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Capitolo 2: Record e statistiche

10 test · 100 fatti · aggiornato il 23 ottobre 2026 · markdown

Football's records, set and dated: World Cup milestones, the great scoring seasons, archive scorelines, record crowds, goalkeepers' marks, veterans, transfer milestones, unbeaten runs and managers' records.

2.21Presenze, reti e tappe dei Mondiali

I record ufficiali più noti del calcio: il record di spettatori, la più larga vittoria internazionale, le imprese individuali in fatto di reti e una manciata di primati e superlativi duraturi dei Mondiali.

Test 1Record di presenze, reti e tappe dei MondialiFai un test

  1. Il Guinness World Records riconosce i 173.850 spettatori paganti al Maracana del 16 luglio 1950 come record ufficiale di presenze per una partita di calcio, anche se le stime non ufficiali sono più alte.

    Fonte: Guinness World Records, guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/101615-largest-attendance-at-a-football-soccer-fifa-world-cup-match · richiamo

  2. L'Australia batté le Samoa Americane 31-0 in una partita di qualificazione ai Mondiali 2002 l'11 aprile 2001, la più ampia differenza di reti di una vittoria ufficiale nel calcio internazionale.

    Fonte: FIFA, inside.fifa.com/news/the-story-behind-an-unlikely-world-record · richiamo

  3. L'australiano Archie Thompson segnò 13 gol nel 31-0 sulle Samoa Americane l'11 aprile 2001, un record per una singola partita internazionale.

    Fonte: FIFA, inside.fifa.com/news/the-story-behind-an-unlikely-world-record · richiamo

  4. David Zdrilic ne aggiunse 8 di suo nella stessa partita, il secondo bottino individuale più alto in una partita internazionale dalla Prima guerra mondiale.

    Fonte: FIFA, inside.fifa.com/news/the-story-behind-an-unlikely-world-record · richiamo

  5. Il francese Just Fontaine segnò 13 gol ai Mondiali del 1958, ancora oggi il record per un singolo torneo; nessuno lo ha eguagliato da allora.

    Fonte: FIFA, fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/articles/just-fontaine-thirteen-goals-1958 · richiamo

  6. Pele vinse i Mondiali con il Brasile nel 1958, nel 1962 e nel 1970, l'unico giocatore nella storia ad averli vinti tre volte.

    Fonte: FIFA, fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/articles/pele-three-world-cup-titles-only-player · richiamo

  7. Il nordirlandese Norman Whiteside aveva 17 anni e 41 giorni quando giocò contro la Jugoslavia il 17 giugno 1982, superando il precedente record di Pele.

    Fonte: FIFA / Guinness World Records, fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/articles/norman-whiteside-record-1982 · richiamo

  8. L'inglese Geoff Hurst segnò tre gol nella finale del 1966 contro la Germania Ovest, la prima tripletta in una finale dei Mondiali nella storia.

    Fonte: FIFA, fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/articles/england-west-germany-1966 · richiamo

  9. Il turco Hakan Sukur segnò contro la Corea del Sud dopo appena 11 secondi nella finale per il terzo posto del 2002, battendo il record di Vaclav Masek del 1962.

    Fonte: FIFA / Guinness World Records, fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/articles/hakan-sukur-fastest-goal-2002 · richiamo

  10. Il francese Lucien Laurent segnò il primo gol nella storia dei Mondiali FIFA, nel 4-1 sul Messico del 13 luglio 1930.

    Fonte: FIFA / Guinness World Records, inside.fifa.com/news/lucien-laurent-the-first-world-cup-goalscorer · richiamo

2.22Cartellini, sostituzioni, tiri di rigore e goleade

I primati dei Mondiali in fatto di disciplina e tattica (i primi e i più rapidi cartellini rossi, la prima sostituzione, i primi tiri di rigore a fine partita), insieme alle partite con il maggiore scarto e con più reti del torneo.

