In football, the seemingly unachievable is occasionally accomplished in absurd ways. However, some achievements in the lovely game will undoubtedly never even come close to being surpassed. Let’s see some of the most unbreakable records in the history of FIFA World Cup football until now.
List of FIFA Records that cannot be broken, according to experts:
- The Estadio de Maracana hosted the 1950 Jules Rimet Cup, which officially holds the record for the biggest crowd in a FIFA World Cup game of 173,830. Informally, the number was 199,854.
- Longest suspension during a World Cup qualifying campaign: Roberto Rojas of Chile currently has the world record for the longest suspension during a qualifying campaign. Following his notorious deed of being injured by a flare thrown by a Brazilian fan during Chile’s 1990 World Cup qualifier against Brazil, FIFA permanently punished the goalie.
- Juan Jose Tramutola of Argentina now holds the record for being the youngest coach to oversee a team. When Argentina played their first match against France, the Argentine earned the distinction of becoming the World Cup’s youngest coach ever at the age of only 27 years and 267 days.
- The Turkish player Hakan Sukur now holds the record for the quickest goal ever scored from the first kickoff. The Bull of Bosphorus had made 112 appearances for the senior squad and had netted 51 goals.
- Italy and Uruguay are the only two nations to have won the World Cup on their first tournament appearance. The original 1930 FIFA World Cup was won by Uruguay, while the 1934 tournament was won by Italy. By chance, both had previously won the championship while serving as the hosts.
- Largest victory margin in a qualifying match: Australia defeated American Samoa by the largest margin in a qualifying match. In the qualifying matches for 2002, they crushed them by a massive margin of 31-0.
- Fastest red card in a World Cup: Jose Batista of Uruguay currently holds the record for the quickest dismissal. At the 1986 World Cup, he was dismissed from the game against Scotland after only 56 seconds.
- Youngest official to officiate at a World Cup: Juan Gardeazabal of Spain currently holds the record for being the youngest official to officiate at a FIFA World Cup. At the 1958 FIFA World Cup, Gardeazabal officiated in France’s 3-7 thrashing of Paraguay.
- Fewest games a nation has played in a World Cup: Indonesia currently holds the record for the fewest games a nation has played in a FIFA World Cup. Dutch East Indies, Indonesia’s previous name, automatically qualified for the 1938 FIFA World Cup. Unfortunately, Hungary destroyed them 6-0 in their opening match to send them home.
- Most cautions issued to a player in a World Cup game: Josip Simunic of Croatia holds the record for most cautions issued to a player in a World Cup game. He received three yellow cards from referee Graham Poll (61, 90, and 93 seconds) before being sent off in the 2006 World Cup match against Australia.
These were some of the most unbreakable records in the history of the FIFA world cup.
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