World Cup. Organized once every four years, this organization is the most anticipated and followed sports organization by football fans.
Here are 13 surprising facts about World Cup
1- German football player Miroslav Klose is the top scorer in tournament history with 16 goals
2- Oleg Salenko, top scorer in a World Cup match
Russian football player left 5 goals to Cameroon nets in 1994 World Cup
3- In 2026, the number of teams participating in the tournament will increase from 32 to 48.
4- The country with the fewest appearances in the World Cup is Indonesia.
Indonesia managed to participate only in the tournament held in 1938.
5- There are only two teams that have managed to win the cup twice in a row: Brazil and Italy.
6- Brazil won the most matches in the World Cup with 70 wins
7- Mexico is the most losing team in World Cup history
8- The highest scoring match was between Austria and Switzerland
The two countries that faced each other at the World Cup held in Switzerland in 1954 ended with a 7-5 victory in Austria.
9- Turkey scored the earliest goal in tournament history
Turkey scored only 10.89 seconds after the kick-off against South Korea at the 2002 World Cup,
10- The oldest player to score a goal in the World Cup is Cameroonian Roger Milla.
Milla became the owner of this title by scoring against Russia in the tournament held in the United States in 1994.
11- Essam El Hadary, the oldest player to play in the World Cup
The Egyptian goalkeeper took the field at the age of 45 at the tournament in Russia in 2018.
12- Brazil has won the most World Cups
There are 5 World Cups in the “Brazil” museum.
13- Uruguay won the first tournament in 1930.
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