Pretoria - In less than 24 days South Africa will host the first African World Cup which is not only expected to bring in tourists in their numbers but also create a lasting legacy.
Independent consulting and accounting firm Grant Thornton in April updated their projections about the number of people expected to visit the country over the course of the tournament to 373 000 which is down from 483 000. The firm adds that some of the 105 000 visitors to South Africa over the course of the month-long spectacle are expected not to hold tickets for the tournament.
However, Nedbank senior economist Nicky Weimar said the number was unlikely.
“Based on our estimates we are likely to have 150 000 to 250 000 people and this is likely to translate to between 0.2 and 0.5 percent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth dependent on how much people spend,” said Weimer.
Weimar said the country should not be too concerned about the numbers of people coming into the country for the tournament.
“Even if we don’t get the numbers or the numbers are lower, the World Cup will leave an important legacy for instance it brought infrastructure spending which is underway that is essential for the long term growth rate. Secondly it will grow tourism in structural bounds giving our country exposure. It will put our country on the map and will continue to boost tourism for years going into the future,” she said.
Weimar said though data showed that consumer spending was constrained, it could change over the course of the World Cup. “The World Cup will lift the mood although people will remain cautious about their spending,” she added.
Africa’s first World Cup is going to kick-off on 11 June to much excitement among South Africans with the International Marketing Council (IMC) running several marketing campaigns that are aimed at building national pride and unity.
Among some of these campaigns is the Fly the Flag Campaign, Football Fridays and the People’s Bus.
“These initiatives are being very well received and we are increasingly seeing cars, homes and offices draped in the national flag,” the IMC’s Communications Manager Kalay Maistry told BuaNews.
The People’s Bus, which floor resembles a football pitch, has foosball tables, World Cup trivia and a mini cinema showing highlights of past matches, is taking the excitement of the upcoming tournament to people across the country.
Asked about the mood ahead of kick-off abroad Maistry said: “Internationally football fans are extremely excited and are really looking forward to the kick-off of the world’s largest football spectacle.”
The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (SACCI) chief executive officer Neren Rau said indications of actual arrivals will be lower than originally projected with supporting evidence identified in the number of rooms booked.
“A number of infrastructure projects for example roads will not be completed in time for the World Cup. It is anticipated that the remaining days would be spent on “tidy up” operations as these projects are postponed until after the world cup.
The soccer spectacle is expected to inject about R55 billion into the economy as well as create approximately 415 400 jobs.
“The real benefits will emanate from profiling on a global scale which will generate long term spin-offs. The projections have helped boost confidence and expectations domestically.
“These improvements in infrastructure not only bode well for the World Cup but also in terms of long term benefits for South Africa. Infrastructure development will definitely provide a stronger platform for future economic growth than if South Africa was not hosting the event,” said Rau.
Tourism minister Marthinus Van Schalkwyk recently said during his Budget Vote that the local tourism industry outperformed world trends in 2009, with a growth of 3.6 percent in foreign arrivals with a total of more than 9.9 million foreign arrivals to the country compared to about 9.6 million in 2008. This increase represented a 7.4 percent contribution to GDP.
Government has actively worked towards the upgrade of the country’s infrastructure that includes a R19 billion transport upgrade for among others refurbished airports and a new terminal at OR Tambo International Airport. – BuaNews
Monday, May 17, 2010
Thompson appointed England's new World Cup 2018 bid chairman
(CNN) -- Geoff Thompson has been appointed chairman of England's 2018 World Cup bid as the Football Association (FA) embark on a damage limitation exercise in the wake of David Triesman's resignation.
Triesman was forced to step down from the post after an undercover taped conversation came to light in which he alleged that Spain and Russia were planning to bribe referees at this year's World Cup in South Africa. He also resigned as chairman of the Football Association.
FIFA have now confirmed they have sent a letter to the FA asking them to prepare a report on the matter for their Ethics Committee.
The Mail on Sunday newspaper reported the conversation that led to Triesman's departure just 48 hours after he had been part of the England delegation that handed their official 2018 bid document over to FIFA president Sepp Blatter.
The paper claimed Triesman suggested that Spain may withdraw its bid to stage the 2018 finals if Russia -- which also wants to host the tournament -- helps it bribe referees in next month's World Cup.
The FA were quick to distance themselves from Triesman's comments and appointed Thompson on Sunday evening.
A statement on their official Web site read: "Following the unanimous approval of the Football Association Board, Geoff Thompson has been confirmed as the new Chairman of England 2018.
"Thompson, who is a Vice President on both the FIFA and UEFA Executive Committees is England's most senior international football administrator."
Of the taped conversation Triesman said in a statement: "The views expressed were not the views of the 2018 Bid board or the FA. A private conversation with someone whom I thought to be a friend was taped without my knowledge and passed to a national newspaper.
"In that conversation, I commentated on speculation circulating about conspiracies around the world. Those comments were never intended to be taken seriously as indeed is the case with many private conversations."
Russian officials decried the "totally absurd" allegations. "We are always playing a fair game, following the FIFA ethical rules," Alexei Sorokin, general director of the Russian Football Union told Sport-Express, Russia's leading online sports news agency.
"This is not the first attempt at compromising us. But only a strong competition is feared, which means that our bid is being taken very seriously. We will pursue our chosen path and will continue our fair competition for the 2018 World Cup bid."
Triesman was forced to step down from the post after an undercover taped conversation came to light in which he alleged that Spain and Russia were planning to bribe referees at this year's World Cup in South Africa. He also resigned as chairman of the Football Association.
