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Gerd Müller then scored ten goals for West Germany in 1970, before breaking the overall record when he scored his fourteenth World Cup goal during West Germany's win in the 1974 final. Müller's record stood for more than three decades, until Ronaldo recorded fifteen goals between 1998 and 2006 for Brazil .
Only two players have scored in two consecutive FIFA World Cup finals: Vavá and Mbappé. Only two scorers, Pelé and Mbappé, have scored in a final goal as teenagers. [1] Mbappé is also the only player to score multiple goals in a losing final. ESPN featured a documentary on the 34 finals goalscorers who were alive before the 2010 final. [2]
Hopefully, the 2022 edition of the World Cup will provide a moment -- like Landon Donovan's late winner -- that will be recalled for years to come.
Ademir scored a record 9 goals for Brazil at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Sándor Kocsis was the first player to have scored 10 or more goals in an edition. He scored a record 11 goals in just 5 matches. Just Fontaine scored a record 13 goals at the 1958 FIFA World Cup.
This is a list of all own goals scored during FIFA Men's World Cup matches (not including qualification games).In 1997, FIFA published guidelines for classifying an own goal as "when a player plays the ball directly into his own net or when he redirects an opponent’s shot, cross or pass into his own goal", and excludes "shots that are on target (i.e. goal-bound) and touch a defender or ...
The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st edition of the World Cup, FIFA's football competition for national teams, held in Russia between 14 June and 15 July 2018. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Russia qualified for the finals automatically as tournament hosts, while 208 teams competed for the remaining 31 spots through qualifying rounds organised by the six FIFA ...
When Mexico announced its preliminary roster in October for the 2022 World Cup, there was a glaring omission, albeit not a surprise.Javier “Chicharito” Hernández, Mexico’s all-time leading ...
The 2022 FIFA World Cup was the 22nd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national football teams organized by FIFA. It took place in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022, after the country was awarded the hosting rights in 2010. [ 2 ]