It is often said, do not miss a single second in football even the kick-off as every second counts, especially when it comes to the football’s biggest event FIFA World Cup.
With the twenty-fast edition of the extravaganza event is scheduled to take place in Russia from 14th June to 15th June, 2018, take a look at the fastest goals scored in the FIFA World Cup.
| Player | Country | Time | Opponent | Round | Year |
| Hakan Suker | Turkey | 11 seconds | Korea Republic | Third Place | 2002 |
| Vaclav Masek | Czechoslovakia | 16 seconds | Mexico | Group League | 1962 |
| Ernst Lehner | Germany | 24 seconds | Austria | Third Place | 1934 |
| Bryan Robson | England | 27 seconds | France | Group League | 1982 |
| Clint Dempsey | USA | 30 seconds | Ghana | Group League | 2014 |
| Emile Veinante | France | 35 seconds | Belgium | Group League | 1938 |
| Arne Nyberg | Sweden | 35 seconds | Hungary | Semi-final | 1938 |
| Bernard Lacombe | France | 37 seconds | Italy | Group League | 1978 |
| Florian Albert | Hungary | 50 seconds | Bulgaria | Group League | 1962 |
| Adalbert Desu | Romania | 50 seconds | Peru | Group League | 1930 |