FIFA have now confirmed they have sent a letter to the FA asking them to prepare a report on the matter for their Ethics Committee.
The Mail on Sunday newspaper reported the conversation that led to Triesman's departure just 48 hours after he had been part of the England delegation that handed their official 2018 bid document over to FIFA president Sepp Blatter.
The paper claimed Triesman suggested that Spain may withdraw its bid to stage the 2018 finals if Russia -- which also wants to host the tournament -- helps it bribe referees in next month's World Cup.
The FA were quick to distance themselves from Triesman's comments and appointed Thompson on Sunday evening.
A statement on their official Web site read: "Following the unanimous approval of the Football Association Board, Geoff Thompson has been confirmed as the new Chairman of England 2018.
"Thompson, who is a Vice President on both the FIFA and UEFA Executive Committees is England's most senior international football administrator."
Of the taped conversation Triesman said in a statement: "The views expressed were not the views of the 2018 Bid board or the FA. A private conversation with someone whom I thought to be a friend was taped without my knowledge and passed to a national newspaper.
"In that conversation, I commentated on speculation circulating about conspiracies around the world. Those comments were never intended to be taken seriously as indeed is the case with many private conversations."
Russian officials decried the "totally absurd" allegations. "We are always playing a fair game, following the FIFA ethical rules," Alexei Sorokin, general director of the Russian Football Union told Sport-Express, Russia's leading online sports news agency.
"This is not the first attempt at compromising us. But only a strong competition is feared, which means that our bid is being taken very seriously. We will pursue our chosen path and will continue our fair competition for the 2018 World Cup bid."
Germany set to lose Michael Ballack from World Cup squad
Bad news for Germany if the speculation is true as inspirational leader Michael Ballack looks set to miss the World Cup next month after leaving the pitch early on Saturday.
The German captain took a knock to his ankle from Portsmouth midfielder Kevin Prince Boateng and left Wembley limping and in a protective boot. Scans this morning are apparently not good and all things now point to the German FA confirming he won't be representing his country this summer.
The German captain took a knock to his ankle from Portsmouth midfielder Kevin Prince Boateng and left Wembley limping and in a protective boot. Scans this morning are apparently not good and all things now point to the German FA confirming he won't be representing his country this summer.
England head out to Austria for altitude training
Twenty four members of the 30 man England squad for the World Cup next month flew out to Austria today for some altitude training. The ones that stayed at home were the five involved in the FA Cup final at the weekend plus Gareth Barry who is getting daily treatment for his ankle injury.
England will be staying in a very traditional ski resort close to the small town of Irdning in the district of Liezen in Styria to get used to the higher altitude that will be a factor when in South Africa.
England will be staying in a very traditional ski resort close to the small town of Irdning in the district of Liezen in Styria to get used to the higher altitude that will be a factor when in South Africa.
Friday, December 4, 2009
FIFA World Cup records
Team
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Overall
Most World Cup appearances
18, Brazil (only country to appear in every World Cup)
For a detailed list, see National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup
Most championships
5, Brazil
Most appearances in a World Cup final
7, Brazil and Germany
Note: Includes Brazil's second place finish in 1950, which was played without an official final.
Most appearances in semifinal/last four
11, Germany
Most matches played
92, Brazil and Germany
Fewest matches played
1, Indonesia (as Dutch East Indies)
Most wins
64, Brazil
Most losses
22, Mexico
Most draws
19, Germany and Italy
Most matches played without a win or a draw
6, El Salvador
Most matches played without a win
6, Bolivia and El Salvador
Most goals scored
201, Brazil
Most goals conceded
112, Germany
Fewest goals scored
0, Canada, China PR, Indonesia (as Dutch East Indies), Greece, Trinidad and Tobago, and Congo DR (as Zaire).
Fewest goals conceded
2, Angola
Most matches played without scoring a goal
3, Canada, China PR, Greece, Trinidad and Tobago, and Congo DR (as Zaire).
Highest average of goals scored per match
2.72, Hungary
Lowest average of goals conceded per match
0.77, Republic of Ireland (minimum 4 matches)
0.67, Angola (3 matches)
Most meetings between two teams
7 times, Brazil vs Sweden (1938, 1950, 1958, 1978, 1990 and twice in 1994)
Most appearances, always advancing from first round
3, Denmark and Republic of Ireland
Most appearances, always advancing from group stage
14, Germany
Note: Germany lost its first-round match in 1938, which was played without a group stage, and did not advance.
Most appearances, never advancing from first round
8, Scotland
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In one tournament
Most wins
7, Brazil, 2002 FIFA World Cup
Most goals scored
27, Hungary, 1954 FIFA World Cup
Fewest goals conceded
0, Switzerland, 2006 FIFA World Cup
Most goals conceded
16, Korea Republic, 1954 FIFA World Cup
Highest goal difference
+17, Hungary, 1954 FIFA World Cup
Lowest goal difference
-16, Korea Republic, 1954 FIFA World Cup
Highest average of goals scored per match
5.40, Hungary, 1954 FIFA World Cup
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Streaks
Most consecutive wins
11, Brazil, from 2-1 Turkey (2002 FIFA World Cup) to 3-0 Ghana (2006 FIFA World Cup).
Most consecutive matches without a loss
13, Brazil, from 3-0 Austria (1958 FIFA World Cup) to 2-0 Bulgaria (1966 FIFA World Cup).
Most consecutive losses
9, Mexico, from 1-4 France (1930 FIFA World Cup) to 0-3 Sweden (1958 FIFA World Cup).
Most consecutive matches without a win
17, Bulgaria, from 0-1 Argentina (1962 FIFA World Cup) to 0-3 Nigeria (1994 FIFA World Cup).
