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Capítulo 2: Récords y estadísticas

10 tests · 100 datos · actualizado el 23 de octubre de 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.

2.21Asistencia, goles e hitos del Mundial

Los récords oficiales más conocidos del fútbol: el récord de asistencia, la mayor victoria internacional, hazañas goleadoras individuales y un puñado de primicias y marcas duraderas del Mundial.

Test 1Récords de asistencia, goles e hitos del MundialHacer un test

  1. Guinness World Records reconoce los 173.850 espectadores de pago en el Maracaná el 16 de julio de 1950 como récord oficial de asistencia a un partido de fútbol, aunque las estimaciones no oficiales son más altas.

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

  2. Australia derrotó a Samoa Americana por 31-0 en una clasificatoria para el Mundial de 2002 el 11 de abril de 2001, la mayor diferencia oficial de goles en el fútbol internacional.

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

  3. Archie Thompson, de Australia, marcó 13 goles en la victoria por 31-0 sobre Samoa Americana el 11 de abril de 2001, un récord en un partido internacional.

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

  4. David Zdrilic añadió 8 goles propios en el mismo partido, la segunda mejor marca individual en un partido internacional desde la Primera Guerra Mundial.

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

  5. Just Fontaine, de Francia, marcó 13 goles en el Mundial de 1958, todavía el récord en un solo torneo; nadie lo ha igualado desde entonces.

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

  6. Pelé ganó el Mundial con Brasil en 1958, 1962 y 1970, el único jugador de la historia que lo ha ganado tres veces.

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

  7. Norman Whiteside, de Irlanda del Norte, tenía 17 años y 41 días cuando jugó contra Yugoslavia el 17 de junio de 1982, superando el anterior récord de Pelé.

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

  8. Geoff Hurst, de Inglaterra, marcó tres goles en la final de 1966 contra Alemania Occidental, el primer triplete en una final del Mundial.

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

  9. Hakan Şükür, de Turquía, marcó contra Corea del Sur a los 11 segundos del partido por el tercer puesto de 2002, batiendo el récord de Václav Mašek de 1962.

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

  10. Lucien Laurent, de Francia, marcó el primer gol de la historia del Mundial de la FIFA, en la victoria por 4-1 sobre México el 13 de julio de 1930.

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

2.22Tarjetas, sustituciones, tandas de penales y goleadas

Primicias del Mundial en torno a la disciplina y la táctica (las primeras y más rápidas tarjetas rojas, la primera sustitución, la primera tanda de penales), junto con los partidos de mayor diferencia y más goles del torneo.

Test 1Récords del Mundial en tarjetas, sustituciones, tandas de penales y resultadosHacer un test

  1. Carlos Caszely, de Chile, fue expulsado con tarjeta roja directa en el minuto 67 contra Alemania Occidental el 14 de junio de 1974 por patear a Berti Vogts tras una entrada, la primera tarjeta roja mostrada en un Mundial.

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

  2. José Batista, de Uruguay, fue expulsado a los 56 segundos del partido contra Escocia en 1986, todavía la tarjeta roja más rápida de la historia de los Mundiales.

    Fuente: Relatos contrastados de la historia del Mundial sobre Uruguay-Escocia, 1986 · recuerdo

  3. Hungría derrotó a El Salvador por 10-1 el 15 de junio de 1982, la única vez que un equipo ha marcado diez goles en un partido del Mundial; la diferencia de nueve goles la comparten Hungría 9-0 Corea del Sur (1954) y Yugoslavia 9-0 Zaire (1974).

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

  4. László Kiss, de Hungría, entró como suplente y marcó un triplete en solo siete minutos en aquella victoria récord, el único triplete de un suplente en un Mundial.

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

  5. Essam El-Hadary, de Egipto, fue titular contra Arabia Saudí el 25 de junio de 2018 con 45 años y 161 días, tanto su debut en un Mundial como el récord de jugador de mayor edad.

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

  6. Las sustituciones se introdujeron en el Mundial de 1970; Anatoliy Puzach, de la Unión Soviética, fue el primer jugador utilizado como suplente, al sustituir a Viktor Serebryanikov en el descanso contra México.

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

  7. Alemania Occidental derrotó a Francia por 5-4 en la tanda de penales tras un empate 3-3 en la semifinal de 1982 en Sevilla, el primer partido de un Mundial decidido en una tanda.

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

  8. Los 12 lanzamientos de la semifinal de 1982 solo los iguala la victoria de Suecia por 5-4 en la tanda ante Rumanía en los cuartos de final de 1994, la más larga de la historia de los Mundiales, junto con aquella.

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

  9. Los 25 partidos de Lothar Matthäus en cinco Mundiales fueron el récord desde 1998 hasta que Lionel Messi lo superó en la final de 2022; Messi terminó el torneo de 2026 con 34 partidos, y Cristiano Ronaldo es el siguiente con 27.

