leônidas (7)	Ferenc Sas (5)
1950	Brazil	Uruguay	Juan López	Ademir (9)	Ademir (6)
1954	Switzerland	West Germany	Sepp Herberger	Sándor Kocsis (11)	Fritz Walter (7)
1958	Sweden	Brazil	Vicente Feola	Just Fontaine (13)	Raymond Kopa (8)
1962	Chile	Brazil	Aymoré Moreira	Six players (4)	Mário Zagallo (5)
1966	England	England	Alf Ramsey	Eusébio (9)	Sigfried Held (4)
1970	Mexico	Brazil	Mário Zagallo	Gerd Müller (10)	Pelé (6)
1974	West Germany	West Germany	Helmut Schön	Grzegorz Lato (7)	Robert Gadocha (5)
1978	Argentina	Argentina	César Luis Menotti	Mario Kempes (6)	Daniel Bertoni (3) Rob Rensenbrink (3) René van de Kerkhof (3)	Mario Kempes
1982	Spain	Italy	Enzo Bearzot	Paolo Rossi (6)	Pierre Littbarski (5)	Paolo Rossi
1986	Mexico	Argentina	Carlos Bilardo	Gary Lineker (6)	Diego Maradona (5)	Diego Maradona
1990	Italy	West Germany	Franz Beckenbauer	Salvatore Schillaci (6)	Giuseppe Giannini (3) Ľubomír Moravčík (3) Jozef Chovanec (3)	Salvatore Schillaci
1994	United States	Brazil	Carlos Alberto Parreira	Hristo Stoichkov (6) Oleg Salenko (6)	Thomas Häßler (5)	Romário
1998	France	France	Aimé Jacquet	Davor Šuker (6)	Seven players (3)	Ronaldo
2002	South Korea  Japan	Brazil	Luiz Felipe Scolari	Ronaldo (8)	Michael Ballack (4)	Oliver Kahn
2006	Germany	Italy	Marcello Lippi	Miroslav Klose (5)	Francesco Totti (4) Juan Román Riquelme (4)	Zinedine Zidane
2010	South Africa	Spain	Vicente del Bosque	Four players (5)	Five players (3)	Diego Forlán
2014	Brazil	Germany	Joachim Löw	James Rodríguez (6)	Juan Cuadrado (4)	Lionel Messi
2018	Russia	France	Didier Deschamps	Harry Kane (6)	Sixteen players (2)	Luka Modrić
2022	Qatar	Argentina	Lionel Scaloni	Kylian Mbappé (8)	Five players (3)	Lionel Messi
2026	Canada  Mexico  United States	Spain	Luis de la Fuente	Kylian Mbappé (10)	Michael Olise (7)	Rodri
2030	Spain  Portugal  Morocco	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

Overall team records

The system used in the World Cup up to 1990 was 2 points for a win. In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw, and 0 for a loss. Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.

