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Factfile
TOKYO, May 30: Following is a compilation of leading statistics from the World Cup:
Most appearances: 25 Lothar Matthaeus (Germany) 1982-98
Most competitions: 5 Antonio Carbajal (Mexico) 1950-66, Lothar Matthaeus (Germany) 1982-98
Youngest player: Norman Whiteside (Northern Ireland) 17 years 42 days against Yugoslavia in 1982
Oldest player: Roger Milla (Cameroon) 42 years 39 days against Russia in 1994
Youngest goalscorer: Pele (Brazil) 17 years 239 days against Wales in 1958
Oldest goalscorer: Roger Milla (Cameroon) 42 years 39 days against Russia in 1994
Youngest referee: Francisco Matteucci (Uruguay) 27 years 62 days in 1930
Oldest referee: George Reader (England) 53 years 236 days in 1950
Fastest goal: Vaclav Masek (Chechoslovakia) 15 seconds against Mexico in 1962
Most goals in a match: 5 Oleg Salenko of Russia against Cameroon in 1994
Most goals in a tournament: 13 Just Fontaine (France) 1958
Most goals in total: 14 Gerd Muller (West Germany) 1970/74
Fastest substitution: Alessandro Nesta (Italy) four minutes against Austria in 1998
Fastest caution: Sergei Gorlukovich (Russia) one minute against Sweden in 1994
Fastest sending off: Jose Batista (Uruguay) 56 seconds against Scotland in 1986
Biggest win: Hungary 10-1 El Salvador 1982
Highest scoring match: Austria 7-5 Switzerland 1954
Most matches as coach: 25 Helmut Schon (West Germany) 1966-78
Most World Cups attended: 16 Brazil
Most goals overall: 173 Brazil
Most goals in one tournament: 27 Hungary 1954
Smallest crowd: 300 Romania v Peru 1930
Lowest attendance at a final: 45,124 Italy v Hungary 1938—Reuters
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