Most targets scored in a event
Regardless of additionally setting an equal-record variety of scoreless attracts on the event with seven, Qatar 2022 grew to become the highest-scoring FIFA World Cup in historical past with 142 targets netted throughout the 64 matches.
Six of these matches noticed a complete of six targets or extra scored, together with the 3-3 thriller between Cameroon and Serbia within the second Group G and the heart-stopping closing, through which Argentina gained 4-2 on penalties after drawing 3-3 with France after extra-time.
Six matches with 6+ targets:
World Cup Ultimate – ARG v FRA (3-3)
SPA v CRC (7-0)
Most cautions in a match for one staff AND each groups – Netherlands v Argentina (QF)
To say that La Albiceleste’s quarter-final towards the Netherlands was a fiery encounter can be an understatement.
The match surpassed the notorious ‘Battle of Nuremberg’, a 2006 group recreation between Portugal and the Netherlands, because the match with essentially the most bookings in World Cup historical past, with eight of the 17 playing cards drawn being issued to Argentinian gamers and a further two given to move coach Lionel Scaloni and assist workers Walter Samuel.
Levelling with Portugal within the Battle of Nuremberg match, the Oranje Yellow obtained the equal most bookings in a World Cup match within the course of with 9 yellows.
First host nation to lose opening match AND all different event matches – Qatar
2022 host nation Qatar appeared to create increasingly more undesirable historical past because the event went on, amid their disastrous group exit through which they conceded seven targets and scored only one.
The AFC associates set a 92-year first with their 2-0 loss to Ecuador first up at Qatar 2022, turning into the first-ever host nation to lose their opening match, whereas their following losses to Senegal and Netherlands respectively sealed their history-making, winless destiny.
They had been additionally solely the second staff within the event’s historical past to exit within the group stage, following South Africa’s respectable third-placed end in 2010.
Most World Cup appearances – Brazil
Regardless of being the pre-tournament favorite for a lot of and subsequently disappointing in Qatar by way of their quarter-final exit to Croatia on penalties, Brazil retained the title of the nation with essentially the most appearances in World Cup finals.
They stand as the one nation to seem in all 22 editions of the event.
Participant with essentially the most appearances AND event assists – Lionel Messi
The Argentina captain surpassed Germany’s Lothar Matthäus (25) and Miroslav Klose (24), and Italy’s Paolo Maldini (23) because the participant with most appearances on the World Cup finals with 26.
Messi completed one purpose shy of Golden Boot winner Kylian Mbappe of France with seven, however took residence the Golden Ball for the second time in his profession after Argentina’s well-known victory within the closing.
The 35-year-old additionally put himself amongst elite firm within the type of Pele and Diego Maradona to equal their help tally on the event, with eight purpose assists throughout his 5 totally different tournaments.
Most targets scored in a closing AND in finals matches total – Kylian Mbappe
The Paris Saint-Germain man smashed the earlier report of two targets scored by a single participant in a World Cup closing, surpassing Brazilian Ronaldo’s 2002 report of 12 minutes between targets, however touched one other milestone along with his third as he grew to become solely the second participant in historical past to attain a hat-trick in a World Cup closing after England’s Geoff Hurst in 1966.
He additionally joined Brazil’s Vava, Pele, Germany’s Paul Breitner and Zinedine Zidane as one in all solely 5 gamers to attain in a number of World Cup finals, following his stunner within the 2018 closing towards Croatia. Nevertheless, he additionally set the report for many targets in finals matches total with 4.
Most tournaments scored in – Cristiano Ronaldo
Though the 37-year-old’s Qatar 2022 ended on a bitter word with Portugal’s quarter-final exit to Morocco and dramas surrounding his positioning on the Portuguese bench for lengthy durations of the event, it began off convincingly with a purpose of their opening group win over Ghana.
The opening strike within the 3-2 win meant that Ronaldo grew to become the primary and solely participant the web a purpose throughout 5 totally different tournaments, discovering the again of the web in every of the 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022 tournaments.
Most penalties saved in common time* – Wojciech Szczęsny
The Polish shot-stopper levelled with compatriot Jan Tomaszewski’s two saves from 1974, Iker Casillas’ two saves in common time throughout the 2002 and 2010 tournaments and Brad Friedel’s twin penalty stops in 2002 for america for essentially the most penalties saved in a World Cup excluding penalty shoot-outs.
First, he denied Saudi Arabia’s Salem Al Dawsari from the spot en path to a 2-0 victory of their second Group C encounter, and stopped eventual Golden Ball winner Lionel Messi within the following match regardless of the eventual defeat.
Most penalties saved in a single penalty-shoot-out AND total – Dominik Livaković
Following a string of spectacular performances in Qatar, the Croatian gloveman most likely would have walked away from the event feeling robbed of the Golden Glove, which was finally awarded to infamous closing hero Emiliano Martínez of Argentina.
The Dinamo Zagreb man proved to be the match-winner within the Spherical of 16 towards Japan the place he made three penalty saves – thus equalling the report of compatriot Danijel Subašić in 2018 towards Denmark, in addition to Portugal’s Ricardo towards England in 2006 for many penalties saved in a single shoot-out.
Making a further save in a shoot-out to disclaim Rodrygo and Brazil a spot within the semi-finals, he levelled with Subasic, Germany’s Harald Schumacher and Sergio Goycochea of Argentina because the fourth participant with the equal most penalties saved total in penalty shoot-outs.