Most consecutive draws
5, Belgium, from 0-0 Netherlands (1998 FIFA World Cup) to 1-1 Tunisia (2002 FIFA World Cup).
Most consecutive matches without a draw
16, Portugal, from 3-1 Hungary (1966 FIFA World Cup) to 1-0 Netherlands (2006 FIFA World Cup).
Most consecutive matches scoring at least one goal
18, Brazil (1930-1958) and Germany (1934-1958).
Most consecutive matches without scoring a goal
5, Bolivia (1930-1994).
Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal
5, Italy (1990).
Most consecutive matches conceding at least one goal
22, Switzerland (1934-1994).
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Individual
For records regarding goalscoring, see #Goalscoring; for records regarding goalkeeping, see #Goalkeeping
Most championships
3, Pelé ( Brazil, 1958, 1962 and 1970).
Most tournaments played
5, Antonio Carbajal ( Mexico, 1950-1966) and Lothar Matthäus ( West Germany/Germany, 1982-1998).
Most matches played
25, Lothar Matthäus ( West Germany/Germany, 1982-1998).
Most minutes played
2,217 minutes, Paolo Maldini ( Italy, 1990-2002).
Most matches won
16, Cafu ( Brazil, 1994-2006).
Most appearances in a World Cup final
3, Cafu ( Brazil, 1994-2002).
Youngest player
17 years and 42 days, Norman Whiteside ( Northern Ireland, vs Yugoslavia, 1982 FIFA World Cup).
Youngest player, final
17 years and 249 days, Pelé ( Brazil, vs Sweden, 1958 FIFA World Cup).
Youngest player, qualifying match
13 years, 310 days, Souleymane Mamam ( Togo, vs Zambia, May 6, 2001, 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification).
Oldest player
42 years and 39 days, Roger Milla ( Cameroon, vs Russia, 1994 FIFA World Cup).
Oldest player, final
40 years and 133 days, Dino Zoff ( Italy, vs West Germany, 1982 FIFA World Cup).
Oldest player, qualifying match
46 years, MacDonald Taylor ( U.S. Virgin Islands, vs St. Kitts and Nevis, February 18, 2004, 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification).
Largest age difference on the same team
23 years, 358 days, 1994 FIFA World Cup, Cameroon (Rigobert Song: 18 years, 10 days; Roger Milla: 42 years, 1 day).
Largest age difference on a champion team
21 years, 297 days, 1982 FIFA World Cup, Italy (Dino Zoff: 40 years, 133 days; Giuseppe Bergomi: 18 years, 201 days).
Longest period between World Cup finals appearances
12 years, 13 days, Alfred Bickel ( Switzerland, 1938-1950).
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Goalscoring
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Individual
Most goals scored, overall
15, Ronaldo ( Brazil, 1998-2006).
For a detailed list of the overall top goalscorers, see FIFA World Cup#Overall top goalscorers
Most goals scored in a tournament
13, Just Fontaine ( France), 1958 FIFA World Cup.
For a detailed list of top goalscorers in each tournament (Golden Boot winner), see FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Shoe - Top Goalscorers
Most goals scored in a match
5, Oleg Salenko ( Russia, vs Cameroon, 1994 FIFA World Cup).
Most goals scored in a final
3, Geoff Hurst ( England, vs West Germany, 1966 FIFA World Cup).
Most goals scored in a qualifying match
13, Archie Thompson ( Australia, vs American Samoa, 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification).
Most matches with at least one goal
11, Ronaldo ( Brazil, 1998-2006).
Most consecutive matches with at least one goal
6, Just Fontaine ( France, 1958) and Jairzinho ( Brazil, 1970).
Most matches with at least two goals
4, Sándor Kocsis ( Hungary, 1954), Just Fontaine ( France, 1958), and Ronaldo ( Brazil, 1998-2006).
Most consecutive matches with at least two goals
4, Sándor Kocsis ( Hungary, 1954).
Most hat-tricks
2, Sándor Kocsis ( Hungary, 1954), Just Fontaine ( France, 1958), Gerd Müller ( West Germany, 1970), and Gabriel Batistuta ( Argentina, 1994 and 1998).
Most consecutive hat-tricks
2, Sándor Kocsis ( Hungary, 1954) and Gerd Müller ( West Germany, 1970).
Fastest hat-trick
8 minutes, László Kiss ( Hungary), scored at 69', 72', and 76' against El Salvador, 1982. This is also the only hat-trick scored by a substitute.
Hat-tricks from the penalty spot
Never occurred in the final tournament. Twice in qualification: Kubilay Türkyilmaz ( Switzerland, vs Faroe Islands, October 7, 2000, 2002 UEFA qualifier); Ronaldo ( Brazil, vs Argentina, June 2, 2004, 2006 CONMEBOL qualifier).
Scoring in every match of a World Cup
Alcides Ghiggia ( Uruguay), 4 goals in 4 matches (1950), Just Fontaine ( France), 13 goals in 6 matches (1958), Jairzinho ( Brazil), 7 goals in 6 matches (1970).
Most tournaments with at least one goal
4, Pelé ( Brazil, 1958-1970) and Uwe Seeler ( West Germany, 1958-1970).
Most tournaments with at least two goals
4, Uwe Seeler ( West Germany, 1958-1970).
Most tournaments with at least three goals
3, Jürgen Klinsmann ( Germany, 1990-1998) and Ronaldo ( Brazil, 1998-2006).
