VARIOUS GOAL RECORDS
Fastest goal in a World Cup match was scored by Turkey's Hakan Sükür after
only 11 seconds against South Korea in 2002.
Latest goal was scored by David Platt of England, in their second round match
against Belgium in 1990 after 119 minutes.
Fastest hat-trick was made by Hungary's Laszlo Kiss against El Salvador in
1982, when he scored after 70, 74 and 77 minutes. He is infact also the only
substitute to have scored a hat-trick.
Oldest player to have scored a goal is Roger Milla of Cameroon when he scored
against Russia in 1994. He was then 42 years and 39 days old.
Youngest player to have scored a goal is Pelé of Brazil when he scored
against Wales in 1958. He was then only 17 years and 239 days old.
Only players to have scored in every match including the final are Jairzinho
of Brazil, who did this in the 1970 World Cup and Alcide Ghiggia of Uruguay
in 1950. The latter only played four games where as Jairzinho played six.
Fastest goal by a substitute was made by Ebbe Sand of Denmark against Nigeria
in the second round in 1998. Sand scored only 16 secs after coming on in
Denmark's 4-1 win.
Only players to have scored in two World Cup finals are Vava of Brazil in
1958 and 1962, Pelé of Brazil 1958 and 1970 and Paul Breitner of West
Germany in 1974 and 1982.
First player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup match was United States's
Bert Patenaude who did this against Paraguay in the first round of the 1930
World Cup.
Only player to score four goals in one match and still end up on the losing
team was Poland's Ernst Willimowski against Brazil in 1938. Leonidas of
Brazil also scored four goals in that match when his team won 6-5.
Only player to have scored for two countries is Robert Prosinecki who
represented Yugoslavia in 1990 scoring against the United Arab Emirates, and
Croatia in 1998 scoring against Jamaica.
First own-goal in World Cup history was scored by Ernst L?tscher of
Switzerland against Germany in a first round replay game in 1938.
Only player to have scored a goal plus an own-goal in the same match is Ernie
Brandts of Holland in the second phase match against Italy in 1978. The Dutch
team won 2-1.
First substitute to score a goal was Juan Basaguren when he netted the last
goal against El Salvador in Mexico's 4-0 win in 1970.
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