As of 2026 FIFA World Cup

Rank	Team	Part.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG
1	Brazil	23	119	79	20	20	247	112	+135	257	2.16
2	Germany	21	116	70	22	24	243	135	+108	232	2.00
3	Argentina	19	96	54	17	25	171	109	+62	179	1.86
4	Italy	18	83	45	21	17	128	77	+51	156	1.88
5	France	17	81	45	14	22	156	95	+61	149	1.84
6	England	17	82	38	23	21	124	80	+44	137	1.67
7	Spain	17	75	38	18	19	122	76	+46	132	1.76
8	Netherlands	12	59	32	16	11	107	57	+50	112	1.90
9	Uruguay	15	62	25	15	22	92	80	+12	90	1.45
10	Belgium	15	57	24	12	21	83	81	+2	84	1.47
11	Mexico	18	65	21	15	29	72	104	−32	78	1.20
12	Sweden	13	55	20	14	21	87	83	+4	74	1.35
13	Russia	11	45	19	10	16	77	54	+23	67	1.49
14	Portugal	9	40	19	8	13	69	44	+25	65	1.63
15	Serbia	13	49	18	9	22	71	71	0	63	1.29
16	Switzerland	13	47	17	10	20	65	79	−14	61	1.30
17	Poland	9	38	17	6	15	49	50	−1	57	1.50
18	Croatia	7	34	15	8	11	49	40	+9	53	1.56
19	Hungary	9	32	15	3	14	87	57	+30	48	1.50
20	Austria	8	33	13	5	15	49	56	−7	44	1.45
21	United States	12	42	12	8	22	51	74	−23	44	1.05
22	Slovakia	9	34	12	6	16	49	52	−3	42	1.24
23	Czech Republic	10	36	12	6	18	49	55	−6	42	1.17
24	Colombia	7	27	12	5	10	37	31	+6	41	1.52
25	Chile	9	33	11	7	15	40	49	−9	40	1.21
26	Paraguay	9	32	8	12	12	33	44	−11	36	1.13
27	South Korea	12	41	8	10	23	41	81	−40	34	0.83
28	Denmark	6	23	9	6	8	31	29	+2	33	1.43
29	Morocco	7	29	8	9	12	30	33	−3	33	1.14
30	Japan	8	29	8	8	13	33	38	−5	32	1.10
31	Romania	7	21	8	5	8	30	32	−2	29	1.38
32	Costa Rica	6	21	6	5	10	22	39	−17	23	1.10
33	Cameroon	8	26	5	8	13	22	47	−25	23	0.88
34	Ghana	5	19	6	4	9	20	26	−6	22	1.16
35	Scotland	9	26	5	7	14	26	45	−19	22	0.85
36	Norway	4	14	6	3	5	20	19	+1	21	1.50
37	Senegal	4	16	6	3	7	26	26	0	21	1.31
38	Ecuador	5	17	6	3	8	16	18	−2	21	1.24
39	Nigeria	6	21	6	3	12	23	30	−7	21	1.00
40	Australia	7	24	5	6	13	20	40	−20	21	0.88
41	Turkey	3	13	6	1	6	23	22	+1	19	1.46
42	Peru	5	18	5	3	10	21	33	−12	18	1.00
43	Bulgaria	7	26	3	8	15	22	53	−31	17	0.65
44	Ivory Coast	4	13	5	1	7	18	18	0	16	1.23
45	Algeria	5	17	4	4	9	18	28	−10	16	0.94
46	Iran	7	21	3	7	11	16	34	−18	16	0.76
47	Saudi Arabia	7	22	4	4	14	15	49	−34	16	0.73
48	Republic of Ireland	3	13	2	8	3	10	10	0	14	1.08
49	South Africa	4	13	3	5	5	13	20	−7	14	1.08
50	Northern Ireland	3	13	3	5	5	13	23	−10	14	1.08
51	Tunisia	7	21	3	5	13	16	38	−22	14	0.67
52	East Germany	1	6	2	2	2	5	5	0	8	1.33
53	Egypt	4	12	1	5	6	13	19	−6	8	0.67
54	Greece	3	10	2	2	6	5	20	−15	8	0.80
55	Ukraine	1	5	2	1	2	5	7	−2	7	1.40
56	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2	7	2	1	4	9	12	−3	7	1.00
57	Wales	2	8	1	4	3	5	10	−5	7	0.88
58	Canada	3	11	2	1	8	11	18	−7	7	0.64
59	Slovenia	2	6	1	1	4	5	10	−5	4	0.67
60	Cuba	1	3	1	1	1	5	12	−7	4	1.33
61	DR Congo	2	7	1	1	5	5	19	−14	4	0.57
62	North Korea	2	7	1	1	5	6	21	−15	4	0.57
63	New Zealand	3	9	0	4	5	8	24	−16	4	0.44
64	Cape Verde	1	4	0	3	1	4	5	−1	3	0.75
65	Jamaica	1	3	1	0	2	3	9	−6	3	1.00
66	Honduras	3	9	0	3	6	3	14	−11	3	0.33
67	Angola	1	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2	0.67
68	Israel	1	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	2	0.67
69	Iceland	1	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1	0.33
70	Kuwait	1	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1	0.33
71	Trinidad and Tobago	1	3	0	1	2	0	4	−4	1	0.33
72	Curaçao	1	3	0	1	2	1	9	−8	1	0.33
73	Qatar	2	6	0	1	5	3	17	−14	1	0.17
74	Bolivia	3	6	0	1	5	1	20	−19	1	0.17
75	Jordan	1	3	0	0	3	3	8	−5	0	0.00
76	Togo	1	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5	0	0.00
77	Indonesia	1	1	0	0	1	0	6	−6	0	0.00
78	United Arab Emirates	1	3	0	0	3	2	11	−9	0	0.00
	Uzbekistan	1	3	0	0	3	2	11	−9	0	0.00
80	China	1	3	0	0	3	0	9	−9	0	0.00
81	Panama	2	6	0	0	6	2	15	−13	0	0.00
82	Iraq	2	6	0	0	6	2	16	−14	0	0.00
83	Haiti	2	6	0	0	6	4	22	−18	0	0.00
84	El Salvador	2	6	0	0	6	1	22	−21	0	0.00

Team	Part	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Czechoslovakia (1934–1990)	8	30	11	5	14	44	45	−1	38
Czech Republic (2006–present)	2	6	1	1	4	5	10	−5	4
Slovakia (2010–present)	1	4	1	1	2	5	7	−2	4

Team	Part	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany (1934–1938)	2	6	3	1	2	14	13	+1	10
West Germany (1950–1990)	10	62	36	14	12	131	77	+54	122
Germany (1994–present)	9	48	31	7	10	98	45	+53	100

Team	Part	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Soviet Union (1958–1990)	7	31	15	6	10	53	34	+19	51
Russia (1994–present)	4	14	4	4	6	24	20	+4	16

Team	Part	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Yugoslavia (1930–1990)	8	33	14	7	12	55	42	+13	49
FR Yugoslavia (1998)	1	4	2	1	1	5	4	+1	7
Serbia and Montenegro (2006)	1	3	0	0	3	2	10	−8	0
Serbia (2010–present)	3	9	2	1	6	9	15	−6	7

Team	Part	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Zaire (1974)	1	3	0	0	3	0	14	−14	0
DR Congo (2026–present)	1	4	1	1	2	5	5	0	4