Most tournaments with at least four goals
2, Helmut Rahn ( West Germany, 1954-1958), Gerd Müller ( West Germany, 1970-1974), Vavá ( Brazil, 1958-1962), Pelé ( Brazil, 1958, 1970), Teófilo Cubillas ( Peru, 1970, 1978), Gary Lineker ( England, 1986-1990), Gabriel Batistuta ( Argentina, 1994-1998), Christian Vieri ( Italy, 1998-2002), and Miroslav Klose ( Germany, 2002-2006).
Most tournaments with at least five goals
2, Teófilo Cubillas ( Peru 1970, 1978) and Miroslav Klose ( Germany, 2002-2006).
Longest period between a player's first and last goals
12 years, Pelé ( Brazil, 1958-1970), Uwe Seeler ( West Germany, 1958-1970), Diego Maradona ( Argentina, 1982-1994), Michael Laudrup ( Denmark, 1986-1998), Henrik Larsson ( Sweden, 1994-2006), and Sami Al-Jaber ( Saudi Arabia, 1994-2006).
Youngest goalscorer
17 years and 239 days, Pelé ( Brazil, vs Wales, 1958 FIFA World Cup).
Youngest goalscorer, final
17 years and 248 days, Pelé ( Brazil, vs Sweden, 1958 FIFA World Cup).
Oldest goalscorer
42 years and 39 days, Roger Milla ( Cameroon, vs Russia, 1994 FIFA World Cup).
Oldest goalscorer, final
35 years, 263 days, Nils Liedholm ( Sweden, vs Brazil, 1958 FIFA World Cup).
Most penalties scored (excluding during shootouts)
4, Eusébio ( Portugal, 4 in 1966), Rob Rensenbrink ( Netherlands, 4 in 1978) - both records for one tournament - and Gabriel Batistuta ( Argentina, 2 each in 1994 and 1998).
Fastest goal from kickoff
11 seconds, Hakan Şükür ( Turkey, vs Korea Republic, June 29, 2002, 2002 FIFA World Cup).
For a detailed list of the fastest goals from kickoff, see FIFA World Cup#Fastest goals
Fastest goal by a substitute
16 seconds, Ebbe Sand ( Denmark, vs Nigeria, June 28, 1998, 1998 FIFA World Cup).
Fastest goal in a final
90 seconds, Johan Neeskens ( Netherlands, vs West Germany, July 7, 1974, 1974 FIFA World Cup).
Fastest goal in a qualifying match
8 seconds, Davide Gualtieri ( San Marino, vs England, November 17, 1993, 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification).
Latest goal
121st minute, Alessandro Del Piero ( Italy, vs Germany, July 4, 2006, 2006 FIFA World Cup).
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Team
Biggest margin of victory
9, Hungary (9) vs Korea Republic (0), 1954 FIFA World Cup; Yugoslavia (9) vs Zaire (0), 1974 FIFA World Cup; Hungary (10) vs El Salvador (1), 1982 FIFA World Cup.
Biggest margin of victory, qualifying match
31, Australia (31) vs American Samoa (0), April 11, 2001, 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Most goals scored in one match, one team
10, Hungary, vs El Salvador, 1982 FIFA World Cup.
Most goals scored in one match, both teams
12, Austria (7) vs Switzerland (5), 1954 FIFA World Cup.
Most goals scored in extra time, both teams
5, Italy (3) vs West Germany (2), 1970 FIFA World Cup.
Most goals scored in a final, one team
5, Brazil, 1958 FIFA World Cup.
Most goals scored in a final, both teams
7, Brazil (5) vs. Sweden (2), 1958 FIFA World Cup.
Fewest goals scored in a final, both teams
0, Brazil (0) vs. Italy (0), 1994 FIFA World Cup.
Most individual goalscorers for one team, one tournament
10, France, 1982 FIFA World Cup (Gérard Soler, Bernard Genghini, Michel Platini, Didier Six, Maxime Bossis, Alain Giresse, Dominique Rocheteau, Marius Trésor, René Girard, Alain Couriol) and Italy, 2006 FIFA World Cup (Alessandro Del Piero, Alberto Gilardino, Fabio Grosso, Vincenzo Iaquinta, Filippo Inzaghi, Marco Materazzi, Andrea Pirlo, Luca Toni, Francesco Totti, Gianluca Zambrotta).
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Tournament
Most goals scored in a tournament
171 goals, 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Most goals per match in a tournament
5.38 goals per match, 1954 FIFA World Cup.
Fewest goals per match in a tournament
2.21 goals per match, 1990 FIFA World Cup.
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Goalkeeping
Most clean sheets (matches without conceding)
10, Peter Shilton ( England, 1982-1990) and Fabien Barthez ( France, 1998-2006)
Most consecutive minutes without conceding
517 mins, Walter Zenga ( Italy, 1990)
Most goals conceded, one tournament
16, Hong Duk-Yung ( Korea Republic), 1954 (also the overall record)
Fewest goals conceded, one tournament
0, Pascal Zuberbühler ( Switzerland), 2006
Most penalties saved, one tournament (excluding during shootouts)
2, Jan Tomaszewski ( Poland), 1974 and Brad Friedel ( USA), 2002
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Coaching
Most matches coached
25, Helmut Schön ( West Germany, 1966-1978).
Most matches won
16, Helmut Schön ( West Germany, 1966-1978).
Most championships
2, Vittorio Pozzo ( Italy, 1934-1938).
Most nations coached and most tournament appearances
5, Bora Milutinović ( Mexico, 1986; Costa Rica, 1990; USA, 1994; Nigeria, 1998; China PR, 2002).