    Fuente: Guinness World Records, most appearances in FIFA World Cup finals (junio de 2026); FootballTransfers, tabla de apariciones, 21 de julio de 2026 · recuerdo

  10. Austria remontó un 3-0 en contra para derrotar a Suiza por 7-5 el 26 de junio de 1954, 12 goles en un partido, todavía el de más goles de la historia de los Mundiales.

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

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 seasonsHacer un test

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

    Fuente: Everton FC, 'Dixie Dean' heritage pages (evertonfc.com) · recuerdo

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

    Fuente: Everton FC, 'Dixie Dean' heritage pages (evertonfc.com) · recuerdo

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  9. 1936, 1965, 1971 and 1975.

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

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

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

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 scorelinesHacer un test

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

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

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

    Fuente: The FA, 'FA Cup records' (thefa.com) · recuerdo

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

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

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

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

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

    Fuente: EFL, 'Records' (efl.com) · recuerdo

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

    Fuente: UEFA, 'Competition records: biggest wins' (uefa.com) · recuerdo

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

    Fuente: Chelsea FC, 'European history' (chelseafc.com) · recuerdo

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

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

  9. 1909, 1934, 1971 and 1995.

    Fuente: EFL, 'Records' (efl.com) · recuerdo

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

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

2.25Crowds of the Past

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

Test 1Record attendancesHacer un test

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

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

  2. Rangers played Celtic in the New Year derby.

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Fuente: Chelsea FC, 'Stamford Bridge history' (chelseafc.com) · recuerdo

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

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

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

    Fuente: Liverpool FC, 'Anfield history' (liverpoolfc.com) · recuerdo

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

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

  9. 1935, 1939, 1948 and 1952.

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

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

    Fuente: Premier League, 'Records' and season reviews (premierleague.com) · recuerdo

2.26Goalkeepers in the Record Books

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

Test 1Récords de guardametasHacer un test

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

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

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

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

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

    Fuente: EFL, 'Records' (efl.com) · recuerdo

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  8. 1967, 1986, 1999 and 2013.

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

  9. 1967, 2007, 2013 and 2021.

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

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

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

2.27Old Hands

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

Test 1Veterans' recordsHacer un test

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

    Fuente: Guinness World Records, 'Oldest professional football goalscorer' (2017) · recuerdo

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

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

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

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

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

    Fuente: Premier League, 'Records' and season reviews (premierleague.com) · recuerdo

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

    Fuente: Manchester City, 'Billy Meredith' heritage pages (mancity.com) · recuerdo

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

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

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

    Fuente: EFL, 'Oldest Football League player' records (efl.com) · recuerdo

  8. 51, 49, 43 and 42.

    Fuente: EFL, 'Oldest Football League player' records (efl.com) · recuerdo

  9. 1924, 1947, 1965 and 1994.

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

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

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

2.28Transfer Fee Milestones

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

Test 1Record transfersHacer un test

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  8. 1893, 1905, 1928 and 1962.

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

  9. 1981, 1995, 1996 and 2000.

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

  10. Middlesbrough bought him from Sunderland to escape relegation.

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

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 streaksHacer un test

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

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

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

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

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

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

  4. The run ended in 2008-09.

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

  5. The run lasted until 2018.

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

  6. Metalurgs Liepāja ended the run in 2005.

    Fuente: Latvian Football Federation, 'Virsliga champions' (lff.lv) · recuerdo

  7. Laurent Blanc was their coach.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2.30Records Set by Managers

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

Test 1Managerial recordsHacer un test

  1. He held the post from 1902 to 1948.

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

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

    Fuente: FIFA, World Cup coaches records (inside.fifa.com) · recuerdo

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

    Fuente: Athletic Club, 'Mister Pentland' (athletic-club.eus) · recuerdo

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Fuente: Crewe Alexandra, 'Dario Gradi' (crewealex.net) · recuerdo

  8. 46, 26, 24 and 22 years.

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

  9. 1922, 1982, 2001 and 2002.

    Fuente: FIFA, World Cup coaches records (inside.fifa.com) · recuerdo

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

    Fuente: FIFA, World Cup coaches records (inside.fifa.com) · recuerdo

Fuentes

Solo fuentes primarias y oficiales: los artículos oficiales de récords de la FIFA (fifa.com, inside.fifa.com) y Guinness World Records (guinnessworldrecords.com). Parafraseado con redacción propia; preguntas originales redactadas. Los datos de tipo récord llevan fecha explícita para evitar que queden desfasados.

  • 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
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  • FIFA / Guinness World Records, fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/articles/norman-whiteside-record-19821
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