# Capitolo 2: Record e statistiche

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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.

## 2.21 Presenze, 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 1: Record di presenze, reti e tappe dei Mondiali

- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)

## 2.22 Cartellini, 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 1: Record dei Mondiali su cartellini, sostituzioni, tiri di rigore e risultati

- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)

## 2.23 Seasons of the Great Scorers

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

### Test 1: Record scoring seasons

- 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))
- He scored a hat-trick against Arsenal at Goodison Park, the last goal a header. (Fonte: Everton FC, 'Dixie Dean' heritage pages (evertonfc.com))
- He topped the list for Chelsea and Tottenham between 1959 and 1969. (Fonte: Tottenham Hotspur, 'Jimmy Greaves' (tottenhamhotspur.com); EFL records)
- 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)
- 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)
- Bournemouth won the first-round tie 11-0. (Fonte: AFC Bournemouth, 'Ted MacDougall's nine' (afcb.co.uk); The FA, FA Cup records)
- The European Championship qualifier at Wembley finished 5-0. (Fonte: The FA, 'England match archive: England 5-0 Cyprus, 1975' (englandfootball.com))
- 10 (1936), 9 (1971), 8 (1928) and 5 (1975). (Fonte: AFC Bournemouth, 'Ted MacDougall's nine' (afcb.co.uk); The FA, FA Cup records)
- 1936, 1965, 1971 and 1975. (Fonte: EFL, 'Records: most Football League goals' (efl.com); Leicester City and Shrewsbury Town heritage pages)
- 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)

## 2.24 Scorelines from the Archive

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

### Test 1: Record scorelines

- 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)
- Preston were on their way to becoming the 'Invincibles'. (Fonte: The FA, 'FA Cup records' (thefa.com))
- Stockport County had beaten Halifax by the same score in 1934. (Fonte: Newcastle United, 'Len Shackleton' heritage pages (nufc.co.uk))
- Shackleton had joined from Bradford Park Avenue days earlier. (Fonte: Newcastle United, 'Len Shackleton' heritage pages (nufc.co.uk))
- No top-flight side in England has won by more since. (Fonte: EFL, 'Records' (efl.com))
- It came in the Cup Winners' Cup, which Sporting went on to win. (Fonte: UEFA, 'Competition records: biggest wins' (uefa.com))
- They beat Jeunesse Hautcharage 8-0 away and 13-0 at Stamford Bridge. (Fonte: Chelsea FC, 'European history' (chelseafc.com))
- Margins of 36, 26, 15 and 13 goals. (Fonte: Arbroath FC, 'Club history: 36-0' (arbroathfc.co.uk); Scottish FA records)
- 1909, 1934, 1971 and 1995. (Fonte: EFL, 'Records' (efl.com))
- 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)

## 2.25 Crowds of the Past

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

### Test 1: Record attendances

- 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))
- Rangers played Celtic in the New Year derby. (Fonte: SPFL and Scottish FA attendance records; Rangers FC, 'Ibrox history' (rangers.co.uk))
- 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))
- It was an FA Cup semi-final; United were not playing. (Fonte: Manchester United, 'Old Trafford history' and record attendances (manutd.com))
- It was a First Division match on 12 October 1935. (Fonte: Chelsea FC, 'Stamford Bridge history' (chelseafc.com))
- 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))
- It was an FA Cup fourth-round tie. (Fonte: Liverpool FC, 'Anfield history' (liverpoolfc.com))
- 149,415, 118,567, 83,260 and 82,905. (Fonte: SPFL and Scottish FA attendance records; Rangers FC, 'Ibrox history' (rangers.co.uk))
- 1935, 1939, 1948 and 1952. (Fonte: Manchester United, 'Old Trafford history' and record attendances (manutd.com))
- Wimbledon were sharing Crystal Palace's Selhurst Park at the time. (Fonte: Premier League, 'Records' and season reviews (premierleague.com))