Most consecutive wins
11, Luiz Felipe Scolari ( Brazil, 2002, 7 wins; Portugal, 2006, 4 wins - Portugal "won" its next match, the quarterfinal against England, by penalty kicks, which technically counts as a draw).
Most consecutive matches without a loss
12, Luiz Felipe Scolari ( Brazil, 2002, 7 matches; Portugal, 2006, 5 matches).
Quickest substitution made
4th minute, Cesare Maldini, Giuseppe Bergomi for Alessandro Nesta ( Italy, vs Austria, 1998 FIFA World Cup); Sven-Göran Eriksson, Peter Crouch for Michael Owen ( England, vs Sweden, 2006 FIFA World Cup).
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Attendance
Highest match attendance in a World Cup final tournament
199,854, Uruguay vs Brazil, 16 July 1950, Maracanã Stadium, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, World Cup 1950 (Also known as Maracanazo).
Highest match attendance in a World Cup qualifying match
162,764, Brazil vs Colombia, 9 March 1977, Maracanã Stadium, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, World Cup 1978.
Highest average of attendance per match
68,991, 1994 FIFA World Cup.
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Discipline
Fastest Yellow Card
0 seconds, Sergei Gorlukovich ( Russia), Sweden vs Russia [1] , 1994 FIFA World Cup; Giampiero Marini ( Italy), Italy vs Poland, 1982 FIFA World Cup.
Fastest Red Card
56 seconds, José Batista ( Uruguay), Scotland vs Uruguay, 1986 FIFA World Cup.
Most Cards
6, Zinedine Zidane ( France, 1998-2006) and Cafu ( Brazil, 1994-2006).
Most Yellow Cards
6, Cafu ( Brazil, 1994-2006).
Most Red Cards
2, Rigobert Song ( Cameroon, 1994 and 1998) and Zinedine Zidane ( France, 1998 and 2006).
Most Red Cards (Tournament)
28 (in 64 games), 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Most Red Cards (Team)
10, Argentina (in 64 games)
Most Red Cards (Game)
4 (2 each) in Portugal vs Netherlands, 2006 FIFA World Cup. (referee: Valentin Ivanov)
Most Yellow Cards (Tournament)
345 in 64 matches, 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Most Yellow Cards Against One Team (Game)
9, Portugal, in Portugal vs Netherlands, 2006 FIFA World Cup. (referee: Valentin Ivanov)
Most Yellow Cards (Team)
88, Argentina (in 64 games)
Most Yellow cards (Match)
16 - Portugal vs Netherlands, 2006 FIFA World Cup (referee: Valentin Ivanov), and 16 - Cameroon v Germany, June 11 2002[2]
Most Yellow Cards by a player in a single match
3 (61', 90', 93') Josip Šimunić ( Croatia) Croatia vs Australia, 2006 FIFA World Cup (referee: Graham Poll) (3)
Note: Šimunić was given three yellow cards in the match: the referee failed to send him off the pitch after the second yellow, and was only red carded after the third yellow. The original FIFA match report listed all three yellow cards, however was revised shortly after, with the second yellow card (90') not being recorded; it is unknown whether this was for consistency in the reports, or whether the card was retrospectively overturned.
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Penalty shootouts
Most penalty shootouts, team
4, Argentina, France, Germany and Italy
Most penalty shootouts, one tournament
4, 1990 FIFA World Cup ; 2006 FIFA World Cup
Most penalty shootouts, one tournament, team
2, Argentina 1990 FIFA World Cup and Spain 2002 FIFA World Cup
Most wins, penalty shootout
4, Germany
Most wins, penalty shootout, one tournament
2, Argentina 1990 FIFA World Cup
Most losses, penalty shootout
3, Italy and England
Most goals, penalty shootout, team
5, (tie-5 teams)
Most goals, penalty shootout, both teams
9, (tie-4 times)
Most kicks taken, penalty shootout, both teams
12, West Germany vs France 1982 FIFA World Cup and Sweden vs Romania 1994 FIFA World Cup
Fewest goals, penalty shootout, team
0, Switzerland 2006 FIFA World Cup
Goalkeeper with most penalties saved in a penalty shoot-out
3, Ricardo Portugal, vs England, 2006 FIFA World Cup.
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Team
[edit]
Overall
Most World Cup appearances
18, Brazil (only country to appear in every World Cup)
For a detailed list, see National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup
Most championships
5, Brazil
Most appearances in a World Cup final
7, Brazil and Germany
Note: Includes Brazil's second place finish in 1950, which was played without an official final.
Most appearances in semifinal/last four
11, Germany
Most matches played
92, Brazil and Germany
Fewest matches played
1, Indonesia (as Dutch East Indies)
Most wins
64, Brazil
Most losses
22, Mexico
Most draws
19, Germany and Italy
Most matches played without a win or a draw
6, El Salvador
Most matches played without a win
6, Bolivia and El Salvador
Most goals scored
201, Brazil
Most goals conceded
112, Germany
Fewest goals scored
0, Canada, China PR, Indonesia (as Dutch East Indies), Greece, Trinidad and Tobago, and Congo DR (as Zaire).
Fewest goals conceded
2, Angola
Most matches played without scoring a goal
3, Canada, China PR, Greece, Trinidad and Tobago, and Congo DR (as Zaire).
Highest average of goals scored per match
2.72, Hungary
Lowest average of goals conceded per match
0.77, Republic of Ireland (minimum 4 matches)
0.67, Angola (3 matches)
Most meetings between two teams
7 times, Brazil vs Sweden (1938, 1950, 1958, 1978, 1990 and twice in 1994)
Most appearances, always advancing from first round
3, Denmark and Republic of Ireland
Most appearances, always advancing from group stage
14, Germany
Note: Germany lost its first-round match in 1938, which was played without a group stage, and did not advance.
