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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.
Longest streak scoring at least 1 goal: 96 – River Plate, 1936–1939 [184] [185] Other world records ... 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC), 11 April 2001 [189]
Miroslav Klose celebrating his record-breaking sixteenth World Cup goal during Germany's 2014 semi-final victory. A total of over 2,700 goals have been scored in matches across the 22 final tournaments of the men's FIFA World Cup, not counting penalties scored during shoot-outs. [1]
He holds the record for the longest playing time without allowing goals in international tournaments (1,142 minutes) set between 1972 and 1974. [9] Haiti's Emmanuel Sanon ended the streak at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, in the Haiti–Italy group match. [10] With 112 caps, he is the eighth most capped player for the Italy national team.
Most goals at the FIFA World Cup and FIFA World Cup qualifiers Gigi Riva, 17 [49] Most FIFA World Cups scored in Roberto Baggio (1990, 1994 and 1998), 3 [50] Most goals in FIFA World Cup qualifiers Gigi Riva, 14 [49] First goal in a FIFA World Cup match Angelo Schiavio, 27 May 1934, 7–1 vs. United States [3] [51] First goal in a FIFA World ...
World Cup Golden Ball. The World Cup Golden Ball has been given by FIFA to the best player at the World Cup since 1982; Argentina players have won it thrice; Maradona in 1986 and Messi in 2014 and 2022. [17] World Cup top goalscorer. Guillermo Stábile in 1930 and Mario Kempes in 1978 were both the top-scoring players at their respective World ...
The Netherlands used all 23 players during the 2014 World Cup, making it the first team in World Cup history to ever use all of its squad players. [26] World Cup appearances: 11 (most recent in 2022) Most successful World Cup appearance: Runners-up (1974, 1978, 2010) European Championship appearances: 11 (most recent in 2024)
A map showing all nations that have hosted a FIFA World Cup tournament and how many times they have done so. This article lists the performances of each of the national teams which have made at least one appearance in the FIFA World Cup. As of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 80 national teams have competed at the final tournaments. [1]