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Soccer Digest, June-July, 2002
World Cup Records
WORLD CUP MEDALIST AND CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
YEAR CHAMPION RUNNER-UP FINAL SCORE
1930 Uruguay Argentina 4-2
1934 Italy Czechoslovakia 2-1 (et)
1938 Italy Hungary 4-2
1950 Uruguay Brazil 2-1
1954 West Germany Hungary 3-2
1958 Brazil Sweden 5-2
1962 Brazil Czechoslovakia 3-1
1966 England West Germany 4-2 (et)
1970 Brazil Italy 4-1
1974 West Germany Holland 2-1
1978 Argentina Holland 3-1
1982 Italy West Germany 3-1
1986 Argentina West Germany 3-2
1990 West Germany Argentina 1-0
1994 Brazil Italy 0-0 (3-2)
1998 France Brazil 3-0
YEAR WINNING COACH THIRD PLACE
1930 Alberto Supicci USA, Yugoslavia
1934 Virttorio Pozzo Germany
1938 Virttorio Pozzo Brazil
1950 Juan Lopez Sweden
1954 Sepp Herberger Austria
1958 Vicente Feola France
1962 Aymore Modera Chile
1966 Alf Ramsey * Portugal
1970 Mario Zagallo West Germany
1974 Helmut Schoen Poland
1978 Cesar Monetti Brazil
1982 Enzo Bearzot Poland
1986 Carlos Bilardo France
1990 Franz Beckenbauer Italy
1994 Cados Alberto Parreira Sweden
1998 Aime Jacquet Croatia
ALL-TIME WORLD CUP ATTENDANCE
YEAR HOST GAMES ATT. AVG.
1930 Uruguay 18 434,500 24,139
1934 Italy 17 395,000 23,235
1938 France 18 483,000 26,833
1950 Brazil 22 1,337,000 60,773
1954 Switzeland 26 943,000 36,269
1958 Sweden 35 868,000 24,800
1962 Chile 32 776,000 24,250
1966 England 32 1,614,677 50,459
1970 Mexico 32 1,673,975 52,312
1974 West Germany 38 1,774,022 46,685
1978 Argentina 38 1,610,215 42,374
1982 Spain 52 1,842,250 35,428
1986 Mexico 52 2,184,522 42,010
1990 Italy 52 2,515,168 48,369
1994 USA 52 3,587,538 68,991
1998 France 64 2,775,400 43,366
GOALS PER GAME, BY CUP
YEAR HOST GAMES GOALS AVERAGE
1930 Uruguay 18 70 3.89
1934 Italy 17 70 4.12
1938 France 18 84 4.67
1950 Brazil 22 88 4.00
1954 Switzerland 26 140 5.38
1958 Sweden 35 126 3.60
1962 Chile 32 89 2.78
1966 England 32 89 2.78
1970 Mexico 32 95 2.97
1974 West Germany 38 97 2.55
1978 Argentina 38 102 2.68
1982 Spain 52 146 2.81
1986 Mexico 52 132 2.54
1990 Italy 52 115 2.21
1994 USA 52 141 2.71
1998 France 64 171 2.67
TOP GOAL-SCORERS, BY CUP
YEAR PLAYER COUNTRY GOALS
1930 Guillermo Stabile Argentina 8
1934 Edmund Conen Germany 4
Oldrich Nejedy Czechoslovakia 4
Angelo Schiavio Italy 4
1938 Leonidas Brazil 7
1950 Ademir Brazil 7
1954 Sandor Kocsis Hungary 11
1958 Just Fontaine France 13
Florian Albert Hungary 4
Gardncha Brazil 4
Valentin Ivanov Soviet Union 4
Drazan Jerkovic Yugoslavia 4
Leonel Sanchez Chile 4
Vava Brazil 4
1966 Eusebio Portugal 9
1970 Gerd Mdller W. Germany 10
1974 Grzegorz Lato Poland 7
1978 Mado Kempes Argentina 6
1982 Paolo Rossi Italy 6
1986 Gary Lineker England 6
1990 Salvatore Schillaci Italy 6
1994 Oleg Salenko Russia 6
Hristo Stoitchkov Bulgaria 6
1998 Davor Suker Croatia 6
MOST GOALS SCORED, ALL-TIME
GAMES PLAYER COUNTRY
25 Lothar Matthaus (West) Germany
21 Diego Maradona Argentina
Uwe Seeler West Germany
Wladislaw Zmuda Poland
20 Franz Beckenbauer West Germany
Thomas Berthold (West) Germany
Antonio Cabrini Italy
Dunga Brazil
Mario Kempes Argentina
Jurgen Klinsmann (West) Germany
Grzegorz Lato Poland
Pierre Littbarski West Germany
Sepp Maier West Germany
Paolo Maldini Italy
Wolfgang Overath West Germany
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge West Germany
Kad-Heinz Schnellinger West Germany
Enzo Scifo Belgium
Gaetano Sdrea Italy
Peter Shilton England
Taffarel Brazil
Berti Vogts West Germany
Dino Zoff Italy
16 Roberto Baggio Italy
Guiseppe Bergomi Italy
Andreas Brehme (West) Germany
Zbigniew Boniek Poland
Jan Ceulemans Belgium
Jairzinho Brazil
Oscar Ruggeri Argentina
Sergi Zubizarreta Spain
MOST GOALS SCORED, ALL-TIME
GAMES PLAYER COUNTRY
14 Gerd Muller West Germany
13 Just Fontaine France
12 Pele Brazil
11 Jurgen Klinsmann (West) Germany
Sandor Kocsis Hungary
10 Teofilo Cubillas Peru
Grzegorz Lato Poland
Gary Lineker England
Helmut Rahn West Germany
9 Roberto Baggio Italy
Gabriel Batistuta Argentina
Eusebio Portugal
Jairzinho Brazil
Lothar Matthaus (West) Germany
Paolo Rossi Italy
Kad-Heinz Rummenigge West Germany
Uwe Seeler West Germany
Vava Brazil
ALL-TIIME WORLD CUP $TANDINGS
RANK COUNTRY GP W D L GF CA PTS.