All-time medal table

Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	Top 4 total
Brazil	5 (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)	2 (1950, 1998)	2 (1938, 1978)	2 (1974, 2014)	11
Germany1	4 (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014)	4 (1966, 1982, 1986, 2002)	4 (1934, 1970, 2006, 2010)	1 (1958)	13
Italy	4 (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006)	2 (1970, 1994)	1 (1990)	1 (1978)	8
Argentina	3 (1978, 1986, 2022)	4 (1930, 1990, 2014, 2026)			7
France	2 (1998, 2018)	2 (2006, 2022)	2 (1958, 1986)	2 (1982, 2026)	8
Uruguay	2 (1930, 1950)			3 (1954, 1970, 2010)	5
Spain	2 (2010, 2026)			1 (1950)	3
England	1 (1966)		1 (2026)	2 (1990, 2018)	4
Netherlands		3 (1974, 1978, 2010)	1 (2014)	1 (1998)	5
Hungary		2 (1938, 1954)			2
Czech Republic2		2 (1934, 1962)			2
Slovakia2		2 (1934, 1962)			2
Sweden		1 (1958)	2 (1950, 1994)	1 (1938)	4
Croatia		1 (2018)	2 (1998, 2022)		3
Poland			2 (1974, 1982)		2
Austria			1 (1954)	1 (1934)	2
Portugal			1 (1966)	1 (2006)	2
Belgium			1 (2018)	1 (1986)	2
United States			1 (1930)		1
Chile			1 (1962)		1
Turkey			1 (2002)		1
Serbia3				2 (1930, 1962)	2
Russia4				1 (1966)	1
Bulgaria				1 (1994)	1
South Korea				1 (2002)	1
Morocco				1 (2022)	1

hosts 1 includes results representing West Germany (1954–1990) 2 includes results representing Czechoslovakia (1934–1990) 3 includes results representing Yugoslavia (1930–1990) and FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro (1998–2006) 4 includes results representing the Soviet Union (1958–1990)

Teams

FIFA World Cup records and statistics

Note: In case there are teams with equal quantities, they will be mentioned in chronological order of tournament history (the teams that attained the quantity first, are listed first). If the quantity was attained by more than one team in the same tournament, the teams will be listed alphabetically.

For a detailed list of top four appearances, see FIFA World Cup results.

Titles

• Most titles: 5 –  Brazil (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) • Most consecutive titles: 2 •  Italy (1934–1938) •  Brazil (1958–1962) • Longest gap between successive titles: 44 years –  Italy (nine editions, 1938–1982) • Worst finish by defending champions: Group stage •  Italy (1950) •  Brazil (1966) •  France (2002) •  Italy (2010) •  Spain (2014) •  Germany (2018) • Most titles won as host: 1 •  Uruguay (1930) •  Italy (1934) •  England (1966) •  West Germany (1974) •  Argentina (1978) •  France (1998)

Appearances

• Most World Cup appearances: 23 –  Brazil, 1930–2026 (every tournament) • Most appearances in the final: 8 –  Germany, 1954, 1966, 1974, 1982, 1986 and 1990 as West Germany, 2002 and 2014 as Germany • Most runners-up: 4 •  Germany, 1966, 1982, 1986 as West Germany, 2002 as Germany •  Argentina, 1930, 1990, 2014, 2026 • Most runners-up but never won a title: 3 –  Netherlands, 1974, 1978, 2010 • Most consecutive appearances in the final: 3 •  West Germany, 1982–1990 •  Brazil, 1994–2002 • Longest gap between successive appearances in the final: 48 years –  Argentina, 10 editions, 1930–1978 • Longest gap between successive appearances at the FIFA World Cup: 64 years –  Wales, 16 editions, 1958–2022 • Most appearances without winning a title: 18 –  Mexico • Most appearances without advancing to the second round: 9 –  Scotland • Most consecutive failed qualification attempts: 22 –  Luxembourg, 1934–2026

Highest scoring matches

Rank	Date	Venue	Total goals	Team	Score	Team
1	26 June 1954	Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne	12	Austria	7–5	Switzerland
2	5 June 1938	Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg	11	Brazil	6–5	Poland
	20 June 1954	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel		Hungary	8–3	West Germany
	15 June 1982	Nuevo Estadio, Elche		Hungary	10–1	El Salvador
5	8 June 1958	Idrottsparken, Norrköping	10	France	7–3	Paraguay
	18 July 2026	Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens		England	6–4	France

Highest scoring draws

Rank	Date	Venue	Team	Score	Team
1	17 June 1954	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel	England	4–4	Belgium
	3 June 1962	Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica	Soviet Union	4–4	Colombia

Teams

• Most goals scored overall: 247 –  Brazil, 1930–2026 • Most goals scored in a tournament: 27 –  Hungary, (/wiki/1954FIFAWorldCup) • Most goals scored in a tournament, winning team : 25 –  Germany, (/wiki/1954FIFAWorldCup) • Fewest goals scored overall : 0 –  Indonesia ((/wiki/1938FIFAWorldCup)),  China ((/wiki/2002FIFAWorldCup)) and  Trinidad and Tobago ((/wiki/2006FIFAWorldCup)) • Fewest goals scored in a tournament, winning team : 8 –  Spain, (/wiki/2010FIFAWorldCup) • Most goals conceded overall : 135 –  Germany (1934–2026) • Most goals conceded in a tournament : 16 –  South Korea, (/wiki/1954FIFAWorldCup) • Most goals conceded in a tournament, winning team : 14 –  Germany, ((/wiki/1954FIFAWorldCup)) • Fewest goals conceded overall: 2 –  Angola, (/wiki/2006FIFAWorldCup) • Fewest goals conceded in a tournament: 0 –   Switzerland, (/wiki/2006FIFAWorldCup) • Fewest goals conceded in a tournament, winning team: 1 –  Spain, (/wiki/2026FIFAWorldCup)

Tournament

• Most goals scored in a tournament: 308 – (/wiki/2026FIFAWorldCup) • Fewest goals scored in a tournament: 70 – (/wiki/1930FIFAWorldCup), (/wiki/1934FIFAWorldCup) • Most goals per match in a tournament: 5.38 – (/wiki/1954FIFAWorldCup) • Fewest goals per match in a tournament: 2.21 – (/wiki/1990FIFAWorldCup)

