15 All-Time World Cup Records: Longest Streak To Most Captains

Rafael Marquez at the Russia World Cup (Twitter @fifaworldcup)

JAKARTA - The biggest tournament in the biggest sport produces the biggest record. The FIFA World Cup, which began in 1930, is nothing short of an extraordinary record.

Until the 2018 edition of the tournament in Russia, here are a number of World Cup records that we managed to collect from various sources.

This time, we look at the list of World Cup records from an individual perspective.

1. Longest goalless streak (goalkeeper)

517 minutes — Walter Zenga, Italy (1990) Zenga kept five clean sheets in a row in that time span.

2. Goalkeepers have conceded the most

25 — Antonio Carbajal, Mexico; Mohamed Al-Deayaa, Saudi Arabia Carbajal has appeared in a record five tournaments, while Al Deayaa has only one.

3. Most penalty saves

2 — Jan Tomaszewski, Poland; Brad Friedel, USA, Iker Casillas, Spain Tomaszewski (1974) and Friedel (2002) achieved achievements in one tournament.

4. Most wins the game

17 — Miroslav Klose, Germany (2002-2014)Klose has also featured in a record 14 knockout round matches.

5. Most appearances in the World Cup

5 — Antonio Carbajal, Mexico (1950-1966), Lothar Matthäus, Germany (1982-1998), Rafael Márquez (2002-2018) Gianluigi Buffon also went to five World Cups, but did not play in 1998.

6. Most played in World Cup

25 — Lothar Matthäus, Germany (1982-1998) The iconic German player won the first FIFA World Player of the Year in 1991, still the only German to win the award.

7. Most played as captain

17 — Rafael Márquez, Mexico (2002-2018) Second most is Diego Maradona, who led La Albiceleste to the finals in 1986 and 1990, winning them all in 1986 in Mexico.

8. Most captains in the World Cup

5 — Rafael Márquez, Mexico (2002-2018)He came on as a substitute twice in the group stage in 2018 to add to his achievements and start against Brazil in the Round of 16.

9. Most played in minutes

2217 — Paolo Maldini, Italy (1990-2002) The legend of AC Milan won five Champions League titles but never won the World Cup.

10. Youngest player

17 years, 41 days — Norman Whiteside, Northern Ireland (1982) At that time, Whiteside had only made two of his 206 appearances for Manchester United.

11. The youngest captain

21 days, 109 days — Tony Meola, USA (1990) The USA didn't really have much experience to call up in their first World Cup since 1950.

12. Oldest player

45 years, 161 days — Essam El-Hadary, Egypt (2018) Not surprisingly, he's a goalkeeper. He passed Colombia goalkeeper Faryd Mondragón, who was 43 years and three days old at the 2014 World Cup.

13. The eldest captain

40 years, 292 days — Peter Shilton, England (1990)Shilton still holds the record for most England caps (125) and once held the record for most competitive appearances with 1,249 minutes.

14. Youngest goalscorer

17 years, 7 months, 27 days— Pelé, Brazil (1958) Pelé's first of 12 goals came against Wales.

15. Oldest goalscorer

42 years, 1 month, 8 days — Roger Milla, Cameroon (1994) After electrifying fans with four goals in 1990, Milla added another in 1994 against Russia.