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FIFA World Cup Records List
| World Cup Record | Record | Who Make Record |
| Highest World Cup win | 10:01 | Hungary vs. El Salvador, 1982 |
| Most sending-offs in one game | 4 | Portugal vs. Netherlands, 2006 (4-second yellow cards, 2 per Team) |
| First sending-off in World Cup history | 1930 | Placido Galindo (Peru vs. Romania) |
| Most World Cup knockout games | 47 | Germany (32 won) |
| Most yellow cards in one game | 16 | Germany vs. Cameroon, 2002 (14 Yellow cards & 2-second Yellow cards) |
FIFA World Cup Records of Players
| World Cup Record | Record | Who Make Record |
| Most World Cup Titles | 3 | Brazilian Pelé (1958, 1962, 1970) |
| Most World Cup Participation | 5 | Lothar Matthäus (1982-1998) & Antonio Carbajal (Mexico’s goalkeeper, 1950-1966) |
| Most World Cup victories | 17 | Cafu, Brazil (1990-2006) |
| Most goals in a Game | 5 | Oleg Salenko (Russia vs. Cameroon, 1994) |
| Most World Cup Goals in Total | 16 | Miroslav Klose (Germany, 2002-today) |
| Most goals in a World Cup | 13 | Just Fontaine in 6 games (France, 1958) |
| Most World Cup games are contested | 25 | Lothar Matthäus (1982-1998) |
| Youngest World Cup scorer | 17 years | Pelé (Brazil, 1958) |
| The oldest Player in the game | 42 years, 39 days | Roger Milla (Cameroon vs. Russia, 1994) |
| First World Cup Goal | 1930 | Lucien Laurent, France (in the game against Mexico after 19 minutes) |
| Youngest world champion | 17 years | Pelé (Brazil, 1958) |
| The oldest world champion | 40 years | Dino Zoff (Italy, 1982) |
| The Youngest Player in the game | 17 years, 41 days | Norman Whiteside (Northern Ireland vs. Yugoslavia, 1982) |
| First hat-trick | 1934 | Edmund Conen, Germany (in the game against Belgium, final result 5:2) |
FIFA World Cup Records of Teams
| World Cup Record | Record | Who Make Record |
| Most Finals (By Team) | 8 | Germany (4 won) |
| Most World Cup appearances (By Team) | 20 | Brazil |
| Most World Cup titles (By Team) | 5 | Brazil (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) |
| Most World Cup Games (By Team) | 106 | Germany |
| Most World Cup runners-up (By Team) | 4 | Germany (1966, 1982, 1986, 2002) |
| Most World Cup goals (By Team) | 224 | Germany |
| Most World Cup Wins (By Team) | 70 | Brazil |
| Most goals in a World Cup (By Team) | 27 | Hungary, 1954 (in 5 games) |
| Most World Cup goals (Team) | 121 | Germany |
| Most clean sheet games (Team) | 39 | Brazil |
| Most penalties awarded (Team) | 16 | Spain (2 missed) |
| Longest unbeaten run (Team) | 13 games | Brazil (1958-1966) |
| Longest losing streak (Team) | Nine games | Mexico (1930-1958) |
| Longest run without a victory (Team) | 16 games | Bulgaria (1962-1994) |
| Longest run without a goal (Team) | Five games | Bolivia (1930-1994) |
| Most penalty shootouts (Team) | 5 | Argentina (1990, 1990, 1998, 2006, 2014) |
| Most World Cup defeats (Team) | 25 | Mexico (in 53 games) |
| Longest World Cup winning streak (Team) | 11 games | Brazil (2002-2006) |
FIFA World Cup Records of Coaches
| World Cup Record | Record | Who Make Record |
| Most World Cup victories (trainer) | 16 | Helmut Schön (1966-1978) |
| World Cup titles (as Player and coach) | 3 | Mário Zagallo (Brazil, 1958/1962 + 1970) |
| Oldest coach at a World Cup | 71 years | Otto Rehhagel (Greece, 2010) |
| Most World Cup victories (trainer) | 16 | Helmut Schön (1966-1978) |
| Most World Cup participants (By Trainers) | 6 | Carlos Alberto Parreira (2 x with Brazil, 1 x Kuwait, 1 x UAE, 1 x Saudi Arabia, 1 x South Africa) |
| Youngest coach at a World Cup | 27 years | Juan José Tramutola (Argentina, 1930) |
| Most World Cup titles (trainer) | 2 | Vittorio Pozzo (Italy, 1934 and 1938) |
| Most World Cup games (coach) | 25 | Helmut Schön (1966-1978) |
FIFA World Cup Records of Hosts
| World Cup Record | Record | Who Make Record |
| Hosts who became world champions | 6 | Uruguay 1930, Italy 1934, England 1966, Germany 1974, Argentina 1978, France 1998 |
| Hosts who were runners-up | 2 | Brazil in 1950, Sweden in 1958 |
| Hosts that went out in the first round | 1 | South Africa 201o |
| Most frequent Host | 2 | Brazil 1950, 2014, France 1938, 1998, Germany 1974, 2006, Italy 1934, 1990, Mexico 1970, 1986 |
| Largest average crowd per game | 68,991 | 1994 World Cup in USA |
| World Cup game with the fewest spectators | 300 | Romania vs. Peru, 1930 |
| World Cup game with the most spectators | 173,850 | Brazil vs. Uruguay, 1950 (at the Maracana Stadium) |
FIFA World Cup Records of Goalkeepers
| World Cup Record | Record | Who Make Record |
| First Golden Goal | 1998 | Laurent Blanc (second round, France vs. Paraguay) |
| Most World Cup goals against (By Goalkeeper) | 25 | Antonio Carbajal, Mexico (in 11 games 1950-1966) |
| Most World Cup games without conceding a goal (By Goalkeeper) | 10 | Peter Shilton, England (1982-1990) & Fabien Barthez, France (1998-2010) |
| Most World Cup Goals in the Final | 7 | 1958 Brazil Against Sweden 5:2 |
| Most World Cup minutes without conceding a goal (By Goalkeeper) | 517 | Walter Zenga (Italy, 1990) |
| World Cup match with the most goals | 12 | 7:5 (Austria vs. Switzerland, 1954) |
| Fastest World Cup goal after kickoff | 11 seconds | Hakan Sukur (Turkey vs. South Korea, 2002) |
| Most World Cup goals in the shortest time | 4 | Germany (4 goals in 6 minutes against Brazil 2014. Final score 7:1) |
FIFA World Cup Records of Plenties
| World Cup Record | Record | Who Make Record |
| Most Won Penalty Shootouts | 4 | Germany (4 of 4) |
| Most Lost Penalty Shootouts | 3 | England (1990, 1998, 2006), Italy (1990, 1994, 1998) & Spain (2018, 2002, 1986) |
| Fastest Penalty in a Game | 1st min | Final Germany vs. Netherlands, 1974 (Johann Neeskens took NL into the lead) |
| First Penalty (scored) | 19-Jul-30 | Manuel Rosas (Mexico vs. Argentina) |