By tournament

Year	Matches	Goals	Average goals	Top scorers	Goals scored
1930	18	70	3.89	Argentina	18
1934	17	70	4.12	Italy	12
1938	18	84	4.67	Hungary	15
1950	22	88	4.00	Brazil	22
1954	26	140	5.38†	Hungary	27†
1958	35	126	3.60	France	23
1962	32	89	2.78	Brazil	14
1966	32	89	2.78	Portugal	17
1970	32	95	2.97	Brazil	19
1974	38	97	2.55	Poland	16
1978	38	102	2.68	Argentina	15
				Netherlands
1982	52	146	2.81	France	16
1986	52	132	2.54	Argentina	14
1990	52	115	2.21	West Germany	15
1994	52	141	2.71	Sweden	15
1998	64	171	2.67	France	15
2002	64	161	2.52	Brazil	18
2006	64	147	2.30	Germany	14
2010	64	145	2.27	Germany	16
2014	64	171	2.67	Germany	18
2018	64	169	2.64	Belgium	16
2022	64	172	2.69	France	16
2026	104	308†	2.96	England	20
				France

Teams listed in bold won the tournament. Fewer than half of all World Cup tournaments have been won by the highest-scoring team.

Biggest wins

Rank	Date	Venue	Winning team	Score	Losing team
1	15 June 1982	Nuevo Estadio, Elche	Hungary	10–1	El Salvador
	17 June 1954	Hardturm Stadium, Zürich	Hungary	9–0	South Korea
	18 June 1974	Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen	Yugoslavia	9–0	Zaire
4	12 June 1938	Stade du Fort Carré, Antibes	Sweden	8–0	Cuba
	2 July 1950	Estádio Independência, Belo Horizonte	Uruguay	8–0	Bolivia
	1 June 2002	Sapporo Dome, Sapporo	Germany	8–0	Saudi Arabia

Biggest win in a final

Rank	Date	Venue	Winning team	Score	Losing team
1	29 June 1958	Råsunda Stadium, Solna	Brazil	5–2	Sweden
	21 June 1970	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City	Brazil	4–1	Italy
	12 July 1998	Stade de France, Saint-Denis	France	3–0	Brazil

Scores

• The most common score in a regular World Cup match is 1–0. • The most common outcomes of a World Cup final are 4–2 and 1–0, inclusive extra time.

Streaks

• Longest winning streak: 11 –  Brazil, 2002–2006 • Longest unbeaten streak: 16 –  Netherlands, 2014–2026 • Longest unbeaten streak in regulation time (excluding extra time): 23 –  Netherlands, 2010–2026 • Longest losing streak: 9 –  Mexico, 1930–1958 • Longest winless streak: 17 –  Bulgaria, 1962–1994 • Longest drawn streak: 5 –  Belgium, 1998–2002 • Longest streak without draw: 17 –  West Germany, 1966–1974 • Longest streak scoring at least 1 goal: 18 •  Brazil, 1930–1958 •  West Germany, 1934–1962 •  Germany, 1986–1998 • Longest goalless streak: 5 •  Bolivia, 1930–1994 •  Honduras, 1982–2014 •  Algeria, 1986–2010 • Longest goalless streak by minutes: 517 minutes –  Bolivia, 1930–1994 • Longest clean sheet streak: 6 –  Spain, 2022–2026 • Longest streak without conceding a goal by minutes: 650 minutes –  Spain, 2022–2026 • Longest streak without clean sheet: 22 –   Switzerland, 1934–1994

Discipline

• Most red cards (tournament): 28 – 2006, in 64 matches • Most red cards (all-time, team): 11 –  Argentina,  Brazil • Most red cards (match, both teams): 4 – 2 each for  Portugal and  Netherlands, 2006 • Most red cards (final match): 2 –  Argentina v  West Germany, 1990 • Most yellow cards (tournament): 345 – 2006, in 64 matches • Most yellow cards (match, one team): 10 –  Argentina v  Netherlands, 2022 • Most yellow cards (match, both teams): 18 – 8 for  Netherlands and 10 for  Argentina, 2022 • Most yellow cards (final match, both teams): 14 – 9 for  Netherlands and 5 for  Spain, 2010 • Longest streak without a red card: 42 –  Spain, 1994–2026 • Longest active streak without a red card since first appearance: 29 –  Japan, 1998–2026 • Longest streak without a red card since first appearance that has ended: 35 –  France, 1930–1998

Own goals

For a detailed list of own goals records and statistics, see the main article.

• Most own goals by a team: 4 •  Mexico (1930, 1954, 1970, 2018) •  Morocco (1998, 2018, 2022, 2026) • Most own goals in favour of a team: 6 –  France (1954, 1998, 2014 (x2), 2018 (x2)) • Most matches, never scoring an own goal: 81 –  France (1930–2026) • Most matches, never benefiting from an own goal: 65 –  Mexico (1930–2026) • Most matches, never scoring or benefiting from an own goal: 29 –  Japan (1998–2026)

