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Has anyone ever gone undefeated in the World Cup?

1998 (Italy, France, and Belgium)
France were unbeaten as they won the World Cup for the first time. Italy were undefeated by virtue of their penalty shootout loss to France in the quarters, while Belgium never made it out the group despite drawing against Holland, Mexico, and South Korea.
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Are there any undefeated teams in World Cup?

For the first time since 1994, there are no teams with perfect records after the group stage of the FIFA World Cup. Only five teams remained unbeaten in group stage at Qatar 2022.
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What is the biggest loss in World Cup history?

Hungary 9, South Korea 0: 1954.
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Has anyone won the World Cup after losing their first game?

Argentina beat France in a penalty shootout, after the game ended in 3-3 in the FIFA World Cup final at the Lusail Stadium on Sunday to become the second team to win the title after losing its first game. Spain had achieved the feat in 2010, when it won the title after losing to Switzerland in the tournament opener.
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Who has the best record in World Cup history?

The men's Brazil football team has the most FIFA World Cup wins. Brazil have lifted the World Cup a record five times – 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002.
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Which team has never missed a World Cup?

Brazil is the only team to have appeared in all 22 tournaments to date, with Germany having participated in 20, Italy in 18, Argentina in 18 and Mexico in 17. To date, eight nations have won the tournament. The inaugural winners in 1930 were Uruguay; the current champions are Argentina.
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Which team has never lost a game in the World Cup?

1938 (Italy and Austria)
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Has a World Cup game ever ended 0 0?

Four years ago in Russia, it took until the third round of group games for a game to finish without a goal; France's 0-0 draw with Denmark. That was the only bore draw of the entire tournament.
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What is the most 0 0 in a World Cup?

The record number of 0-0 draws at a World Cup is seven, now shared by five different editions of the tournament. That tally was reached in 1982, 2006, 2010, 2014 and now 2022.
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What was the most shocking World Cup result?

USA 1 England 0, Brazil 1950

After beating Chile in their first game, England were expected to easily defeat their American opponents, but a first-half goal from Joe Gaetjens produced a stunning shock that remains one of the biggest World Cup upsets to this day.
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Which team lost 7 0 in the World Cup?

Highlights and analysis of Spain's 7-0 defeat of Costa Rica, the largest World Cup win ever for Spanish side.
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Has any team had a perfect World Cup?

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This feat has been achieved three times, by Uruguay in the inaugural 1930 tournament, and by Brazil in 1970 and 2002.
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Has a soccer team ever gone undefeated?

After Arsenal became the only team to finish a 38-match season unbeaten, the Premier League commissioned a unique gold trophy to commemorate the achievement.
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Who was 0 0 at halftime in World Cup?

AL RAYYAN, Qatar, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Five-times champions Brazil and Croatia were locked 0-0 at halftime in the first World Cup quarter-final on Friday. There was nothing to separate the Brazilians and their 2018 runners-up opponents, with both sides enjoying half chances in a free-flowing game, but nothing clear-cut.
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What if nobody scores in World Cup?

What happens if a knockout game ends in a tie? World Cup extra time and penalty shootouts, explained. If the score is level after 90 minutes, two 15 minute periods are added. If extra time fails to produce a winner, the match goes to a penalty shootout.
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What happens if no one scores in a World Cup game?

There is no sudden death: Both periods are played to their conclusion, regardless of how many goals are scored (or not). If the teams are still tied after extra time, they go to a penalty kick shootout. In that, a coin flip decides which side goes first.
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What is the highest World Cup attendance?

The 1994 World Cup holds the record for the highest total attendance, at 3.57 million, and the highest average attendance at 68,626. The first World Cup held in Uruguay in 1930 was contested by 13 teams and saw a total of 18 games being played.
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Has us ever lost to England in the World Cup?

The U.S. Has Never Lost to England in the World Cup.
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What is the lowest World Cup game attendance?

With a mere 300 spectators, Peru's match against Romania holds the record of lowest attendance in a World Cup game.
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Which country never won FIFA?

Besides the Netherlands, the only other country that hasn't won the World Cup but has appeared in multiple finals is Hungary. The Hungarians haven't qualified for the World Cup since 1986, but in the earliest years of the tournament, they were a perennial power.
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Has anyone played 6 World Cups?

Six different players in the history of the World Cup have made appearances at five different tournaments, the most by a single individual. Those six are: Antonio Carbajal (1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966) Lothar Matthaus (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998)
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Has Mexico won a World Cup?

Has Mexico ever won a World Cup? Mexico has competed in 16 of the 21 total World Cup tournaments since the inaugural tournament in 1930. However, it has never been able to win a World Cup.
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Which team is most unbeaten in FIFA?

Italy hold the world record unbeaten run in international football after going 37 games unbeaten.
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