The largest number of spectators during the World CupThe largest number of spectators during the World Cup was in 1994 at the World Cup which took place in The United States of America. A record 3,587,538 fans watched 52 games, with a record average visit per match (68,991 spectators).
Fastest exclusion from one match at a World Cup
3 minutes was enough for Ion Vladoiu to be excluded from the match and set this record. Ion played for Romania in the match against Switzerland on 22nd of June 1994 at the World Cup in the USA.
The fastest goal at a World Cup
The fastest goal in a World Cup was scored in 11 seconds and the scorer was Hakan Sukur who played for the national team of Turkey against Korea on 29th of June 2002. It happened on a world cup that was played in Korea in 2002.
Team with the highest number of goals scored at a World Cup
Team that has scored most goals on the world cups is Brazil, with a 191 goal scored in the period between 1930 and 2002.
The player who spent the most time on the field at the World Cup
Paolo Maldini is the player who spent the most of time on the ground in the world cup matches with 2,217 minutes while playing for Italy in the period 1990 - 2002.
The oldest player at the World Cup
The oldest player in the world cup is Roger Albert Milla (born on 20th May 1952). He played in the game for Cameroon against Russia when he was 42 years and 39 days old.
The biggest number of goals single team scored at a World Cup
Hungary is a team that has scored the highest number of goals in one World Cup - 27. This happened at the World Cup in Switzerland, 1954.
The youngest player in World Cup
The youngest player who played for a national team at the World Cup was Norman Whiteside. He played for Northern Ireland in the match against Yugoslavia when he was 17 years and 41 days old. It was at the World Cup in Spain in 1982.
The largest number of cards in one game at a World Cup
The largest number of cards displayed on a World Cup match is 20, 16 of which was yellow and 4 red, during the match Portugal - Netherlands at the World Cup in Germany in 2006.
The first ever goal in World Cups
First goal scorer since the beginning of World Cups was Lucien Laurent (France), in the match France - Mexico on the first World Cup held in 1930 in Uruguay. This game was played on Estadio Pocitos venue in Montevideo on 13th July 1930.
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