Penalty shoot-outs

• Most played: 7 –  Argentina (1990 (x2), 1998, 2006, 2014, 2022 (x2)) • Most won: 6 –  Argentina (1990 (x2), 1998, 2014, 2022 (x2)) • Most lost: 4 •  Spain (1986, 2002, 2018, 2022) •  Netherlands (1998, 2014, 2022, 2026) • Most won without ever losing: 4 –  Croatia (2018 (x2), 2022 (x2)) • Most lost without ever winning: 2 •  Mexico (1986, 1994) •  Romania (1990, 1994) •  Japan (2010, 2022) •  Colombia (2018, 2026) • Most consecutive wins: 4 •  Germany (1982, 1986, 1990, 2006) •  Croatia (2018 (x2), 2022 (x2)) • Most consecutive losses: 3 •  Italy (1990, 1994, 1998) •  England (1990, 1998, 2006) •  Spain (2002, 2018, 2022) •  Netherlands (2014, 2022, 2026)

Players

Titles

• Most titles: 3 – Pelé for  Brazil, 1958, 1962, 1970 • Most appearances in a final: 3 • Cafu for  Brazil, 1994–2002 • Lionel Messi for  Argentina, 2014, 2022, 2026 • Youngest player to win the tournament: 17 years, 249 days – Pelé for  Brazil, 1958 • Oldest player to win the tournament: 40 years, 133 days – Dino Zoff for  Italy, 1982

Most appearances

• Most matches played: 34 – Lionel Messi, 2006–2026 • Most matches played as a substitute: 12 – Marcus Rashford, 2018–2026 • Most tournaments played: 6 • Cristiano Ronaldo, 2006–2026 • Lionel Messi, 2006–2026

• Most tournaments nominated as part of squad: 6 • Cristiano Ronaldo (2006–2026) • Lionel Messi (2006–2026) • Guillermo Ochoa (2006–2026)

Oldest and youngest

• Youngest player: 17 years, 41 days – Norman Whiteside for  Northern Ireland v  Yugoslavia, 17 June 1982 • Youngest player in a final: 17 years, 249 days – Pelé for  Brazil v  Sweden, 29 June 1958 • Oldest player: 45 years, 161 days – Essam El-Hadary for  Egypt v  Saudi Arabia, 25 June 2018 • Oldest player in a knockout stage match: 41 years, 151 days – Cristiano Ronaldo for  Portugal v  Spain, 6 July 2026 • Oldest player in a final: 40 years, 133 days – Dino Zoff for  Italy v  West Germany, 11 July 1982 • Oldest-living player: 99 years, 108 days – Enrique Sesma, (/wiki/1958FIFAWorldCup) • Oldest-living winner: 94 years, 77 days – Dino Sani, (/wiki/1958FIFAWorldCup) • Longest-lived player: 100 years, 241 days – René Llense, (/wiki/1934FIFAWorldCup) and (/wiki/1938FIFAWorldCup) • Longest-lived winner: 95 years, 304 days – Aníbal Paz, (/wiki/1950FIFAWorldCup)

Matches results

• Most matches won: 23 – Lionel Messi, 2006–2026 • Most matches lost: 8 • Antonio Carbajal, 1950–1962 • Hong Myung-bo, 1990–2002 • Son Heung-min, 2014–2026 • Mathew Leckie, 2014–2026 • Cristiano Ronaldo, 2006–2026 • Most matches drawn: 8 • Steve Staunton, 1990–2002 • Luka Modrić, 2006–2026 • Cristiano Ronaldo, 2006–2026 • Most matches, all won: 7 – Marcos, 2002 • Most matches, all lost: 6 • Yoel Bárcenas, 2018 and 2026 • José Luis Rodríguez, 2018 and 2026 • Most matches, never lost: 12 • Mário Zagallo, 1958–1962 • Julio Olarticoechea, 1986–1990 • Daley Blind, 2014–2022 • Memphis Depay, 2014–2026 • Most matches, never won: 9 – Dimitar Penev, 1966–1974

Most goals

• Most goals: 22 – Kylian Mbappé, for  France, 2018–2026 • Most goals in a single tournament: 13 – Just Fontaine, for  France, 1958 • Most group stage goals in a tournament: 7 • Sándor Kocsis, for  Hungary, 1954 • Gerd Müller, for  Germany, 1970 • Most goals scored in the group stage: 14 – Lionel Messi, for  Argentina, 2006–2026 • Most goals scored in the knockout stage: 14 – Kylian Mbappé, for  France, 2018–2026 • Most goals scored in a match: 5 – Oleg Salenko, for  Russia v  Cameroon, 28 June 1994 • Most goals scored in a final match: 3 • Geoff Hurst, for  England v  West Germany, 1966 • Kylian Mbappé, for  France v  Argentina, 2022 • Most goals scored in final matches: 4 – Kylian Mbappé, for  France, 2018–2022 • Most final matches scored in: 2 • Vavá, for  Brazil, 1958 and 1962 • Pelé, for  Brazil, 1958 and 1970 • Paul Breitner, for  West Germany, 1974 and 1982 • Zinedine Zidane, for  France, 1998 and 2006 • Kylian Mbappé, for  France, 2018 and 2022 • Most goals scored in qualifiers: 41 – Cristiano Ronaldo, for  Portugal, 2006–2026

Oldest and youngest

• Youngest goalscorer: 17 years, 239 days – Pelé for  Brazil v  Wales, 19 June 1958 • Youngest goalscorer in a final: 17 years, 249 days – Pelé for  Brazil v  Sweden, 29 June 1958 • Oldest goalscorer: 42 years, 39 days – Roger Milla for  Cameroon v  Russia, 28 June 1994 • Oldest goalscorer in a knockout stage match: 41 years, 147 days – Cristiano Ronaldo for  Portugal v  Croatia, 2 July 2026 • Oldest goalscorer in a final: 35 years, 264 days – Nils Liedholm for  Sweden v  Brazil, 29 June 1958

