⚽ Fascinating FIFA WC Facts Part 1 ⚽
- The first FIFA World Cup was hosted and won by Uruguay in 1930.
- The fastest goal in World Cup history was scored by Turkey's Hakan Sukur after 11 seconds in 2002.
- Miroslav Klose holds the record for most World Cup goals till 2026, scoring 16 goals for Germany.
- Brazil is the only nation to have played in every single FIFA World Cup tournament.
- The highest-scoring World Cup match in history happened in 1954, when Austria defeated Switzerland 7-5.
- Pelé remains the youngest player ever to score in a World Cup final, at just 17 years old in 1958.
- Spain and Switzerland holds a useless record of not scoring a single goal in penalty shootout. Spain against Morocco in 2022 and Switzerland against Ukraine in 2006.
- England vs Iran in 2022 match is longest match in FIFA World Cup history without extra time. This match played for 117 min 5 seconds.
- The most number of goals in World cup history came at second half, in percentages it is 60%.
- 75th minute is the minute where most goals are scored in World Cups. Total 47 goals scored.
- From 1994-2006 World cup editions(1994,1998,2002,2006) Brasil team has lost only three matches. 2 against France and 1 against Norway.
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