Test 1Record dei Mondiali su cartellini, sostituzioni, tiri di rigore e risultatiFai un test

  1. Il cileno Carlos Caszely fu espulso con un cartellino rosso diretto al 67° minuto contro la Germania Ovest il 14 giugno 1974 per aver sferrato un calcio a Berti Vogts dopo un contrasto, il primo cartellino rosso mostrato in un Mondiale.

    Fonte: Guinness World Records, guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/482316-first-player-to-receive-a-red-card-at-the-fifa-world-cup · richiamo

  2. L'uruguaiano Jose Batista fu espulso dopo appena 56 secondi di gioco nella partita contro la Scozia nel 1986, ancora oggi il cartellino rosso più veloce nella storia dei Mondiali.

    Fonte: Ricostruzioni storiche dei Mondiali su Uruguay-Scozia, 1986, verificate incrociando le fonti · richiamo

  3. L'Ungheria batté El Salvador 10-1 il 15 giugno 1982, l'unica volta in cui una squadra ha segnato dieci gol in una partita dei Mondiali; la differenza di nove reti è condivisa con Ungheria-Corea del Sud 9-0 (1954) e Jugoslavia-Zaire 9-0 (1974).

    Fonte: FourFourTwo, fourfourtwo.com/features/story-hungarys-10-0-rout-el-salvador-1982 · richiamo

  4. L'ungherese Laszlo Kiss entrò come sostituto e segnò una tripletta in appena sette minuti durante quella vittoria da record, l'unica tripletta di un sostituto in un Mondiale.

    Fonte: FourFourTwo, fourfourtwo.com/features/story-hungarys-10-0-rout-el-salvador-1982 · richiamo

  5. L'egiziano Essam El-Hadary scese in campo dall'inizio contro l'Arabia Saudita il 25 giugno 2018 a 45 anni e 161 giorni, sia l'esordio ai Mondiali sia il record di giocatore più anziano.

    Fonte: Guinness World Records, guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/oldest-player-to-make-a-fifa-world-cup-finals-debut · richiamo

  6. Le sostituzioni furono introdotte ai Mondiali del 1970; il sovietico Anatoliy Puzach fu il primo giocatore impiegato come sostituto, subentrando a Viktor Serebryanikov all'intervallo contro il Messico.

    Fonte: Guinness World Records, guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/481757-first-substitution-at-a-fifa-world-cup · richiamo

  7. La Germania Ovest batté la Francia 5-4 ai tiri di rigore dopo un 3-3 nella semifinale del 1982 a Siviglia, la prima partita dei Mondiali decisa dai tiri di rigore.

    Fonte: Olympics.com, olympics.com/en/news/penalty-shootout-football-world-cup-stats · richiamo

  8. I 12 tiri della semifinale del 1982 sono eguagliati solo dalla vittoria della Svezia per 5-4 ai tiri di rigore sulla Romania nei quarti di finale del 1994, la serie più lunga nella storia dei Mondiali insieme a questa.

    Fonte: Olympics.com, olympics.com/en/news/penalty-shootout-football-world-cup-stats · richiamo

  9. Le 25 partite di Lothar Matthaus in cinque Mondiali restarono il record dal 1998 finché Lionel Messi non le superò nella finale del 2022; Messi ha chiuso il torneo del 2026 a quota 34 partite, con Cristiano Ronaldo secondo a 27.

    Fonte: Guinness World Records, maggior numero di presenze alle fasi finali dei Mondiali FIFA (giugno 2026); FootballTransfers, tabella delle presenze, 21 luglio 2026 · richiamo

  10. L'Austria rimontò da 3-0 e batté la Svizzera 7-5 il 26 giugno 1954, 12 gol in una sola partita, ancora oggi la partita con più gol nella storia dei Mondiali.