Milestone goals

• Scorer of 1st goal – Lucien Laurent, for  France v  Mexico, 13 July 1930 • Scorer of 100th goal – Angelo Schiavio, for  Italy v  United States, 27 May 1934 • Scorer of 500th goal – Bobby Collins, for  Scotland v  Paraguay, 11 June 1958 • Scorer of 1,000th goal – Rob Rensenbrink, for  Netherlands v  Scotland, 11 June 1978 • Scorer of 1,500th goal - Claudio Caniggia for  Argentina v  Nigeria, 25 June 1994 • Scorer of 2,000th goal – Marcus Allbäck, for  Sweden v  England, 20 June 2006 • Scorer of 2,500th goal – Fakhreddine Ben Youssef, for  Tunisia v  Panama, 28 June 2018 • Scorer of 3,000th goal – Enzo Fernández, for  Argentina v  Egypt, 7 July 2026

Hat-tricks

For a detailed list of hat-tricks records and statistics, see the main article.

• Most hat-tricks: 2 • Sándor Kocsis, for  Hungary, 1954 in two separate matches • Just Fontaine, for  France, 1958 in two separate matches • Gerd Müller, for  West Germany, 1970 in two separate matches • Gabriel Batistuta, for  Argentina, 1994 and 1998 • Hat-tricks in a final match: • Geoff Hurst, for  England v  West Germany, 1966 • Kylian Mbappé, for  France v  Argentina, 2022 • Youngest player to score a hat-trick: 17 years, 244 days – Pelé, for  Brazil v  France, 24 June 1958 • Oldest player to score a hat-trick: 38 years, 357 days – Lionel Messi, for  Argentina v  Algeria, 16 June 2026

By method

• Most penalty kick goals (excluding penalty shoot-outs): 6 – Harry Kane, for  England, 2018–2026 • Most penalty kick goals scored in a tournament: 4 • Eusébio, for  Portugal, 1966 • Rob Rensenbrink, for  Netherlands, 1978 • Lionel Messi, for  Argentina, 2022 • Most penalty kicks missed (excluding penalty shoot-outs): 4 – Lionel Messi, for  Argentina, 2018–2026 • Most penalty kicks missed (excluding penalty shoot-outs) in a tournament: 2 – Lionel Messi, for  Argentina, 2026 • Most free kick goals: 2 • Pelé, for  Brazil, 1966 and 1970 • Rivellino, for  Brazil, 1970 and 1974 • Teófilo Cubillas, for  Peru, 1970 and 1978 • Bernard Genghini, for  France, 1982 • David Beckham, for  England, 1998 and 2006 • Lionel Messi, for  Argentina, 2014 and 2026 • Malik Tillman, for  United States, 2026 • Most direct corner-kick goals: 1 – Marcos Coll, for  Colombia v  Soviet Union, 3 June 1962 • Most headed goals: 7 – Miroslav Klose, for  Germany, 2002–2010 • Most headed goals in a match: 3 • Tomáš Skuhravý, for  Czechoslovakia v  Costa Rica, 23 June 1990 • Miroslav Klose, for  Germany v  Saudi Arabia, 1 June 2002

Other goals records

• Fastest goal: 11 seconds – Hakan Şükür, for  Turkey v  South Korea, 2002 • Fastest goal in a final: 1:28 minute – Johan Neeskens, for  Netherlands v  West Germany, 1974 • Latest goal in regular time: 90+13th minute – Mehdi Taremi, for  Iran v  England, 2022 • Latest goal in extra time: 120+5th minute – Youri Tielemans, for  Belgium v  Senegal, 2026 • Goals scored in every match en route to the final/match for third place (single tournament): • Jairzinho, for  Brazil, 1970 (in 6 matches) • Just Fontaine, for  France, 1958 (in 6 matches) • Alcides Ghiggia, for  Uruguay, 1950 (in 4 matches) • György Sárosi, for  Hungary, 1938 (in 4 matches) • Most consecutive matches scored in: 9 – Lionel Messi, for  Argentina, 2022–2026 • Most matches scored in: 16 – Lionel Messi, for  Argentina, 2006–2026 • Most tournaments scored in: 6 – Cristiano Ronaldo, for  Portugal, 2006–2026

Assists

• Most assists: 12 – Lionel Messi, for  Argentina, 2006–2026 • Most assists in a tournament: 8 – Raymond Kopa, for  France, 1958 • Most assists in a match: 4 • Giovanni Ferrari, for  Italy v  United States, 27 May 1934 • Robert Gadocha, for  Poland v  Haiti, 19 June 1974 • Most assists in final matches: 2 • Héctor Scarone, for  Uruguay, 1930 • Giuseppe Meazza, for  Italy, 1938 • Mário Zagallo, for  Brazil, 1958 and 1962 • Bobby Moore, for  England, 1966 • Pelé, for  Brazil, 1970 • Most assists in the group stage: 7 – Grzegorz Lato, for  Poland, 1974–1982 • Most assists in the knockout stage: 10 – Lionel Messi, for  Argentina, 2010–2026 • Most tournaments assisted in: 6 – Lionel Messi, for  Argentina, 2006–2026

