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Every FIFA World Cup brings along with it its share of new records. With the best players in the worldbattling it out for the biggest prize there is, records are bound to tumble.But there are some that are less likely to be broken than others.
#1 Most championships: Pel
Pelé is widely regarded as the best player ever. And this record rubber-stamps the claim.
He won the World Cup in 1958, 1962 and 1970. There is no player who will be playing this time who has won the trophy more than once. This record will stay, at least till the World Cup in 2018!
#2 Oldest Goalscorer: Roger Milla
Roger Milla, played as a striker for Cameroon in the 1990 and 1994 World Cup.
He set a record for being the oldest goalscorer at the age of 38 in the 1990 World Cup in Italy. He then broke his own record again at the age of 42 in the 1994 World cup in the United States when he scored against Russia.
He is the oldest player to have appeared in a World Cup too.
The only player who will be older than Milla, included in the provisional squad is the Columbian goalkeeper- Faryd Mondragón, and his chances of breaking Milla’s records are hardly bright.
#3 Most Matches Played: Lothar Matthaeus
Lengendary German Midfielder Lothar Matthaeus captained West Germany to victory in the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He is the only German ever to receive the FIFA World Player of the Year award and has played more matches (25) than any other player in World Cups.
Miroslav Klose with 19, has played the most matches amongst the players included in the provisional squads for this year’s edition.
Cafu holds the record for the most number of matches won in a World Cup.
| Player | MP | W | L | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lothar Matthaeus | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 |
| Paolo Maldini | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 |
| Diego Maradona | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 |
| Uwe Seeler | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 |
| Wladslaw Zmuda | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 |
| Cafu | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
#4 Most Bookings in a match: Portugal vs Netherlands (2006)
Infamously known as the Battle of Nuremberg, the Round of 16 match between Portugal and Netherlands produced an unprecedented 16 yellow cards.
This was the first World Cup match ever with four red cards. Both teams finished the game with 9 men.
Deco and Costinha were dismissed for Portugal while Khalid Boulahrouz and Gio van Bronkhorst saw red for Netherlands.
Portugal won the game to reach the last eight, with a solitary goal coming in the match scored by Maniche.
#5 Youngest Player: Norman Whiteside
At the tender age of 17 years and 41 days, Norman Whiteside, who represented Northern Ireland in the 1982 and 1986 editions is the youngest player to have ever played in a World Cup.
He also holds the record for the youngest player to score in a League Cup and FA Cup final, and the youngest player to score a senior goal for Manchester United.
Pele holds the record for the youngest player to score in a World Cup at 17 years and 239 days, and also the youngest player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup just a few days later, against France in the 1958 World Cup.
Luke Shaw (England) and Fabrice Olinga (Cameroon) are the youngest players this World Cup at 18 years of age.
