Sunday, 13 July 2014

World Cup Final - Germany win!

After 64 matches we have made it, at long last, to the final of Brasil 2014, the twentieth World Cup Final

Germany vs Argentina


Estradiol do Maracana
Rio De Janeiro

Some statistics (from my Panini Sticker book)

* Most appearances (team) - 19 Brasil 

* Most tournaments played (player) -
   5 Antonio Carbajal (Mexico, 1950-1966)
   5 Lothar Matthaus (Deutschland 1982-1998)

* Most wins (player) - 3 Pele (Brasil, 1958/1962/1970)

* Youngest player - 17 years 41 days Norman Whiteside (Northern Ireland vs Jugoslavija, 1982)

* Fastest goal from kickoff - 11 seconds Hakan Sukur (Turkiye vs Korea Republic, 2002)

* Most goals in a tournament (player) - 12 Just Fontaine (France, 1958)

* Oldest player - 42 years 29 days Roger Milla (Cameroun vs Russia, 1994)

* Most goals (player) 16 Klose (Deutschland, 2010 - 1014)

* Most goals in a match (player) - 5 Oleg Salenko (Russia vs Cameroun, 1994)

* Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal - 517 Walter Zenga (Italia, 1990)

* Most goals scored in a match - 12 (Osterreich vs Switzrland 7-5, 1954)

* Biggest victory - 10-1 (Magyarorszag vs El Salvador, 1982)

* Most wins (teams) - 5 Brasil

* Most minutes played (player) - 2217 Paolo Maldini (Italia, 1990-2002)

* Most matches played (player) - 25 Lothar Matthaus (Deutschland, 1982-1998)


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