    Fonte: FIFA, fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/articles/austria-switzerland-highest-scoring-game-1954 · richiamo

2.23Seasons of the Great Scorers

Dixie Dean's 60, Joe Payne's ten, Lewandowski's 41st, Messi's 2012 and Haaland's 36.

Test 1Record scoring seasonsFai un test

  1. He played 39 of the 42 league matches; no top-flight scorer in England has matched the total.

    Fonte: Everton FC, 'Dixie Dean' heritage pages (evertonfc.com) · richiamo

  2. He scored a hat-trick against Arsenal at Goodison Park, the last goal a header.

    Fonte: Everton FC, 'Dixie Dean' heritage pages (evertonfc.com) · richiamo

  3. He topped the list for Chelsea and Tottenham between 1959 and 1969.

    Fonte: Tottenham Hotspur, 'Jimmy Greaves' (tottenhamhotspur.com); EFL records · richiamo

  4. He scored for West Brom, Fulham, Leicester and Shrewsbury between 1946 and 1965.

    Fonte: EFL, 'Records: most Football League goals' (efl.com); Leicester City and Shrewsbury Town heritage pages · richiamo

  5. Celtic won 9-0; McGrory scored more than 400 league goals for the club.

    Fonte: Celtic FC, 'Jimmy McGrory' heritage pages (celticfc.com); SPFL records · richiamo

  6. Bournemouth won the first-round tie 11-0.

    Fonte: AFC Bournemouth, 'Ted MacDougall's nine' (afcb.co.uk); The FA, FA Cup records · richiamo

  7. The European Championship qualifier at Wembley finished 5-0.

    Fonte: The FA, 'England match archive: England 5-0 Cyprus, 1975' (englandfootball.com) · richiamo

  8. 10 (1936), 9 (1971), 8 (1928) and 5 (1975).

    Fonte: AFC Bournemouth, 'Ted MacDougall's nine' (afcb.co.uk); The FA, FA Cup records · richiamo

  9. 1936, 1965, 1971 and 1975.

    Fonte: EFL, 'Records: most Football League goals' (efl.com); Leicester City and Shrewsbury Town heritage pages · richiamo

  10. Luton beat Bristol Rovers 12-0; Payne's ten is still the Football League record for one match.

    Fonte: Luton Town FC, 'Joe Payne's ten goals' (lutontown.co.uk); EFL records · richiamo

2.24Scorelines from the Archive

Arbroath and Dundee Harp in 1885, Preston v Hyde, Newcastle's 13-0 and Europe's biggest wins.

Test 1Record scorelinesFai un test

  1. Both results came in the first round of the Scottish Cup on 12 September 1885.

    Fonte: Arbroath FC, 'Club history: 36-0' (arbroathfc.co.uk); Scottish FA records · richiamo

  2. Preston were on their way to becoming the 'Invincibles'.

    Fonte: The FA, 'FA Cup records' (thefa.com) · richiamo

  3. Stockport County had beaten Halifax by the same score in 1934.

    Fonte: Newcastle United, 'Len Shackleton' heritage pages (nufc.co.uk) · richiamo

  4. Shackleton had joined from Bradford Park Avenue days earlier.

    Fonte: Newcastle United, 'Len Shackleton' heritage pages (nufc.co.uk) · richiamo

  5. No top-flight side in England has won by more since.

    Fonte: EFL, 'Records' (efl.com) · richiamo

  6. It came in the Cup Winners' Cup, which Sporting went on to win.

    Fonte: UEFA, 'Competition records: biggest wins' (uefa.com) · richiamo

  7. They beat Jeunesse Hautcharage 8-0 away and 13-0 at Stamford Bridge.

    Fonte: Chelsea FC, 'European history' (chelseafc.com) · richiamo

  8. Margins of 36, 26, 15 and 13 goals.

    Fonte: Arbroath FC, 'Club history: 36-0' (arbroathfc.co.uk); Scottish FA records · richiamo

  9. 1909, 1934, 1971 and 1995.

