Which country has never missed 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.

Has anyone won the World Cup without losing?

2006 (Germany, England, Argentina, Italy, France, and Switzerland) Several unbeaten teams in 2006 with Italy winning it and not losing. England, Argentina, France, and Switzerland were all defeated on penalties after going unbeaten.

What is the best World Cup in history?

Considered by many to be perhaps the greatest World Cup match in history, the 1966 final delivered England its first – and only to this point – World Cup.

Has any country won World Cup consecutive?

Only two nations have ever won consecutive World Cups: Italy and Brazil. And, in fact, France are just the sixth country (one have done it twice) in the 92-year history of the tournament to make it through to back-to-back finals.

Which country has only 1 World Cup?

Spain and England are the only countries to win just one World Cup Final.

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Who is the goat of soccer all time?

Rounding out this list is Pelé, who even FIFA has deemed the greatest of them all. The Brazilian forward, who operated as a second striker, is recognized by Guinness World Records with the most goals scored of all time with 1,279 in 1,363 games for both club and country, including friendlies.

What was the best World Cup for USA?

The U.S. men's national team played best at the inaugural 1930 World Cup, when the team advanced to the semifinals and finished third behind Argentina and Uruguay. Since then, the team's best performance was in 2002, when it advanced to the quarterfinals.

Who has the smallest World Cup crowd?

As one of the 13 national sides that accepted the invitation to the inaugural World Cup, Peru was placed in Group 3 with Romania and hosts Uruguay. With a mere 300 spectators, Peru's match against Romania holds the record of lowest attendance in a World Cup game.

Which player has never played World Cup?

Bill Foulkes never appeared in a World Cup due to all the competition he had in his position, with players like Bobby Moore to contend with.

Which country has the most unbeaten record?

Italy have the record for the longest unbeaten run in international football history, which stands at 37 games without a loss.

Has anyone scored a hat trick in the World Cup final and lost?

Only three players have scored a World Cup hat-trick and ended on the losing side – Ernst Wilimowski for Poland in 1938, Josef Hügi for Switzerland in 1954 and Igor Belanov for the USSR in 1986.

Has anyone qualified for every World Cup?

Brazil, with five wins, are the only team to have played in every tournament. The other World Cup winners are Germany and Italy, with four titles each; Argentina, with three titles; France and inaugural winner Uruguay, each with two titles; and England and Spain, with one title each.

Has anyone ever scored in every World Cup game?

The 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. However, Ghiggia only played four games whereas Jairzinho played six.

Who is king of football now?

Lionel Messi is the holder of the title 'King of football.'

Who is the highest world best player?

The 2016 and 2017 winner of the FIFA World Player of the Year winner was Cristiano Ronaldo, who also won the Ballon d'Or for the same periods. In 2018 he failed to win the hat-trick, polling second behind Croatian Luka Modrić. In 2022, Messi won the award for the 7th time.

Who is No 1 Ronaldo or Messi?

Ronaldo has scored more goals and won two 'Best FIFA Men's Player' awards, but Messi has won more Ballon d'Or awards (7).

Who is all time leading scorer in soccer?

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Who has more records Messi or Ronaldo?

They are two of the most decorated footballers ever, having won a combined 76 major trophies (Messi 42, Ronaldo 34) during their senior careers thus far, and have regularly broken the 50-goal barrier in a single season. They are the only two players to score over 800 goals each in their careers for club and country.

How many World Cups has Mexico won?

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.

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)