Most appearances, never advancing from first round
8, Scotland
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In one tournament
Most wins
7, Brazil, 2002 FIFA World Cup
Most goals scored
27, Hungary, 1954 FIFA World Cup
Fewest goals conceded
0, Switzerland, 2006 FIFA World Cup
Most goals conceded
16, Korea Republic, 1954 FIFA World Cup
Highest goal difference
+17, Hungary, 1954 FIFA World Cup
Lowest goal difference
-16, Korea Republic, 1954 FIFA World Cup
Highest average of goals scored per match
5.40, Hungary, 1954 FIFA World Cup
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Streaks
Most consecutive wins
11, Brazil, from 2-1 Turkey (2002 FIFA World Cup) to 3-0 Ghana (2006 FIFA World Cup).
Most consecutive matches without a loss
13, Brazil, from 3-0 Austria (1958 FIFA World Cup) to 2-0 Bulgaria (1966 FIFA World Cup).
Most consecutive losses
9, Mexico, from 1-4 France (1930 FIFA World Cup) to 0-3 Sweden (1958 FIFA World Cup).
Most consecutive matches without a win
17, Bulgaria, from 0-1 Argentina (1962 FIFA World Cup) to 0-3 Nigeria (1994 FIFA World Cup).
Most consecutive draws
5, Belgium, from 0-0 Netherlands (1998 FIFA World Cup) to 1-1 Tunisia (2002 FIFA World Cup).
Most consecutive matches without a draw
16, Portugal, from 3-1 Hungary (1966 FIFA World Cup) to 1-0 Netherlands (2006 FIFA World Cup).
Most consecutive matches scoring at least one goal
18, Brazil (1930-1958) and Germany (1934-1958).
Most consecutive matches without scoring a goal
5, Bolivia (1930-1994).
Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal
5, Italy (1990).
Most consecutive matches conceding at least one goal
22, Switzerland (1934-1994).
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Individual
For records regarding goalscoring, see #Goalscoring; for records regarding goalkeeping, see #Goalkeeping
Most championships
3, Pelé ( Brazil, 1958, 1962 and 1970).
Most tournaments played
5, Antonio Carbajal ( Mexico, 1950-1966) and Lothar Matthäus ( West Germany/Germany, 1982-1998).
Most matches played
25, Lothar Matthäus ( West Germany/Germany, 1982-1998).
Most minutes played
2,217 minutes, Paolo Maldini ( Italy, 1990-2002).
Most matches won
16, Cafu ( Brazil, 1994-2006).
Most appearances in a World Cup final
3, Cafu ( Brazil, 1994-2002).
Youngest player
17 years and 42 days, Norman Whiteside ( Northern Ireland, vs Yugoslavia, 1982 FIFA World Cup).
Youngest player, final
17 years and 249 days, Pelé ( Brazil, vs Sweden, 1958 FIFA World Cup).
Youngest player, qualifying match
13 years, 310 days, Souleymane Mamam ( Togo, vs Zambia, May 6, 2001, 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification).
Oldest player
42 years and 39 days, Roger Milla ( Cameroon, vs Russia, 1994 FIFA World Cup).
Oldest player, final
40 years and 133 days, Dino Zoff ( Italy, vs West Germany, 1982 FIFA World Cup).
Oldest player, qualifying match
46 years, MacDonald Taylor ( U.S. Virgin Islands, vs St. Kitts and Nevis, February 18, 2004, 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification).
Largest age difference on the same team
23 years, 358 days, 1994 FIFA World Cup, Cameroon (Rigobert Song: 18 years, 10 days; Roger Milla: 42 years, 1 day).
Largest age difference on a champion team
21 years, 297 days, 1982 FIFA World Cup, Italy (Dino Zoff: 40 years, 133 days; Giuseppe Bergomi: 18 years, 201 days).
Longest period between World Cup finals appearances
12 years, 13 days, Alfred Bickel ( Switzerland, 1938-1950).
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Goalscoring
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Individual
Most goals scored, overall
15, Ronaldo ( Brazil, 1998-2006).
For a detailed list of the overall top goalscorers, see FIFA World Cup#Overall top goalscorers
Most goals scored in a tournament
13, Just Fontaine ( France), 1958 FIFA World Cup.
For a detailed list of top goalscorers in each tournament (Golden Boot winner), see FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Shoe - Top Goalscorers
Most goals scored in a match
5, Oleg Salenko ( Russia, vs Cameroon, 1994 FIFA World Cup).
Most goals scored in a final
3, Geoff Hurst ( England, vs West Germany, 1966 FIFA World Cup).
Most goals scored in a qualifying match
13, Archie Thompson ( Australia, vs American Samoa, 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification).
Most matches with at least one goal
11, Ronaldo ( Brazil, 1998-2006).
Most consecutive matches with at least one goal
6, Just Fontaine ( France, 1958) and Jairzinho ( Brazil, 1970).
Most matches with at least two goals
4, Sándor Kocsis ( Hungary, 1954), Just Fontaine ( France, 1958), and Ronaldo ( Brazil, 1998-2006).
Most consecutive matches with at least two goals
4, Sándor Kocsis ( Hungary, 1954).
Most hat-tricks
2, Sándor Kocsis ( Hungary, 1954), Just Fontaine ( France, 1958), Gerd Müller ( West Germany, 1970), and Gabriel Batistuta ( Argentina, 1994 and 1998).