## 2.26 Goalkeepers in the Record Books

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

### Test 1: Record dei portieri

- Vélez Sarsfield beat Ferro Carril Oeste 6-1. (Fonte: Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield, 'Chilavert' (velez.com.ar); Guinness World Records)
- 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)
- He reached the thousand with Leyton Orient in 1996, at the age of 47. (Fonte: EFL, 'Records' (efl.com))
- 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))
- 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)
- The ball bounced in front of Ben Foster and over him. (Fonte: Premier League, match report Tottenham v Watford, 17 March 2007 (premierleague.com))
- The run, for Blackburn, Aston Villa and Tottenham, lasted from 2004 to 2012. (Fonte: Premier League, 'Brad Friedel's 310 consecutive appearances' (premierleague.com))
- 1967, 1986, 1999 and 2013. (Fonte: Tottenham Hotspur, 'Pat Jennings' heritage pages (tottenhamhotspur.com); The FA, Charity Shield 1967)
- 1967, 2007, 2013 and 2021. (Fonte: Newcastle United, 'Tom King's record goal' and Guinness World Records (2021))
- 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))

## 2.27 Old Hands

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

### Test 1: Veterans' records

- He scored for Yokohama FC in Japan's second division. (Fonte: Guinness World Records, 'Oldest professional football goalscorer' (2017))
- 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))
- 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))
- He scored in every season from the league's first until 2012-13. (Fonte: Premier League, 'Records' and season reviews (premierleague.com))
- The Welsh winger had also played for his country at 45. (Fonte: Manchester City, 'Billy Meredith' heritage pages (mancity.com))
- Mondragón had played for Colombia at 43 in 2014. (Fonte: FIFA, World Cup match reports and records (fifa.com, inside.fifa.com))
- He was the club's manager; he remains the oldest player in Football League history. (Fonte: EFL, 'Oldest Football League player' records (efl.com))
- 51, 49, 43 and 42. (Fonte: EFL, 'Oldest Football League player' records (efl.com))
- 1924, 1947, 1965 and 1994. (Fonte: FIFA, World Cup match reports and records (fifa.com, inside.fifa.com))
- He is still the oldest scorer in World Cup history. (Fonte: FIFA, World Cup match reports and records (fifa.com, inside.fifa.com))

## 2.28 Transfer Fee Milestones

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

### Test 1: Record transfers

- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- He had won the league with Blackburn in 1995. (Fonte: Newcastle United, 'Alan Shearer' heritage pages (nufc.co.uk))
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)

## 2.29 Streaks and Unbeaten Runs

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

### Test 1: Unbeaten runs and title streaks

- The run, from June 1986 to September 1989, is a European record. (Fonte: UEFA, 'Steaua's 104-match unbeaten run' (uefa.com))
- The US won the semi-final 2-0 in Bloemfontein. (Fonte: FIFA, '2009 Confederations Cup: USA end Spain's run' (inside.fifa.com))
- 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)
- The run ended in 2008-09. (Fonte: Olympique Lyonnais, 'Sept titres de suite' (ol.fr); LFP (ligue1.fr))
- The run lasted until 2018. (Fonte: FC BATE Borisov, 'Club history' (fcbate.by); UEFA club profiles (uefa.com))
- Metalurgs Liepāja ended the run in 2005. (Fonte: Latvian Football Federation, 'Virsliga champions' (lff.lv))
- Laurent Blanc was their coach. (Fonte: Olympique Lyonnais, 'Sept titres de suite' (ol.fr); LFP (ligue1.fr))
- 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)
- 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))
- Rangers took 102 points under Steven Gerrard in 2020-21. (Fonte: Rangers FC, '55: unbeaten champions 2020-21' (rangers.co.uk); SPFL)

## 2.30 Records Set by Managers

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

### Test 1: Managerial records

- He held the post from 1902 to 1948. (Fonte: West Bromwich Albion, 'Fred Everiss' heritage pages (wba.co.uk))
- He took five different countries to five tournaments in a row. (Fonte: FIFA, World Cup coaches records (inside.fifa.com))
- 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))
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- He was known for developing young players such as David Platt and Danny Murphy. (Fonte: Crewe Alexandra, 'Dario Gradi' (crewealex.net))
- 46, 26, 24 and 22 years. (Fonte: West Bromwich Albion, 'Fred Everiss' heritage pages (wba.co.uk))
- 1922, 1982, 2001 and 2002. (Fonte: FIFA, World Cup coaches records (inside.fifa.com))
- China qualified for their first World Cup under him. (Fonte: FIFA, World Cup coaches records (inside.fifa.com))

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.

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