FIFA World Cup statistic facts

[Punkt]

Top Scorer:
Gerd Muller (West Germany) 14 goals
10 in 1970 and 4 in 1974

Top Scorer in just one World Cup:
Just Fontaine (France) 13 goals
(in 1958)

More games:
Lothar Matthaus (West Germany & Germany) 25

More minutes:
Paolo Maldini (Italy) 2127
(1990, 1994, 1998, 2002)

More World Cups as a player:
Lothar Matthaus (West Germany & Germany) 5
(1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998)

Carbajal (Mexico) 5
(1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966)

More games as a coach:
Helmut Schoen (West Germany) 25

More World Cups as a coach:
Bora Milutinovic 5
(Mexico 1986, Costa Rica 90, USA 94, Nigeria 98, China 2002)

More times champion as a player:
Pelé (Brazil)
(1958, 1962, 1970)

More times champion as a coach:
Vittorio Pozzo (Italy)
(1934, 1938)

Oldest player:
Roger Milla (Cameroon) 42 years and 38 days
against Russia in 1994

Youngest player:
Norman Whiteside (N.Ireland) 17 years and 41 days
against Yugoslavia in 1982

Oldest coach:
Gaston Barreau (France) 70 years and 194 days
against Mexico in 1954

Youngest coach:
Juan José Tramutola (Argentina) 27 years and 267 days
against France in 1930

Oldest scorer:
Roger Milla (Cameroon) 42 years and 38 days
against Russia in 1994

Youngest scorer:
Pelé (Brazil) 17 years and 239 days
against Wales in 1958

Oldest champion:
Dino Zoff (Italy) 40 years and 133 days
(against West Germany in 1982)

Youngest champion:
Pelé (Brazil) 17 years and 249 days
(against Sweden in 1958)

Oldest champion coach:
Helmut Schoen (West Germany) 58 years and 297 days
(against Holland in 1974)

Youngest champion coach:
Alberto Supicci (Uruguay) 31 years and 240 days
(against Argentina in 1930)

Champion as a player and coach:
Mario Zagallo (Brazil) as a player in 1958 and 1962 and as a coach in 1970

Franz Beckenbauer (West Germany) as a player in 1974 and as a coach in 1990

More finals played:
Cafú (Brazil)
(1994, 1998, 2002)

More goals in a final:
Geoff Hurst (England) 3
(against West Germany in 1966)

More goals in one game:
Oleg Salenko (Russia) 5
(against Cameroon in 1994)

Quickest goal:
Hakan Sukur (Turkey) 11 sec.
(against South Korea in 2002)

Longest Clean Sheet:
Walter Zenga (Italy) 517 minutes
(in 1990)

More red cards:
Rigobert Song (Cameroon) 2
(against Brazil in 1994 and Chile in 1998)

Quickest red card:
Batista (Uruguay) 55 seconds
(against Scotland in 1986)

Referee with more games:
Joel Quiniou (France) 8
(1986, 1990, 1994)

Highest result:
Hungary 10-1 El Salvador (1982)

Game with more goals:
Austria 7-5 Switzerland (1954)

Highest attendance:
Brazil-Uruguay 199.854 (in 1950)

 

[Johnny_Big]

Quickest red card . Priceless really...

 

[pasion1]

Quickest red card . Priceless really...

lol, yeah I saw that video once. The Foul was on Gordon Strachan (Celtic Coach......sorry if spelled wrong).

That play was like almost "giftraping" the win for Scotland. I cant believe they didnt qualify (they would have played Argentina)



thanks for the stats

 

[Ubik Valis]

"giftraping"

!

 

[Klobb]

Highest attendance:
Brazil-Uruguay 199.854 (in 1950)

daaaamn

 

[Gene Reginato]

Highest attendance:
Brazil-Uruguay 199.854 (in 1950)

daaaamn

Back when Maracanã could hold that many people. Unfortunately there isn't a stadium nowadays with the same capacity.

 

[Help?]

Prague had a 220 seater. The problem was that the pitch was the size of 9 soccer fields, so not the best of places to show one game at.

 

[Dreath]

How old is Walcott? In years and days...

 

[Seán D]

That play was like almost "giftraping" the win for Scotland. I cant believe they didnt qualify (they would have played Argentina)

that's coz the uruguyans kicked the living hell out of the scotts

 

[Help?]

How old is Walcott? In years and days...

He is at 61 days as of Saturday. A few days too late.

 

[hs232]

He is at 61 days as of Saturday. A few days too late.

He could still get the scoring one.....

 

[MikeyM]

Who was the first player sent off in a World Cup final? I know it was in the 1990 final between W Germany and Argentina.




Mike

 

[SCP19O6]

Who was the first player sent off in a World Cup final? I know it was in the 1990 final between W Germany and Argentina.

Monzon, from Argentina.

 

[JJSFC]

You forgot to add:

Funniest World Cup Moment

The Zaire free-kick shambles against The mighty Brazilians!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kfenai77-wg&search=zaire

 

[MaSsiVe]

You forgot to add:

Funniest World Cup Moment

The Zaire free-kick shambles against The mighty Brazilians!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kfenai77-wg&search=zaire

omfg, the man even had the nerve to protest for being booked

 

[Help?]

I think we should add

Most yellow cards in one game for one player in the World Cup:
Josip Simunic (Croatia) 3
(Against Australia in 2006)

 

[sl benfica]

I think we should add

Most yellow cards in one game for one player in the World Cup:
Josip Simunic (Croatia) 3
(Against Australia in 2006)

LOL the funniest moment yet at this years WC.

 

[Da Kid]

I think we should add

Most yellow cards in one game for one player in the World Cup:
Josip Simunic (Croatia) 3
(Against Australia in 2006)

Viva la Croatia