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FIFA World Cup™ Record - Players

Players with most the tournament participations
PlayerEditions
Lothar MATTHAEUS5 (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998)
CAFU4 (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006)
Diego MARADONA4 (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994)
Paolo MALDINI4 (1990, 1994, 1998, 2002)
Wladyslaw ZMUDA4 (1974, 1978, 1982, 1986)
Players with the most matches
PlayerMPWLD
Lothar MATTHAEUS251546
Paolo MALDINI231436
Diego MARADONA211254
Wladyslaw ZMUDA211254
CAFU201631
Youngest players
PlayerEditionDateFirst MatchStageAge
EDU196612/07/1966BRA2:0 (1:0)BULGroup matches16Y-11M-06D
Norman WHITESIDE198217/06/1982YUG0:0NIRGroup matches17Y-01M-10D
Ignance KOWALCZYK193805/06/1938FRA3:1 (2:1)BELFirst round17Y-01M-22D
Theo WALCOTT200610/06/2006ENG1:0 (1:0)PARGroup matches17Y-02M-25D
Samuel ETOO199811/06/1998CMR1:1 (0:0)AUTGroup matches17Y-03M-01D
Oldest players
PlayerEditionDateFirst MatchStageAge
Roger MILLA199428/06/1994RUS6:1 (3:0)CMRGroup matches42Y-01M-08D
Pat JENNINGS198612/06/1986NIR0:3 (0:2)BRAGroup matches41Y-00M-00D
Peter SHILTON199007/07/1990ITA2:1 (0:0)ENGMatch for third place40Y-09M-19D
Lev YASHIN197014/06/1970URU1:0 a.e.t.URSQuarter-finals40Y-07M-23D
Dino ZOFF198211/07/1982ITA3:1 (0:0)FRGFinal40Y-04M-13D
Players with the most goals scored
PlayerEditionsMPGS
RONALDO1998, 2002, 20061915
Gerd MUELLER1970, 19741314
Just FONTAINE1958613
PELE1958, 1962, 1966, 19701312
Sandor KOCSIS1954511
Players with the most goals in one match
PlayerEditionsDateMatchStageGS
Oleg SALENKO199428/06/1994RUS6:1 (3:0)CMRGroup matches5
BUTRAGUENO198618/06/1986DEN1:5 (1:1)ESPRound of 164
EUSEBIO196623/07/1966POR5:3 (2:3)PRKQuarter-finals4
Just FONTAINE195828/06/1958FRA6:3 (3:1)FRGMatch for third place4
Sandor KOCSIS195420/06/1954HUN8:3 (3:1)FRGGroup matches4
Players with the best average of goals per match
PlayerEditionsMPGSGA
Ernest WILIMOWSKI1938144.0
Sandor KOCSIS19545112.2
Just FONTAINE19586132.2
Abdel FAWZI1934122.0
Adolfo ZUMELZU1930122.0
Players who scored the fastest goals
PlayerEditionDateMatchStageMNSC
Hakan SUKUR200229/06/2002KOR2:3 (1:3)TURThird place011
Vaclav MASEK196207/06/1962MEX3:1 (2:1)TCHGroup matches015
Ernest LEHNER193407/06/1934GER3:2 (3:1)AUTMatch for third place025
Bryan ROBSON198216/06/1982ENG3:1 (1:1)FRAGroup matches028
Bernard LACOMBE197802/06/1978ITA2:1 (1:1)FRAGroup matches031
Players with the most cards (YC, RC)
PlayerEditionsMPY2YCR
Zinedine ZIDANE1998, 2002, 200612402
Eddie POPE1998, 2002, 20069310
Dario SIMIC1998, 2002, 200611310
CAFU1994, 1998, 2002, 200620600
Rigobert SONG1994, 1998, 20028302

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