Learn some of the figures and facts from the most important football event, which is expected to start after one week in Russia, the World Cup. It is developed once every four years and it is the most attended sport activity of the planet, even more than the Olympics …
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
More championship titles – 3, Pele (Brazil, 1958, 1962, 1970)
More participation – 5, Antonio Carbajal (Mexico 1950-1966), Lothar Matthaus (Germany, 1982-1998), Gianluigi Buffon (Italy, 1998 (not played), 2002-2014) Lothar Matthaus (Germany 1982, 1986, 1990), Pierre Littbarski (Germany 1982, 1986, 1990), Nilton Santos (Brazil 1950, 1958, 1962), Pelé (Brazil 1958, 1962, 1970) , Cafu (Brazil, 1994, 1998, 2002), Ronaldo (Brazil, 1994, 1998, 2002)
More podium – 4, Miroslav Klose (Germany, 2002-2014)
More presence in the “ideal team” – 3, Djalma Santos (Brazil, 1954-1962), Franz Beckenbauer (Germany, 1966-1974), Philipp Lahm (Germany, 2006-2014)
More matches played – 25, Lothar Matthaus (Germany, 1982-1998)
More matches with direct elimination – 14, Miroslav Klose (Germany, 2002-2014)
More minutes played – 2,217 minutes, Paolo Maldini (Italy, 1990-2002)
More matches played in the elimination – 68, Ivan Hurtado (Ecuador, 1994-2010)
More wins- 17, Miroslav Klose (Germany, 2002-2014)
More matches like captain – 16, Diego Maradona (Argentina, 1986-1994)
More tournaments as captain – 4, Rafael Marquez (Mexico, 2002-2014)
More matches started as a substitution- 11, Denilson (Brazil, 1998-2002)
The youngest footballer – 17 years and 41 days, Norman Whiteside (North Ireland), against Yugoslavia, June 1, 1982
The youngest footballer in the final – 17 years and 249 days, Pele (Brazil), Sweden, June 29, 1958
The youngest footballer in an elimination – 13 years and 310 days, Souleymane Mamam (Togo), against Zambia, May 6, 2001
The youngest captain – 21 years and 109 days, Tony Meola (USA), against Czechoslovakia, June 10, 1990
Older footballer – 43 years old and 3 days, Faryd Mondragon (Colombia), against Japan, June 24, 2014
The oldest footballer in a final – 40 years and 133 days, Dino Zoff (Italy), against West Germany, July 11, 1982
The oldest elimination footballer – 46 years and 175 days, MacDonald Taylor (Virgin Islands), against St.Kits & Nevis, February 18, 2004
The oldest captain – 40 years and 292 days, Peter Shilton (England), against Italy, July 7, 1990
The oldest footballer who debuted in the World Cup – 39 years and 321 days, David James (England), against Algeria, June 18, 2010
The biggest difference in the same team – 24 and 42 days, 1994, Cameroon (Rigobert Song: 17 years and 358 days; Roger Milla: 42 years and 35 days)
The biggest difference in a champion team – 21 years and 297 days, 1982, Italy (Dino Zoff: 40 years and 133 days, Giuseppe Bergomi: 18 years and 201 days)
Flashsport24