Most consecutive hat-tricks
2, Sándor Kocsis ( Hungary, 1954) and Gerd Müller ( West Germany, 1970).
Fastest hat-trick
8 minutes, László Kiss ( Hungary), scored at 69', 72', and 76' against El Salvador, 1982. This is also the only hat-trick scored by a substitute.
Hat-tricks from the penalty spot
Never occurred in the final tournament. Twice in qualification: Kubilay Türkyilmaz ( Switzerland, vs Faroe Islands, October 7, 2000, 2002 UEFA qualifier); Ronaldo ( Brazil, vs Argentina, June 2, 2004, 2006 CONMEBOL qualifier).
Scoring in every match of a World Cup
Alcides Ghiggia ( Uruguay), 4 goals in 4 matches (1950), Just Fontaine ( France), 13 goals in 6 matches (1958), Jairzinho ( Brazil), 7 goals in 6 matches (1970).
Most tournaments with at least one goal
4, Pelé ( Brazil, 1958-1970) and Uwe Seeler ( West Germany, 1958-1970).
Most tournaments with at least two goals
4, Uwe Seeler ( West Germany, 1958-1970).
Most tournaments with at least three goals
3, Jürgen Klinsmann ( Germany, 1990-1998) and Ronaldo ( Brazil, 1998-2006).
Most tournaments with at least four goals
2, Helmut Rahn ( West Germany, 1954-1958), Gerd Müller ( West Germany, 1970-1974), Vavá ( Brazil, 1958-1962), Pelé ( Brazil, 1958, 1970), Teófilo Cubillas ( Peru, 1970, 1978), Gary Lineker ( England, 1986-1990), Gabriel Batistuta ( Argentina, 1994-1998), Christian Vieri ( Italy, 1998-2002), and Miroslav Klose ( Germany, 2002-2006).
Most tournaments with at least five goals
2, Teófilo Cubillas ( Peru 1970, 1978) and Miroslav Klose ( Germany, 2002-2006).
Longest period between a player's first and last goals
12 years, Pelé ( Brazil, 1958-1970), Uwe Seeler ( West Germany, 1958-1970), Diego Maradona ( Argentina, 1982-1994), Michael Laudrup ( Denmark, 1986-1998), Henrik Larsson ( Sweden, 1994-2006), and Sami Al-Jaber ( Saudi Arabia, 1994-2006).
Youngest goalscorer
17 years and 239 days, Pelé ( Brazil, vs Wales, 1958 FIFA World Cup).
Youngest goalscorer, final
17 years and 248 days, Pelé ( Brazil, vs Sweden, 1958 FIFA World Cup).
Oldest goalscorer
42 years and 39 days, Roger Milla ( Cameroon, vs Russia, 1994 FIFA World Cup).
Oldest goalscorer, final
35 years, 263 days, Nils Liedholm ( Sweden, vs Brazil, 1958 FIFA World Cup).
Most penalties scored (excluding during shootouts)
4, Eusébio ( Portugal, 4 in 1966), Rob Rensenbrink ( Netherlands, 4 in 1978) - both records for one tournament - and Gabriel Batistuta ( Argentina, 2 each in 1994 and 1998).
Fastest goal from kickoff
11 seconds, Hakan Şükür ( Turkey, vs Korea Republic, June 29, 2002, 2002 FIFA World Cup).
For a detailed list of the fastest goals from kickoff, see FIFA World Cup#Fastest goals
Fastest goal by a substitute
16 seconds, Ebbe Sand ( Denmark, vs Nigeria, June 28, 1998, 1998 FIFA World Cup).
Fastest goal in a final
90 seconds, Johan Neeskens ( Netherlands, vs West Germany, July 7, 1974, 1974 FIFA World Cup).
Fastest goal in a qualifying match
8 seconds, Davide Gualtieri ( San Marino, vs England, November 17, 1993, 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification).
Latest goal
121st minute, Alessandro Del Piero ( Italy, vs Germany, July 4, 2006, 2006 FIFA World Cup).
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Team
Biggest margin of victory
9, Hungary (9) vs Korea Republic (0), 1954 FIFA World Cup; Yugoslavia (9) vs Zaire (0), 1974 FIFA World Cup; Hungary (10) vs El Salvador (1), 1982 FIFA World Cup.
Biggest margin of victory, qualifying match
31, Australia (31) vs American Samoa (0), April 11, 2001, 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Most goals scored in one match, one team
10, Hungary, vs El Salvador, 1982 FIFA World Cup.
Most goals scored in one match, both teams
12, Austria (7) vs Switzerland (5), 1954 FIFA World Cup.
Most goals scored in extra time, both teams
5, Italy (3) vs West Germany (2), 1970 FIFA World Cup.
Most goals scored in a final, one team
5, Brazil, 1958 FIFA World Cup.
Most goals scored in a final, both teams
7, Brazil (5) vs. Sweden (2), 1958 FIFA World Cup.
Fewest goals scored in a final, both teams
0, Brazil (0) vs. Italy (0), 1994 FIFA World Cup.
Most individual goalscorers for one team, one tournament
10, France, 1982 FIFA World Cup (Gérard Soler, Bernard Genghini, Michel Platini, Didier Six, Maxime Bossis, Alain Giresse, Dominique Rocheteau, Marius Trésor, René Girard, Alain Couriol) and Italy, 2006 FIFA World Cup (Alessandro Del Piero, Alberto Gilardino, Fabio Grosso, Vincenzo Iaquinta, Filippo Inzaghi, Marco Materazzi, Andrea Pirlo, Luca Toni, Francesco Totti, Gianluca Zambrotta).