    Fonte: EFL, 'Records' (efl.com) · richiamo

  10. The Aberdeen side had no proper football team; Arbroath's 36-0 is still the record in British senior football.

    Fonte: Arbroath FC, 'Club history: 36-0' (arbroathfc.co.uk); Scottish FA records · richiamo

2.25Crowds of the Past

Hampden, Ibrox, Maine Road and the grounds whose record crowds date back decades.

Test 1Record attendancesFai un test

  1. Celtic won 2-1; a week earlier Hampden had held 149,415 for Scotland v England.

    Fonte: SPFL and Scottish FA attendance records; Rangers FC, 'Ibrox history' (rangers.co.uk) · richiamo

  2. Rangers played Celtic in the New Year derby.

    Fonte: SPFL and Scottish FA attendance records; Rangers FC, 'Ibrox history' (rangers.co.uk) · richiamo

  3. Old Trafford had been bombed in 1941, so United shared Maine Road; Arsenal were the visitors.

    Fonte: Manchester United, 'Old Trafford history' and record attendances (manutd.com) · richiamo

  4. It was an FA Cup semi-final; United were not playing.

    Fonte: Manchester United, 'Old Trafford history' and record attendances (manutd.com) · richiamo

  5. It was a First Division match on 12 October 1935.

    Fonte: Chelsea FC, 'Stamford Bridge history' (chelseafc.com) · richiamo

  6. It was the New Year's Day derby; Ibrox drew its own record a year later.

    Fonte: SPFL and Scottish FA attendance records; Rangers FC, 'Ibrox history' (rangers.co.uk) · richiamo

  7. It was an FA Cup fourth-round tie.

    Fonte: Liverpool FC, 'Anfield history' (liverpoolfc.com) · richiamo

  8. 149,415, 118,567, 83,260 and 82,905.

    Fonte: SPFL and Scottish FA attendance records; Rangers FC, 'Ibrox history' (rangers.co.uk) · richiamo

  9. 1935, 1939, 1948 and 1952.

    Fonte: Manchester United, 'Old Trafford history' and record attendances (manutd.com) · richiamo

  10. Wimbledon were sharing Crystal Palace's Selhurst Park at the time.

    Fonte: Premier League, 'Records' and season reviews (premierleague.com) · richiamo

2.26Goalkeepers in the Record Books

Hat-trick keepers, a 13-second goal, unbeaten minutes and a final saved four times.

Test 1Record dei portieriFai un test

  1. Vélez Sarsfield beat Ferro Carril Oeste 6-1.

    Fonte: Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield, 'Chilavert' (velez.com.ar); Guinness World Records · richiamo

  2. His clearance from his own area bounced over Artur Boruc; Guinness listed it as the longest goal at the time, 91.9 m.

    Fonte: Stoke City FC, match report v Southampton, 2 November 2013 (stokecityfc.com); Guinness World Records · richiamo

  3. He reached the thousand with Leyton Orient in 1996, at the age of 47.

    Fonte: EFL, 'Records' (efl.com) · richiamo

  4. His goal made it 2-2 in the UEFA Cup, but United went out on away goals.

    Fonte: Manchester United, 'Old Trafford history' and record attendances (manutd.com) · richiamo

  5. His long kick bounced over Alex Stepney; the match at Old Trafford ended 3-3.

    Fonte: Tottenham Hotspur, 'Pat Jennings' heritage pages (tottenhamhotspur.com); The FA, Charity Shield 1967 · richiamo

  6. The ball bounced in front of Ben Foster and over him.

    Fonte: Premier League, match report Tottenham v Watford, 17 March 2007 (premierleague.com) · richiamo

  7. The run, for Blackburn, Aston Villa and Tottenham, lasted from 2004 to 2012.

    Fonte: Premier League, 'Brad Friedel's 310 consecutive appearances' (premierleague.com) · richiamo

  8. 1967, 1986, 1999 and 2013.

