Who played most FIFA World Cup?

As of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, 79 national teams have competed at the final tournaments. Brazil is the only team to have appeared in all 21 tournaments to date, with Germany having participated in 19, Italy in 18, Argentina in 17 and Mexico in 16.

Who has played the most World Cup games?

The World Cup has been played 21 times. Brazil holds the most titles with five. Italy and Germany are close behind with four each. For the first time in the history of soccer, the 2002 World Cup was held in two different countries: South Korea and Japan.

Who played in 5 World Cups?

The players who have participated in five World

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• LOTHAR MATTHAUS (GERMANY) Lottar Mathaus with the legendary Germany shirt in the World Cup 1990 that the Germans took (Barquisimeto News)
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• RAFAEL MÁRQUEZ (MEXICO)

Who scored in 4 World Cups?

This graph depicts the players with the most goals scored at the FIFA World Cup from 1930 to 2018. The German striker Miroslav Klose is the leading goal scorer at FIFA World Cup tournaments, having scored a total of 16 goals across 4 World Cups.

Who has scored most goals in a single match?

The current world record for an international is held by Archie Thompson, who scored 13 goals against American Samoa in Australia's 31–0 victory during the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification. David Zdrilic scored 8 goals.

Which player scored 9 goals in a match?

Borussia Dortmund Striker Erling Haaland Scored A Ridiculous Nine Goals In One Game.

Who is the fastest goal scorer in World Cup history?

Turkey's Hakan Sukur holds the record of scoring the fastest goal in the competition's history when he netted in the 11th second of their third-place play-offs match against South Korea in 2002.

Can Pele speak English?

'” Pelé, who didn't speak English at the time, recalled to Esquire in 2016. “And I said, 'My God. '"

Has any player won 2 World Cups?

No player has won two World Cups both as captain. Italy's Giuseppe Meazza (1938), Brazil's Bellini (1958), Mauro (1962) and Cafu (2002), and Argentina's Daniel Passarella (1978) lifted the trophy once as captain, but were not captain for the other tournament they won.

Is Pele the goat of soccer?

Pele is the clear winner in all criteria. His three-time World Cup-winning feat, from four World Cup appearances, is unlikely to be matched. Pele scored a Guinness World Record 1279 goals in 1363 games and also collected the following personal records along the way: Youngest winner of a World Cup.

What is Pele real name?

Pelé, byname of Edson Arantes do Nascimento, (born October 23, 1940, Três Corações, Brazil), Brazilian football (soccer) player, in his time probably the most famous and possibly the best-paid athlete in the world.

At what age did Pele retire?

On 1 October 1977, Brazilian legend Pele, then aged 36, retired from professional football with an exhibition game for New York Cosmos against his former Brazilian side Santos.

Who is the youngest World Cup winner?

Zagallo added a goal in between, and Sweden managed a consolation goal. The Final saw many records made in World Cup history that still stand as of 2018. At age 17, Pelé simultaneously became the youngest player to participate in, score, and win a World Cup final.

Who is the youngest player to appear in the World Cup?

International career

Whiteside broke Pelé's record as the youngest player to appear in a World Cup, when he debuted for Northern Ireland aged 17 years and 41 days at the 1982 World Cup in Spain.

Who scored the first hat-trick in World Cup?

The first player to score a hat-trick (three goals in a match) in a FIFA World Cup is Bert Patenaude (USA) playing for the USA in a match against Paraguay at the 1930 World Cup, in Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo, Uruguay, on 17 July 1930.