1. Brazil 80 53 14 13 173 78 120
2. Germany/West Germany 78 45 17 16 162 103 107
3. Italy 66 38 16 12 105 62 92
4. Argentina 57 29 10 18 100 69 68
5. England 45 20 13 12 62 42 53
6. France 41 21 6 14 86 58 48
7. Spain 40 16 10 14 61 48 42
8. Yugoslavia 37 16 8 13 60 46 40
9. Russia/Soviet Union 34 16 6 12 60 40 38
10. Uruguay 38 15 8 14 61 52 38
11. Holland 32 14 9 9 56 36 37
12. Sweden 38 14 9 15 66 60 37
13. Hungary 32 15 3 14 87 57 33
14. Poland 25 13 5 7 39 29 31
15. Austria 29 12 4 13 43 47 28
16. Czechoslovakia 27 11 5 14 44 45 27
17. Mexico 37 8 10 19 39 75 26
18. Belgium 29 9 4 16 37 53 22
19. Romania 21 8 5 8 30 32 21
20. Chile 25 7 6 12 31 40 20
21. Switzerland 22 6 3 13 33 51 15
22. Scotland 23 4 7 12 25 41 15
23. Paraguay 15 4 6 5 19 27 14
24. Bulgaria 26 3 8 15 22 53 14
25. Portugal 9 6 0 3 19 12 12
26. Cameroon 14 3 6 5 13 26 12
27. Denmark 9 5 1 3 19 13 11
28. Northern Ireland 13 3 5 5 13 23 11
29. Peru 15 4 3 8 19 31 11
30. Croatia 6 5 0 2 11 5 10
31. United States 17 4 1 12 18 38 9
32. Nigeria 8 4 0 4 13 13 8
33. Morocco 13 2 4 7 12 18 8
34. Colombia 13 3 2 8 14 23 8
35. Norway 8 2 3 3 3 7 7
36. Ireland 9 1 5 3 4 7 7
37. East Germany 6 2 2 2 5 5 6
38. Wales 5 1 3 1 4 4 5
39. Algeria 6 2 1 3 6 10 5
40. Saudi Arabia 7 2 1 4 7 13 5
41. Costa Rica 4 2 0 2 4 6 4
42. Tunisia 6 1 2 3 3 2 4
43. South Korea 14 0 4 10 11 43 4
44. Cuba 3 1 1 1 5 12 3
45. North Korea 4 1 1 2 5 9 3
46. Iran 6 1 1 4 4 12 3
47. Turkey 3 1 0 2 10 11 2
48. Honduras 3 0 2 1 2 3 2
49. Israel 3 0 2 1 1 3 2
50. South Africa 3 0 2 1 3 6 2
51. Egypt 4 0 2 2 3 6 2
Names and Numbers: WORLD CUP RECORDS
8. Yugoslavia 37 16 8 13 60 46 40
9. Russia/Soviet Union 34 16 6 12 60 40 38
10. Uruguay 38 15 8 14 61 52 38
11, Holland 32 14 9 9 56 36 37
12. Sweden 38 14 9 15 66 60 37
13. Hungary 32 15 3 14 87 57 33
14. Poland 25 13 5 7 39 29 31
15. Austria 29 12 4 13 43 47 28
16. Czechoslovakia 27 11 5 14 44 45 27
17. Mexico 37 8 10 19 39 75 26
18. Belgium 29 9 4 16 37 53 22
19. Romania 21 8 5 8 30 32 21
20. Chile 25 7 6 12 31 40 20
21. Switzerland 22 6 3 13 33 51 15
22. Scotland 23 4 7 12 25 41 15
23. Paraguay 15 4 6 5 19 27 14
24. Bulgaria 26 3 8 15 22 53 14
25. Portugal 9 6 0 3 19 12 12
26. Cameroon 14 3 6 5 13 26 12
27. Denmark 9 5 1 3 19 13 11
28. Northern Ireland 13 3 5 5 13 23 11
29. Peru 15 4 3 8 19 31 11
30, Croatia 6 5 0 2 11 5 10
31. United States 17 4 1 12 18 38 9
32. Nigeria 8 4 0 4 13 13 8
33. Morocco 13 2 4 7 12 18 8
34. Colombia 13 3 2 8 14 23 8
35. Norway 8 2 3 3 3 7 7
36. Ireland 9 1 5 3 4 7 7
37. East Germany 6 2 2 2 5 5 6
38. Wales 5 1 3 1 4 4 5
39. Algeria 6 2 1 3 6 10 5
40. Saudi Arabia 7 2 1 4 7 13 5
41. Costa Rica 4 2 0 2 4 6 4
42. Tunisia 6 1 2 3 3 2 4
43. South Korea 14 0 4 10 11 43 4
44. Cuba 3 1 1 1 5 12 3
45. North Korea 4 1 1 2 5 9 3
46. Iran 6 1 1 4 4 12 3
47. Turkey 3 1 0 2 10 11 2
48. Honduras 3 0 2 1 2 3 2
49. Israel 3 0 2 1 1 3 2
50. South Africa 3 0 2 1 3 6 2
51. Egypt 4 0 2 2 3 6 2
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