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Of all the players who have played at the World Cup, only six have achieved an average of two goals or more per match played: Kocsis, Fontaine, Stábile, Russia's Oleg Salenko, Switzerland's Josef Hügi, and Poland's Ernst Wilimowski — the latter of whom scored four in his only ever World Cup match, played in 1938. [5]
As of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 80 national teams have competed at the finals of the FIFA World Cup. [1] Brazil is the only team to have appeared in all 22 tournaments to date, with Germany having participated in 20, Italy and Argentina in 18 and Mexico in 17. [2] Eight nations have won the tournament.
The 1994 World Cup final was the first (and to date only) goalless final in World Cup history. It was also the first to be decided by a penalty shootout, followed by the 2006 and 2022 finals. This was the last World Cup in which games other than the last two in each group were played simultaneously, although this only happened once in this ...
Football tournament FIFA World Cup final Founded 1930 ; 95 years ago (1930) Current champions Argentina (3rd title) Most successful team(s) Brazil (5 titles) The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship ...
Only goals scored during regulation or extra time are included. Any goals scored during the penalty shoot-out are excluded. As of the 2022 final, sixty-two individuals have scored the total of eighty goals in all of the finals history. Twelve players have scored multiple goals in the finals. Five players have done so via a penalty kick.
Most goals scored in a domestic cup match: 16 – Stefan Dembicki, Lens 32–0 Auby Asturies, 1942–43 French Cup, 11 December 1942 [47] [48] Most goals scored in an international match : 13 – Archie Thompson , Australia 31–0 American Samoa , 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) , 11 April 2001 [ 49 ]
Players in bold are still active at international level. Players in italics also hold the record for most caps for their nation. Rank is a count of the 211 FIFA nations. Fourteen nations (Azerbaijan, Bermuda, Brunei, Bulgaria, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Faroe Islands, Puerto Rico, Romania, Scotland, South Sudan, United States and U.S. Virgin Islands) have a pair of players tied ...
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 ...