Monday, June 22, 2009

FIFA World Cup records

Two players share the record for playing in the most World Cups; Mexico's Antonio Carbajal and Germany's Lothar Matthäus both played in five tournaments.[48] Matthäus has played the most World Cup matches overall, with 25 appearances.[49] Brazil's Pelé is the only player to hold three World Cup winners' medals.[50]

The overall leading goalscorer in World Cups is Brazil's Ronaldo, scorer of 15 goals in three tournaments. West Germany's Gerd Müller is second, with 14 goals in two tournaments.[51] The third placed goalscorer, France's Just Fontaine, holds the record for the most goals scored in a single World Cup. All his 13 goals were scored in the 1958 tournament.[52]

Brazil's Mário Zagallo and West Germany's Franz Beckenbauer are the only people to date to win the World Cup as both player and head coach. Zagallo won in 1958 and 1962 as a player and in 1970 as head coach.[53] Beckenbauer won in 1974 as captain and in 1990 as head coach.[54] Italy's Vittorio Pozzo is the only head coach to ever win two World Cups.[55] All World Cup winning head coaches were natives of the country they coached to victory.

source : wikipedia

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