World records: the fastest goal, the top scorer, the one who played the most and other curiosities

The arrival of Qatar 2022 opens up the possibility that many of the Soccer world records which are maintained over time. Among them there are many that you can beat Leone Messihow to become the youngest player to play five World Cups.

Lovers of statistics eagerly await the start of the championship in search of new records. The competition will begin on Sunday 20 November, with the match between Qatar, the first country in the Middle East to organize a world Cup– and Ecuador, scheduled for 1pm (Argentine time). Furthermore, it will become the first World Cup to be played between November and December due to the high temperatures recorded in Qatar in the middle of the year.

World records: player with the most appearances

The owner of the record is German Lothar Matthaus (25) and is followed by Miroslav Klose (24) and Paolo Maldini (23). One step below are figures such as Diego Maradona (21), Cafú (20), Philipp Lahm (20), Javier Mascherano (20) and Bastian Schweinsteiger (20).

Behind all these retired players is there Leone Messi with 19 games played (shares statistics with Rafael Márquez, Ronaldo and the Germans Per Mertesacker, Wolfgang Overath, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Berti Vogts). The only way to break the record is to reach the semifinals, as it would ensure you play a seventh game and make it to 26.

Player with the most World Cups played

The three players who have played the most World Cups are Mexicans Antonio Carbajal and Rafael Márquez, German Matthaus and Italian Gianluigi Buffon, with 5. Italy’s qualification for the World Cup in Qatar would have meant a unique opportunity for Buffon to hold the record only.

This record could be equaled by Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and the Mexicans Guillermo Ochoa and Andrés Guardado. However, the Argentine would be the youngest of all to join him.

World Cup top scorer

German Miroslav Close holds the record alone with 16 screams in 24 games, followed by Ronaldo Nazario (15 goals in 19 games), Gerd Müller (14 goals in 13 games), Just Fontaine (13 goals in 6 games) and Pelé (12 goals in 14 matches). ). For his part, Gabriel Batistuta is the Argentine who scored the most goals at the World Cup.

Face a Qatarthe players closest to breaking Klose’s record are: Thomas Müller (10), Cristiano Ronaldo (7), Luis Suárez (7), Harry Kane (6) and Lionel Messi (6)

Most goals scored in a World Cup

Only Fontaine he scored his 13 goals in the 1958 World Cup in Sweden in six games played against France, which helped him take third place in the tournament.

Match with the most goals in a World Cup

Austria’s 12 7-5 goals to Switzerland in the 1954 World Cup meant the match with the most goals in the same tournament.

Argentine footballer with the most games played at the World Cup

One of the records Leone Messi is practically certain to become the Argentine footballer with the most matches played in the tournament, since he registers 19 participations and is only surpassed by Maradona (21) and Mascherano (20), so his presence in the three group stage matches would allow him to keep the record.

The other Argentine footballers with the most games played in the World Cup:

1. Mario Kempes (18)
2. Oscar Ruggeri (16)
3. Jorge Burruchaga (14)
4. Gonzalo Higuain (14)
5. Angel Of Mary (13)
6. Ubaldo Fillolo (13)

Argentina with the highest number of World Cups played

Messi will reach his fifth World Cup with the Argentina national team and will overtake Mascherano, Maradona, Sensini and Kempes (4). In addition, Ángel Di María would also reach the four disputed championships and reach the second place on the list.

Most of the games as captain at the World Cup

Another of the series that could break Messi It is that of the player with the most games played with the captain’s ribbon. So far, the record is Maradona (16), followed by Rafa Márquez (15); Dino Zoff (14); Paolo Maldini (13) and Philipp Lahm (13). So far Messi has amassed 12 games with the national team, and a hypothetical passage to the quarter-finals would guarantee him the record alone.

Argentine top scorers at the World Cup

Gabriele Battista He holds the record of being the Argentine player with the most goals in the World Cup, with 10 goals. The list is completed by Maradona (8), Stabile (8), Kempes (6) and Messi (6), who must score five goals to keep the record.

The fastest goal in a World Cup

The fastest goal in World Cup history was scored by the Turkish Hakan Sukur 11 seconds in a 3-2 win over South Korea in the Korea-Japan 2002.

The greatest goals in a World Cup

1. In 1982, Hungary beat El Salvador 10-1.
2. In 1955, Hungary beat South Korea 9-0.
3. In 1974, Yugoslavia beat Zaire 9-0.
4. In 1950, Uruguay beat Bolivia 8-0.
5. In 2002, Germany beat Saudi Arabia 8-0.

The team with the most games

Currently, the record is shared by Germany and Brazil, with 109 games played each. Making each selection will determine if anyone can keep the record on their own. Furthermore, after closing their participation in the group stage, Argentina will overtake Italy and become the third team with the most games, with 84, although the number may increase if they qualify for the round of 16.

The teams with the most wins

Equality in the matches played does not translate into wins, since Brazil records 73 games wonwhile Germany reaches 67. Argentina is fourth with 43 victories, just three victories from overtaking Italy and the integration of the podium.

The coach who has directed the most

the Brazilian Carlos Alberto Parreira He is the coach who has led the most World Cups (6): he did so at the helm of Kuwait in 1982, the United Arab Emirates in 1990, Brazil in 1994 and 2006, Saudi Arabia in 1998 and South Africa in 2010. In addition, in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil he was a sidekick to Luiz Felipe Scolari.

For its part, the Master Tabarez He holds the record as the manager who has conducted more World Cups and more matches with the same team (Uruguay).

Goals in several World Cups

The record for goals in several World Cups is shared by Cristiano Ronaldo, Pele, Uwe Seeler and Miroslav Klose, with goals in four different tournaments. If the Portuguese manages to score a goal in Qatar, he will be able to keep the record alone.

maximum champions

1. Brazil: 5 (1958; 1962; 1970; 1994; 2002)
2. Germany: 4 (1954; 1974; 1990; 2014)
3. Italy: 4 (1934; 1938; 1982; 2006)
4. Argentina: 2 (1978; 1986)