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Tournament
Most goals scored in a tournament
171 goals, 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Most goals per match in a tournament
5.38 goals per match, 1954 FIFA World Cup.
Fewest goals per match in a tournament
2.21 goals per match, 1990 FIFA World Cup.
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Goalkeeping
Most clean sheets (matches without conceding)
10, Peter Shilton ( England, 1982-1990) and Fabien Barthez ( France, 1998-2006)
Most consecutive minutes without conceding
517 mins, Walter Zenga ( Italy, 1990)
Most goals conceded, one tournament
16, Hong Duk-Yung ( Korea Republic), 1954 (also the overall record)
Fewest goals conceded, one tournament
0, Pascal Zuberbühler ( Switzerland), 2006
Most penalties saved, one tournament (excluding during shootouts)
2, Jan Tomaszewski ( Poland), 1974 and Brad Friedel ( USA), 2002
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Coaching
Most matches coached
25, Helmut Schön ( West Germany, 1966-1978).
Most matches won
16, Helmut Schön ( West Germany, 1966-1978).
Most championships
2, Vittorio Pozzo ( Italy, 1934-1938).
Most nations coached and most tournament appearances
5, Bora Milutinović ( Mexico, 1986; Costa Rica, 1990; USA, 1994; Nigeria, 1998; China PR, 2002).
Most consecutive wins
11, Luiz Felipe Scolari ( Brazil, 2002, 7 wins; Portugal, 2006, 4 wins - Portugal "won" its next match, the quarterfinal against England, by penalty kicks, which technically counts as a draw).
Most consecutive matches without a loss
12, Luiz Felipe Scolari ( Brazil, 2002, 7 matches; Portugal, 2006, 5 matches).
Quickest substitution made
4th minute, Cesare Maldini, Giuseppe Bergomi for Alessandro Nesta ( Italy, vs Austria, 1998 FIFA World Cup); Sven-Göran Eriksson, Peter Crouch for Michael Owen ( England, vs Sweden, 2006 FIFA World Cup).
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Attendance
Highest match attendance in a World Cup final tournament
199,854, Uruguay vs Brazil, 16 July 1950, Maracanã Stadium, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, World Cup 1950 (Also known as Maracanazo).
Highest match attendance in a World Cup qualifying match
162,764, Brazil vs Colombia, 9 March 1977, Maracanã Stadium, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, World Cup 1978.
Highest average of attendance per match
68,991, 1994 FIFA World Cup.
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Discipline
Fastest Yellow Card
0 seconds, Sergei Gorlukovich ( Russia), Sweden vs Russia [1] , 1994 FIFA World Cup; Giampiero Marini ( Italy), Italy vs Poland, 1982 FIFA World Cup.
Fastest Red Card
56 seconds, José Batista ( Uruguay), Scotland vs Uruguay, 1986 FIFA World Cup.
Most Cards
6, Zinedine Zidane ( France, 1998-2006) and Cafu ( Brazil, 1994-2006).
Most Yellow Cards
6, Cafu ( Brazil, 1994-2006).
Most Red Cards
2, Rigobert Song ( Cameroon, 1994 and 1998) and Zinedine Zidane ( France, 1998 and 2006).
Most Red Cards (Tournament)
28 (in 64 games), 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Most Red Cards (Team)
10, Argentina (in 64 games)
Most Red Cards (Game)
4 (2 each) in Portugal vs Netherlands, 2006 FIFA World Cup. (referee: Valentin Ivanov)
Most Yellow Cards (Tournament)
345 in 64 matches, 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Most Yellow Cards Against One Team (Game)
9, Portugal, in Portugal vs Netherlands, 2006 FIFA World Cup. (referee: Valentin Ivanov)
Most Yellow Cards (Team)
88, Argentina (in 64 games)
Most Yellow cards (Match)
16 - Portugal vs Netherlands, 2006 FIFA World Cup (referee: Valentin Ivanov), and 16 - Cameroon v Germany, June 11 2002[2]
Most Yellow Cards by a player in a single match
3 (61', 90', 93') Josip Šimunić ( Croatia) Croatia vs Australia, 2006 FIFA World Cup (referee: Graham Poll) (3)
Note: Šimunić was given three yellow cards in the match: the referee failed to send him off the pitch after the second yellow, and was only red carded after the third yellow. The original FIFA match report listed all three yellow cards, however was revised shortly after, with the second yellow card (90') not being recorded; it is unknown whether this was for consistency in the reports, or whether the card was retrospectively overturned.
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Penalty shootouts
Most penalty shootouts, team
4, Argentina, France, Germany and Italy
Most penalty shootouts, one tournament
4, 1990 FIFA World Cup ; 2006 FIFA World Cup
Most penalty shootouts, one tournament, team
2, Argentina 1990 FIFA World Cup and Spain 2002 FIFA World Cup
Most wins, penalty shootout
4, Germany
Most wins, penalty shootout, one tournament
2, Argentina 1990 FIFA World Cup
Most losses, penalty shootout
3, Italy and England
Most goals, penalty shootout, team
5, (tie-5 teams)
Most goals, penalty shootout, both teams
9, (tie-4 times)
Most kicks taken, penalty shootout, both teams
12, West Germany vs France 1982 FIFA World Cup and Sweden vs Romania 1994 FIFA World Cup
Fewest goals, penalty shootout, team
0, Switzerland 2006 FIFA World Cup
Goalkeeper with most penalties saved in a penalty shoot-out
3, Ricardo Portugal, vs England, 2006 FIFA World Cup.
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