    Fonte: Tottenham Hotspur, 'Pat Jennings' heritage pages (tottenhamhotspur.com); The FA, Charity Shield 1967 · richiamo

  9. 1967, 2007, 2013 and 2021.

    Fonte: Newcastle United, 'Tom King's record goal' and Guinness World Records (2021) · richiamo

  10. Helmuth Duckadam saved four in a row in Seville; Steaua became the first Eastern European winners.

    Fonte: UEFA, '1986 European Cup final: Steaua v Barcelona' (uefa.com) · richiamo

2.27Old Hands

Miura at 50, Matthews knighted, Meredith at 49, McBain at 51 and the oldest World Cup players.

Test 1Veterans' recordsFai un test

  1. He scored for Yokohama FC in Japan's second division.

    Fonte: Guinness World Records, 'Oldest professional football goalscorer' (2017) · richiamo

  2. He was knighted in January 1965 and played his last top-flight match for Stoke weeks later, aged 50.

    Fonte: Stoke City FC, 'Sir Stanley Matthews' heritage pages (stokecityfc.com) · richiamo

  3. Blackpool came back from 3-1 down to beat Bolton 4-3 at Wembley.

    Fonte: Stoke City FC, 'Sir Stanley Matthews' heritage pages (stokecityfc.com) · richiamo

  4. He scored in every season from the league's first until 2012-13.

    Fonte: Premier League, 'Records' and season reviews (premierleague.com) · richiamo

  5. The Welsh winger had also played for his country at 45.

    Fonte: Manchester City, 'Billy Meredith' heritage pages (mancity.com) · richiamo

  6. Mondragón had played for Colombia at 43 in 2014.

    Fonte: FIFA, World Cup match reports and records (fifa.com, inside.fifa.com) · richiamo

  7. He was the club's manager; he remains the oldest player in Football League history.

    Fonte: EFL, 'Oldest Football League player' records (efl.com) · richiamo

  8. 51, 49, 43 and 42.

    Fonte: EFL, 'Oldest Football League player' records (efl.com) · richiamo

  9. 1924, 1947, 1965 and 1994.

    Fonte: FIFA, World Cup match reports and records (fifa.com, inside.fifa.com) · richiamo

  10. He is still the oldest scorer in World Cup history.

    Fonte: FIFA, World Cup match reports and records (fifa.com, inside.fifa.com) · richiamo

2.28Transfer Fee Milestones

From Willie Groves' £100 to Neymar's €222m: the fees that moved the market.

Test 1Record transfersFai un test

  1. He moved from West Bromwich Albion to Aston Villa.

    Fonte: Club histories (wba.co.uk, mfc.co.uk, arsenal.com, manutd.com) and The FA records of record fees · richiamo

  2. Herbert Chapman paid Bolton just over £10,000.

    Fonte: Club histories (wba.co.uk, mfc.co.uk, arsenal.com, manutd.com) and The FA records of record fees · richiamo

  3. He had spent a season at Torino; it was the first British fee over £100,000.

    Fonte: Club histories (wba.co.uk, mfc.co.uk, arsenal.com, manutd.com) and The FA records of record fees · richiamo

  4. Bill Nicholson did not want to burden him with the label.

    Fonte: Club histories (wba.co.uk, manutd.com, nufc.co.uk, leedsunited.com, tottenhamhotspur.com) and The FA records of British record fees · richiamo

  5. United paid about £1.5m; Robson went on to captain club and country.

    Fonte: Club histories (wba.co.uk, manutd.com, nufc.co.uk, leedsunited.com, tottenhamhotspur.com) and The FA records of British record fees · richiamo

  6. The deal was valued at about £7m in all.

    Fonte: Club histories (wba.co.uk, manutd.com, nufc.co.uk, leedsunited.com, tottenhamhotspur.com) and The FA records of British record fees · richiamo

  7. He had won the league with Blackburn in 1995.

    Fonte: Newcastle United, 'Alan Shearer' heritage pages (nufc.co.uk) · richiamo

  8. 1893, 1905, 1928 and 1962.