Goalkeeping

• Most clean sheets: 10 • Peter Shilton, for  England, 1982–1990 • Fabien Barthez, for  France, 1998–2006 • Most clean sheets in a single tournament: 7 – Unai Simón, for  Spain, 2026 • Most consecutive clean sheets: 6 – Unai Simón, for  Spain, 2022–2026 • Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal: 650 minutes – Unai Simón, for  Spain, 2022–2026 • Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal in a single tournament: 517 minutes – Walter Zenga, for  Italy, 1990 • Most goals conceded: 25 • Antonio Carbajal, for  Mexico, 1950–1966 • Mohamed Al-Deayea, for  Saudi Arabia, 1994–2006 • Most goals conceded in a tournament: 16 – Hong Deok-young, for  South Korea, 1954 • Most consecutive matches without clean sheets: 10 • Antonio Carbajal, for  Mexico, 1950–1962 • Manuel Neuer, for  Germany, 2018–2026 • Fewest goals conceded in a tournament: 0 – Pascal Zuberbühler, for   Switzerland, 2006 • Fewest goals conceded in a tournament for the eventual winners: 1 – Unai Simón, for  Spain, 2026 • Most penalties saved: 2 • Jan Tomaszewski, for  Poland, both in 1974 • Brad Friedel, for  United States, both in 2002 • Iker Casillas, for  Spain, 2002 and 2010 • Wojciech Szczęsny, for  Poland, both in 2022 • Mostafa Shobeir, for  Egypt, both in 2026 • Most penalties saved overall in penalty shoot-outs: 4 • Harald Schumacher, for  West Germany, 1982–1986 • Sergio Goycochea, for  Argentina, 1990 • Danijel Subašić, for  Croatia, 2018 • Dominik Livaković, for  Croatia, 2022 • Most penalties saved in one penalty shoot-out: 3 • Ricardo, for  Portugal v  England, 2006 • Danijel Subašić, for  Croatia v  Denmark, 2018 • Dominik Livaković, for  Croatia v  Japan, 2022 • Most penalties saved overall (including shoot-outs): 4 • Harald Schumacher, for  West Germany (1982–1986) • Sergio Goycochea, for  Argentina (1990) • Iker Casillas, for Spain  Spain (2002–2010) • Danijel Subašić, for  Croatia (2018) • Dominik Livaković, for  Croatia (2022) • Yassine Bounou, for  Morocco (2022–2026) • Most saves in a match: 16 – Tim Howard, for  United States v  Belgium, 2014 • Most saves in a match, no extra time: 15 – Eloy Room, for  Curaçao v  Ecuador, 2026 • Most saves in a final match: 11 – Emiliano Martínez, for  Argentina v  Spain, 2026

Oldest and youngest

• Youngest goalkeeper: 19 years, 191 days – Li Chan-myung for  North Korea v  Soviet Union, 12 July 1966 • Youngest goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet: 19 years, 198 days – Li Chan-myung for  North Korea v  Italy, 19 July 1966 • Oldest goalkeeper: 45 years, 161 days – Essam El-Hadary for  Egypt v  Saudi Arabia, 25 June 2018 • Oldest goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet: 40 years, 281 days – Peter Shilton for  England v  Belgium, 26 June 1990

Discipline

• Fastest yellow card: 13 seconds – Jesús Gallardo, for  Mexico v  Sweden, 2018 • Fastest red card: 56 seconds – José Batista, for  Uruguay v  Scotland, 1986 • Fastest red card, qualification: 37 seconds – Rashed Al-Hooti, for  Bahrain v  Iran, 11 October 2011, 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification • Latest yellow card: During penalty shoot-out – Emiliano Martínez, for  Argentina v  France, 2022 • Latest red card: After penalty shoot-out • Leandro Cufré, for  Argentina v  Germany, 2006 • Denzel Dumfries, for  Netherlands v  Argentina, 2022 • Sent off from the bench – Claudio Caniggia, for  Argentina v  Sweden, 2002 • Most cards: 7 – Javier Mascherano,  Argentina, 2006–2018 • Most yellow cards: 7 – Javier Mascherano,  Argentina, 2006–2018 • Most yellow cards in a match: 3 – Josip Šimunić, 61', 90', 93', for  Croatia v  Australia, 2006, by referee Graham Poll • Most red cards: 2 • Rigobert Song, for  Cameroon, 1994 and 1998 • Zinedine Zidane, for  France, 1998 and 2006 • Most suspensions in a tournament: 2 – André Kana-Biyik, for  Cameroon, 1990

Managers

FIFA World Cup records and statistics

• Most matches coached: 27 – Didier Deschamps, for  France, 2014–2026 • Most matches won: 20 – Didier Deschamps, for  France, 2014–2026 • Most tournaments won: 2 – Vittorio Pozzo, for  Italy, 1934–1938 • Most tournaments as a coach: 6 – Carlos Alberto Parreira, for  Kuwait in 1982, for  United Arab Emirates in 1990, for  Brazil in 1994 and 2006, for  Saudi Arabia in 1998 and for  South Africa in 2010 • Most different nations coached: 5 • Bora Milutinović, for  Mexico in 1986, for  Costa Rica in 1990, for  United States in 1994, for  Nigeria in 1998 and for  China in 2002 • Carlos Alberto Parreira, for  Kuwait in 1982, for  United Arab Emirates in 1990, for  Brazil in 1994 and 2006, for  Saudi Arabia in 1998 and for  South Africa in 2010 • Most consecutive tournaments as a coach: 5 • Bora Milutinović, 1986–2002 • Carlos Queiroz, 2010–2026 • Most consecutive tournaments as a coach with the same team: 4 • Walter Winterbottom, for  England, 1950–1962 • Helmut Schön, for  West Germany, 1966–1978 • Didier Deschamps, for  France, 2014–2026 • Youngest coach: 27 years, 267 days – Juan José Tramutola for  Argentina v  France, 15 July 1930 • Youngest coach of a World Cup winning team: 31 years, 252 days – Alberto Suppici for  Uruguay, 1930 • Oldest coach: 78 years, 271 days – Dick Advocaat for  Curaçao v  Ivory Coast, 25 June 2026 • Oldest coach of a World Cup winning team: 65 years, 28 days – Luis de la Fuente, for  Spain, 2026 • Oldest-living coach: 93 years, 47 days – Evaristo for , 1986 • Longest-lived coach: 103 years, 237 days – Ignacio Trelles, 1962 and 1966 • Oldest-living winning coach: 88 years, 145 days – Carlos Bilardo, 1986 • Longest-lived winning coach: 92 years, 149 days – Mário Zagallo, 1970

