FIFA World Cup records and statistics

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. As 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. } ; Breakdown of successor team records ==All-time medal table==

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. Most titles • – 5 (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) Most finishes in the top two • /West Germany – 8 (1954, 1966, 1974, 1982, 1986 and 1990 as West Germany, 2002 and 2014 as Germany) Most second-place finishes • /West Germany – 4 (1966, 1982, 1986 as West Germany, 2002 as Germany) Most consecutive championships • – 2 (1934–1938) • – 2 (1958–1962) Most consecutive finishes in the top two • – 3 (1982–1990) Most consecutive failed qualification attempts • – 22 (all 1934–2026) • Group stage – (1966) ==Players==

Most appearances Players in bold text are still active with their national team as of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Most championships • Pelé – 3 (, 1958, 1962 and 1970) Most appearances in a World Cup final • Cafu – 3 (; 1994, 1998, 2002) Youngest player • Norman Whiteside – (for vs. , 17 June 1982) Youngest player in a final • Pelé – (for vs. , 29 June 1958) Oldest player in a final • Dino Zoff – (for vs. , 11 July 1982) ==Goalscoring==

Individual Top goalscorers Players in bold text are still active with their national team as of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Most goals scored in a single tournament • Just Fontaine – 13 (, 1958) Most goals scored in a match • Oleg Salenko – 5 (for vs. , 1994) • Kylian Mbappé – 3 (for vs. , 2022) • Jairzinho – 6 (, 1970) Most tournaments scored in • Cristiano Ronaldo – 5 (, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022) Milestone goals • Scorer of 1st goal – Lucien Laurent (for vs. , 13 July 1930) • Scorer of 100th goal – Angelo Schiavio (for vs. , 27 May 1934) Youngest goalscorer • Pelé – (for vs. , 19 June 1958) Youngest goalscorer in a final • Pelé – (for vs. , 29 June 1958) Oldest goalscorer in a final • Nils Liedholm – (for vs. , 29 June 1958) Oldest goalscorer at the knock-out round • Pepe – (for vs. , 6 December 2022) Fastest goal • Hakan Şükür – 11 seconds (for vs. , 2002) Fastest goal in a final • Johan Neeskens – 90 seconds (for vs. , 1974) Team Biggest wins Biggest win in a final Highest scoring matches Most goals in a tournament • – 27 (1954) Fewest goals scored in a tournament • 70 goals – 1930, 1934 Fewest goals per match in a tournament • 2.21 goals per match – 1990 Own goals ==Assists==

Most assists • Pelé – 10 (, 1958–1970) Most assists in a tournament • Raymond Kopa – 9 (, 1958) Most tournaments assisted in • Lionel Messi – 5 (, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022) Most assists provided in final matches • Pelé – 3 (, 1 in 1958, 2 in 1970) Most assists in the knockout rounds • Fritz Walter – 6 ( 1954, 1958) • Lionel Messi – 6 ( 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022) == Goal contributions ==

Most goal contributions • Pelé – 22, 12 goals and 10 assists (, 1958–1970) • Lionel Messi – 21, 13 goals and 8 assists (, 2006–2022) ==Penalty shoot-outs==

Most clean sheets • Peter Shilton – 10 (, 1982–1990) Most goals conceded • Antonio Carbajal – 25 (, 1950–1966) Fewest goals conceded in a tournament • Pascal Zuberbühler – 0 (, 2006) Fewest goals conceded in a tournament for the eventual winners • Fabien Barthez – 2 (, 1998) • Gianluigi Buffon – 2 (, 2006) Most penalties saved (excluding penalty shoot-outs) • Jan Tomaszewski – 2 (, both in 1974) Most penalties saved in one penalty shoot-out • Ricardo – 3 (for vs. , 2006) • Danijel Subašić – 3 (for vs. , 2018) • Dominik Livaković – 4 (, 2022) ==Coaching==

