World Cup quiz: Goals

Quiz on World Cup goals:

1. Fastest goal: Hakan Suker of Croatia scored fastest world cup goal against South Korea in just 11 seconds in 2002 world cup. Second fastest goal was cored by Vaclav Masek against Mexico in 1962. He scored in 15 seconds.

2. Youngest player to score a goal in FIFA world cup: Pele of Brazil in 1958 when he was just 17 years.

3. Highest goals by a team in single world cup: Hungary in 1954 world cup – 27 goals in 5 matches

4. Who scored highest number of goals in FIFA world cup: Ronaldo (15 goals in 1998, 2002 and 2006 world cups). Gerd Muller (Germany) scored 14 goals in 1970 and 1974 world cups.

5. Who scored goals in maximum number of world cup games: Ronaldo (Brazil) – 15 goals in 11 games.

6. Highest goals by a player in one world cup match: Oleg Salenko of Russia in 1994 world cup against Cameroon (5 goals)

7. In which world cup, Maradona scored “Hand of God” goal: 1986 world cup against England

8. Highest number of goals in a world cup match: 12 goals (Australia -7 and Switzerland – 5) in 1954 world cup

9. Highest goals by a player in a single world cup: Just Fountaine (France) scored 13 goals in 1958 world cup

10. Only two players scored goals in 4 world cups: Pele and Germany’s sealer – in 1958, 1962, 1966 and 1970 world cup

11. Only player that scored hat-trick in a world cup final: Geoff Hurst (England). He scored hat-trick against Germany in 1966 world cup final

12. Oldest goal scorer in FIFA world cup: Roger Milla (Cameroon). He scored in 1994 world cup at the age of 42 years.

13. Qucikest hat-trick in a world cup match: Laz Lo Kiss (Hungary). He scored 3 goals in just 8 minutes against El Salvador in 1982 world cup

14. Players who scored hat-tricks in two consecutive matches: Gerd Muller and Lo Kiss

15. Lucian Laurent of France scored first goal in FIFA world cup against Mexico

16. First player to score golden goal in world cup: Laurant Banc (France) in 1998 against Paraguay

17. Only player to score goals in all final round matches: Jairjinho (Brazil) – 7 goals in 6 matches in 1960 world cup.

18. World cup goals:

First goal: Laurent (France) against Mexico at Montevideo in 1930

100th goal: Schiavio (Italy) against USA at Rome in 1934

5OOth goal: Collins (Scotland) against Paraguay at Norrkoping in 1958

1000th goal: Rensenbrink (Holland) against Scotland at Mendoza in 1978

1500th goal: Cannigia (Argentina) against Nigeria at Boston in 1994

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