Footballers:
Lothar Matthäus (Germany), five times (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998)
Antonio Carbajal (Mexico), five times (1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966)
Uwe Seeler (Germany) four times (1958, 1962, 1966, 1970)
Wladislaw Zmuda (Poland) four times (1974, 1978, 1982, 1986)
Karl-Heinz Schnellinger (Germany) four times (1958, 1962, 1966, 1970)
Pele (Brazil) four times (1958, 1962, 1966, 1970)
Djalma Santos (Brazil) four times (1954, 1958, 1962, 1966)
Gianni Rivera (Italy) four times (1962, 1966, 1970, 1974)
Pedro Rocha (Uruguay) four times (1962, 1966, 1970, 1974)
Diego Maradona (Argentina) four times (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994)
Giuseppe Bergomi (Italy) four times (1982, 1986, 1990, 1998)
Andoni Zubizarreta (Spain) four times (1986, 1990, 1994, 1998)
Enzo Scifo (Belgium), four times (1986, 1990, 1994, 1998)
Frankie van der Elst (Belgium), four times (1986, 1990, 1994, 1998)
Paolo Maldini (Italy) four times (1990, 1994, 1998, 2002)
Cafu (Brazil) four times (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006)
Sami Al-Jaber (Saudi Arabia) four times (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006)
Of the SOLID TOURNAMENT MOST COUNTRIES: Brazil 18 / Italy 16 / Germany 16 / Argentina 14 / Mexico 13 / England 12 / France 12 / Spain 12 / Belgium 11 / Sweden 11 / Serbia – Yugoslavia 10
MOST SEMI-FINAL, FINAL CHAMPIONS AND SEE THE COUNTRIES:
CHAMPIONSHIP: Brazil (5) / Italy (4) / Germany (3) / Argentina (2) / Uruguay (2) / France (1) / England (1)
FINAL: Brazil (7) / Italy (6) / Germany (7) / Argentina (4) / Uruguay (2) / France (2) / England (1) / Netherlands (2) / Czechoslovakia – Czech Republic (2) / Hungary (2) / Swedish (1)
SEMI FINAL: Brazil (10) / Italy (8) / Germany (11) / Argentina (4) / Uruguay (4) / France (5) / England (2) / Netherlands (3) / Czechoslovakia – Czech Republic (2) / Hungary (2) / Swedish (4) / Poland (2) / Yugoslavia / Serbia (2) / Austria (2) / Portugal (2) / Belgium (1) / Chile (1) / USSR – Russia (1) / Spain (1) / United States (1) / Bulgaria (1) / Croatia (1) / Turkey (1) / South Korea (1)
FIRST RECORD AND WITH RESPECT TO THE COUNTRY AND PLAYERS:
The oldest footballer to play in World Cup history: 42 years of age 39 days last Cameroonian Roger Milla.
The youngest footballer to play in World Cup history: Northern Ireland’s Norman Whiteside. Whiteside, 1982, in Yugoslavia, came out the match just 17 years old.
Multiple trophies on those wearing the uniform of the country: Luis Monti (Argentina in 1930 and Italy 1934), Ferenc Puskás (Hungary in 1954 and Spain 1962), Jose Santamaria (Uruguay in 1954 and Spain 1962), Mazola (Brazil in 1958 and Italy 1962), Robert Prosinečki – Robert Jarni (Croatia, Yugoslavia in 1990 and 1998 ), the shortest World Cup career: Tunisian Khemais Labidi (1978 – 2 minutes against Mexico), Argentine Marcelo Trobbiani (1986 – 2 minutes against West Germany)
The first substitution: Anatoli Pusatch (USSR – in 1970 Mexico entered the game later in the game. The World Cup until the year 1970 was not a substitute)
Substitutions at the earliest: the Italian national team in 1998 with Alessandro Nesta’yı Giuseppe Bergomi, 2006, England, Michael Owen, Peter Crouch has changed in the fourth minute.
The oldest referee: English referee George Reader. Reader, 1950 Brazil-Uruguay final 236 days past the age of 53 he was managing.
The youngest coach Argentina’s national team coach, Juan Jose Tramutola. Argentina National Team at the helm of the Tramutola 1930, 27 years old.
The oldest coach: Gaston Barreau 70-year-old coach of France.
World Cup History – Statistics and Notes
- Wladislaw Zmuda
- Andoni Zubizarreta
- Antonio Carbajal
- Djalma Santos
- Enzo Scifo
- Franky Van der Elst
- Gianni Rivera
- Giuseppe Bergomi
- Karl Heinz Schnellinger
- Laszlo Kiss
- Pedro Rocha
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