    Fonte: Club histories (wba.co.uk, mfc.co.uk, arsenal.com, manutd.com) and The FA records of record fees · richiamo

  9. 1981, 1995, 1996 and 2000.

    Fonte: Club histories (wba.co.uk, manutd.com, nufc.co.uk, leedsunited.com, tottenhamhotspur.com) and The FA records of British record fees · richiamo

  10. Middlesbrough bought him from Sunderland to escape relegation.

    Fonte: Club histories (wba.co.uk, mfc.co.uk, arsenal.com, manutd.com) and The FA records of record fees · richiamo

2.29Streaks and Unbeaten Runs

Steaua's 104, Leverkusen's unbeaten season, Juventus' nine and the international runs that ended.

Test 1Unbeaten runs and title streaksFai un test

  1. The run, from June 1986 to September 1989, is a European record.

    Fonte: UEFA, 'Steaua's 104-match unbeaten run' (uefa.com) · richiamo

  2. The US won the semi-final 2-0 in Bloemfontein.

    Fonte: FIFA, '2009 Confederations Cup: USA end Spain's run' (inside.fifa.com) · richiamo

  3. Faustino Asprilla scored the only goal at San Siro; the run had begun in 1991.

    Fonte: AC Milan, 'The 58-match unbeaten run' (acmilan.com); Lega Serie A · richiamo

  4. The run ended in 2008-09.

    Fonte: Olympique Lyonnais, 'Sept titres de suite' (ol.fr); LFP (ligue1.fr) · richiamo

  5. The run lasted until 2018.

    Fonte: FC BATE Borisov, 'Club history' (fcbate.by); UEFA club profiles (uefa.com) · richiamo

  6. Metalurgs Liepāja ended the run in 2005.

    Fonte: Latvian Football Federation, 'Virsliga champions' (lff.lv) · richiamo

  7. Laurent Blanc was their coach.

    Fonte: Olympique Lyonnais, 'Sept titres de suite' (ol.fr); LFP (ligue1.fr) · richiamo

  8. 104, 69, 58 and 49 matches; Celtic's run under Brendan Rodgers ended in December 2017.

    Fonte: AC Milan, 'The 58-match unbeaten run' (acmilan.com); Lega Serie A · richiamo

  9. 2008, 2016 and 2018; Dinamo's run of eleven was ended by Rijeka.

    Fonte: League records: LFP (ligue1.fr), Croatian Football Federation (hns-cff.hr) and Belarus Football Federation (abff.by) · richiamo

  10. Rangers took 102 points under Steven Gerrard in 2020-21.

    Fonte: Rangers FC, '55: unbeaten champions 2020-21' (rangers.co.uk); SPFL · richiamo

2.30Records Set by Managers

Guy Roux, Fred Everiss, Pozzo, Happel, Ancelotti, Wenger and Bora Milutinović.

Test 1Managerial recordsFai un test

  1. He held the post from 1902 to 1948.

    Fonte: West Bromwich Albion, 'Fred Everiss' heritage pages (wba.co.uk) · richiamo

  2. He took five different countries to five tournaments in a row.

    Fonte: FIFA, World Cup coaches records (inside.fifa.com) · richiamo

  3. Pentland, who coached Athletic in the 1920s and 1930s, also brought a short-passing game to Bilbao.

    Fonte: Athletic Club, 'Mister Pentland' (athletic-club.eus) · richiamo

  4. Dortmund won in 1997 and Bayern in 2001; Ernst Happel had been the first.

    Fonte: Borussia Dortmund (bvb.de) and FC Bayern (fcbayern.com) club histories; UEFA, Champions League finals 1997 and 2001 · richiamo