Referees

FIFA World Cup records and statistics

• Most tournaments: 4 – Alireza Faghani, 2014–2026 • Most tournaments (assistant referee): 4 – Juan Pablo Belatti, 2014–2026 • Youngest referee: 24 years and 193 days – Juan Gardeazábal, 1958 • Oldest referee: 53 years and 236 days – George Reader, 1950

Attendance

Overall attendance records

Rank	Date	Venue	Match	Attendance	Source
1	16 July 1950	Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro	Uruguay v Brazil	173,850
2	13 July 1950	Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro	Brazil v Spain	152,772
3	1 July 1950	Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro	Brazil v Yugoslavia	142,409
4	9 July 1950	Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro	Brazil v Sweden	138,886
5	7 June 1986	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City	Mexico v Paraguay	114,600
	29 June 1986	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City	Argentina v West Germany	114,600

• Lowest attendance:  Romania v  Peru – 300 (14 July 1930, Estadio Pocitos, Montevideo) • Highest average of attendance: 68,991 per match – 1994 • Lowest average of attendance: 21,059 per match – 1934 • Highest aggregated attendance: 6,730,303 – 2026 • Lowest aggregated attendance: 358,000 – 1934

Statistics per tournament

Year	Hosts	Venues/ Cities	Total attendance	Matches	Average attendance	Highest attendances
						Number	Venue	Game(s)
1930	Uruguay	3/1	434,500	18	24,139	79,867	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo	Uruguay 6–1 Yugoslavia, semi-final
1934	Italy	8/8	358,000	17	21,059	55,000	Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome	Italy 2–1 Czechoslovakia, final
1938	France	10/9	376,000	18	20,889	58,455	Olympique de Colombes, Paris	France 1–3 Italy, quarter-final
1950	Brazil	6/6	1,043,500	22	47,432	173,850†	Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro	Brazil 1–2 Uruguay, deciding match
1954	Switzerland	6/6	889,500	26	34,212	62,500	Wankdorf Stadium, Bern	West Germany 3–2 Hungary, final
1958	Sweden	12/12	919,580	35	26,274	50,928	Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg	Brazil 2–0 Soviet Union, group stage
1962	Chile	4/4	899,074	32	28,096	76,594	Estadio Nacional, Santiago	Brazil 4–2 Chile, semi-final
1966	England	8/7	1,635,000	32	51,094	98,270	Wembley Stadium, London	England 2–0 France, group stage
1970	Mexico	5/5	1,603,975	32	50,124	108,192	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City	Mexico 1–0 Belgium, group stage
1974	West Germany	9/9	1,768,152	38	50,124	83,168	Olympiastadion, Munich	West Germany 1–0 Chile, group stage
1978	Argentina	6/5	1,546,151	38	40,688	71,712	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires	Italy 1–0 Argentina, group stage
1982	Spain	17/14	2,109,723	52	40,572	95,500	Camp Nou, Barcelona	Argentina 0–1 Belgium, Opening match
1986	Mexico	12/11	2,393,331	52	46,026	114,600	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City	Two matches, including the final, all at Estadio Azteca
1990	Italy	12/12	2,516,348	52	48,391	74,765	San Siro, Milan	West Germany 4–1 Yugoslavia, group stage
1994	United States	9/9	3,587,538	52	68,991†	94,194	Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California	Brazil 0–0 (3–2p) Italy, final
1998	France	10/10	2,785,100	64	43,517	80,000	Stade de France, Saint-Denis	Four matches, including the final, all at Stade de France
2002	South Korea Japan	20/20	2,705,197	64	42,269	69,029	International Stadium, Yokohama, Japan	Brazil 2–0 Germany, final
2006	Germany	12/12	3,359,439	64	52,491	72,000	Olympiastadion, Berlin	Five matches, all at Olympiastadion
2010	South Africa	10/9	3,178,856	64	49,670	84,490	Soccer City, Johannesburg	Two matches, including the final, all at Soccer City
2014	Brazil	12/12	3,429,873	64	53,592	74,738	Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro	Germany 1–0 Argentina, final
2018	Russia	12/11	3,031,768	64	47,371	78,011	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow	Seven matches, including the final, all at Luzhniki Stadium
2022	Qatar	8/5	3,404,252	64	53,191	88,966	Lusail Stadium, Lusail	Three matches, including the final, all at Lusail Stadium
2026	Canada Mexico United States	16/16	6,810,966†	104	65,490	80,824	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City	Five matches, all at Estadio Azteca
2030	Morocco Portugal Spain	20/20		TBA
2034	Saudi Arabia	15/5		TBA
Overall			50,785,823	1,068	47,552	173,850	Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (1950)