Most matches coached • Helmut Schön – 25 (, 1966–1978) Most matches won • Helmut Schön – 16 (, 1966–1978) Most tournaments won • Vittorio Pozzo – 2 (, 1934–1938) Most tournaments as a coach • Carlos Alberto Parreira – 6 (1982, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2010) Most different nations coached • Bora Milutinović – 5 ( in 1986, in 1990, in 1994, in 1998 and in 2002) Most consecutive tournaments as a coach with the same team • Walter Winterbottom – 4 (, 1950–1962) • Helmut Schön – 4 (, 1966–1978) Youngest coach of a World Cup winning team • Alberto Suppici – (, 1930) Oldest coach • Otto Rehhagel – (, 2010) Oldest coach of a World Cup winning team • Vicente del Bosque – (, 2010) ==Refereeing==

Most tournaments • John Langenus – 3 (Belgium, 1930–1938) • Ivan Eklind – 3 (Sweden, 1934–1950) • Sandy Griffiths – 3 (Wales, 1950–1958) • Arthur Edward Ellis – 3 (England, 1950–1958) • Juan Gardeazábal – 3 (Spain, 1958–1966) • Erik Fredriksson – 3 (Sweden, 1982–1990) • Jamal Al Sharif – 3 (Syria, 1986–1994) • Joël Quiniou – 3 (France, 1986–1994) • Ali Bujsaim – 3 (United Arab Emirates, 1994–2002) • Óscar Ruiz – 3 (Colombia, 2002–2010) • Carlos Eugênio Simon – 3 (Brazil, 2002–2010) • Marco Antonio Rodríguez – 3 (Mexico, 2006–2014) • Joel Aguilar – 3 (El Salvador, 2010–2018) • Ravshan Irmatov – 3 (Uzbekistan, 2010–2018) • Alireza Faghani – 3 (Iran, 2014–2022) • Bakary Gassama – 3 (Gambia, 2014–2022) Most matches refereed, overall • Ravshan Irmatov – 11 (Uzbekistan, 2010–2018) Youngest referee • Juan Gardeazábal – 24 years and 193 days (Spain, 1958) Oldest referee • George Reader – 53 years and 236 days (England, 1950) ==Discipline==

Fastest caution • Jesús Gallardo – 11 seconds (for vs. , 2018) Fastest sending off • José Batista – 56 seconds (for vs. , 1986) Fastest sending off, qualification • Rashed Al-Hooti – 37 seconds (for vs. , 11 October 2011, 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification) Latest caution • Emiliano Martínez – During penalty shoot-out (for vs. , 2022) Latest sending off • Leandro Cufré – After penalty shoot-out (for vs. , 2006) • Denzel Dumfries – After penalty shoot-out (for vs. , 2022) Sent off from the bench • Claudio Caniggia (for vs. , 2002) Most cards (all-time, player) • Javier Mascherano – 7 (, 2006–2018) Most cautions (all-time, player) • Javier Mascherano – 7 (, 2006–2018) • Zinedine Zidane – 2 (, 1998 and 2006) Most sendings off (final match) • 2 for vs. , 1990 Most cautions (tournament) • 2006 – 345 (in 64 matches) Most cautions (match, one team) • – 10 (2022, vs. ) Most cautions (match, both teams) • 8 for and 10 for – 18 (2022) Most suspensions (tournament, player) • André Kana-Biyik – 2 (, 1990) ==Teams: Matches played/goals scored==

All time Most matches played • – 114 Most goals conceded • – 130 Fewest goals conceded • – 0 (2006) Most goals conceded • – 16 (1954) Most matches gone into extra time • – 3 (1986) • – 3 (1990) Highest goal difference in a tournament • – +17 (1954) • – +14 (2014) Highest average goal difference per match • – +3.2 (1954) Fewest goals scored, finalists • – 5 (1990) Fewest goals conceded, champions • – 2 (1998) • – 2 (2006) Most penalties scored (excluding shoot-outs) • – 4 (1966) • – 4 (1978) • – 4 (2022) Most penalties awarded (excluding shoot-outs) • – 5 (2022) ==Hat-tricks==

Highest attendance Lowest attendance • vs. – 300 (14 July 1930, Estadio Pocitos, Montevideo) Highest average of attendance • 68,991 per match – 1994 Lowest aggregated attendance • 358,000 – 1934 The best-attended single match has been the final in 11 of the 21 World Cups . Another match or matches drew more attendance than the final in 1930, 1938, 1958, 1962, 1970–1982, 1990, and 2006. ==See also==