  5. He won three titles with Sunderland in the 1890s and two with Liverpool, in 1901 and 1906.

    Fonte: Sunderland AFC (safc.com) and Liverpool FC (liverpoolfc.com) heritage pages on Tom Watson · richiamo

  6. He won the European Cup with Bayern, the UEFA Cup with Mönchengladbach and the Cup Winners' Cup with Barcelona.

    Fonte: FC Bayern, Borussia Mönchengladbach and FC Barcelona club histories; UEFA, European finals 1974, 1979 and 1982 · richiamo

  7. He was known for developing young players such as David Platt and Danny Murphy.

    Fonte: Crewe Alexandra, 'Dario Gradi' (crewealex.net) · richiamo

  8. 46, 26, 24 and 22 years.

    Fonte: West Bromwich Albion, 'Fred Everiss' heritage pages (wba.co.uk) · richiamo

  9. 1922, 1982, 2001 and 2002.

    Fonte: FIFA, World Cup coaches records (inside.fifa.com) · richiamo

  10. China qualified for their first World Cup under him.

    Fonte: FIFA, World Cup coaches records (inside.fifa.com) · richiamo

Fonti

Solo fonti primarie e ufficiali: gli articoli ufficiali della FIFA sui record (fifa.com, inside.fifa.com) e i Guinness World Records (guinnessworldrecords.com). Parafrasato con parole proprie; domande originali scritte. I fatti di tipo record sono datati in modo esplicito per evitare che diventino obsoleti.

  • Club histories (wba.co.uk, mfc.co.uk, arsenal.com, manutd.com) and The FA records of record fees5
  • SPFL and Scottish FA attendance records; Rangers FC, 'Ibrox history' (rangers.co.uk)4
  • Manchester United, 'Old Trafford history' and record attendances (manutd.com)4
  • Club histories (wba.co.uk, manutd.com, nufc.co.uk, leedsunited.com, tottenhamhotspur.com) and The FA records of British record fees4
  • FIFA, inside.fifa.com/news/the-story-behind-an-unlikely-world-record3
  • Arbroath FC, 'Club history: 36-0' (arbroathfc.co.uk); Scottish FA records3
  • EFL, 'Records' (efl.com)3
  • FIFA, World Cup match reports and records (fifa.com, inside.fifa.com)3
  • FIFA, World Cup coaches records (inside.fifa.com)3
  • FourFourTwo, fourfourtwo.com/features/story-hungarys-10-0-rout-el-salvador-19822
  • Olympics.com, olympics.com/en/news/penalty-shootout-football-world-cup-stats2
  • Everton FC, 'Dixie Dean' heritage pages (evertonfc.com)2
  • EFL, 'Records: most Football League goals' (efl.com); Leicester City and Shrewsbury Town heritage pages2
  • AFC Bournemouth, 'Ted MacDougall's nine' (afcb.co.uk); The FA, FA Cup records2
  • Newcastle United, 'Len Shackleton' heritage pages (nufc.co.uk)2
  • Premier League, 'Records' and season reviews (premierleague.com)2
  • Tottenham Hotspur, 'Pat Jennings' heritage pages (tottenhamhotspur.com); The FA, Charity Shield 19672
  • Stoke City FC, 'Sir Stanley Matthews' heritage pages (stokecityfc.com)2
  • EFL, 'Oldest Football League player' records (efl.com)2
  • AC Milan, 'The 58-match unbeaten run' (acmilan.com); Lega Serie A2
  • Olympique Lyonnais, 'Sept titres de suite' (ol.fr); LFP (ligue1.fr)2
  • West Bromwich Albion, 'Fred Everiss' heritage pages (wba.co.uk)2
  • Guinness World Records, guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/101615-largest-attendance-at-a-football-soccer-fifa-world-cup-match1
  • FIFA, fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/articles/just-fontaine-thirteen-goals-19581
  • FIFA, fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/articles/pele-three-world-cup-titles-only-player1
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  • FIFA, fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/articles/england-west-germany-19661
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